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by abgrrl at 6/1/2008 12:26:12 PM
OK, Sure, why not?
I've been on this site for about a month, maybe two, and I've gotten to meet a couple of fellows, and chatted with a couple more.
Maybe this IS the way ppl will meet in the future--as opposed to ever getting to meet just, say, by bumping into one another at the local Piggly Wiggly. 
Well, it's been a decent gamble for me at this point, you know, what have you got to lose?
I knew that once I'd gotten my feet wet, it could be pretty fun. I'm not looking for the "Perfect" man, shoot, I found Him years ago. (They nailed Him to a cross, if you're wondering)
No, now I'm looking for a guy who can keep up, and who is willing to slow down, occasionally.
I've been through enough to know that there is no magical elixor, no genie in OR out of a bottle, (know what I mean, nugde, nudge), and the guys who look like a model are either involved with the OTHER model-looking guys, OR their time and attention are wrapped up in maintaining that look, which leaves too little time for real life...at least that's what my experience has shown to be true.
Besides, who wants to fight over mirror time with your man?! Not this grrl. Don't get me wrong, whomever I DO end up sharing a bathroom with for the long haul, will be spending a little time in front of the mirror, once a day or so, to be sure he's looking decent(for me, and for himself), but I guess age has taught me that there are WAY more important qualities in a mate than perfect skin and a tiny waist. Sure, they're nice, but...I think you get my point.
What kind of things do I value, now that I've had some time to think about it for a few....?
Wow, I guess that's a really open-ended question. I'm not even sure where the priority list would begin, except for the part about their spirituality. The top of the list is not going to change nor will it shift in any way, because I have learned that if Christ is the first and fore-most thing in a man's heart and mind, then I'm going to be in really good hands, where ever the relationship may go. The man who values his relationship with Jesus Christ, and his walk within HIS will as the absolutely unshakable guiding factor of his life, will be able to fulfill every other thing I could ever need, and of that I am convinced.
Just as I know that as I apply the light of the Word to my own heart and mind, I will be able to fulfill everything HE needs, because through Jesus and the Holy Spirit, I can do ALL things.
Now,I think I'd better clarify that:
WILL I do all things? Hell, no! Ooops, I mean HECK no. I am absolutely going to have my own willful ways and might even do things JUST to be a brat, occasionally. But I am very much going to also be willing to follow the leadership of my man if I can see and be assured that HE is taking his cues from the Holy One, and that he loves me like Jesus loves the church. 
I am down with the inclusion of submission in a man/woman partnership. The man God brings into my life, will also have read that ENTIRE chapter, in other words, the part about submitting unto ONE ANOTHER. In love. There will not be any need or desire for a dictatorship. I'm not interested in "ruling the roost", and I trust that "he" will not be interested in "taking charge" either. A gentle word turns away wrath... "You're not the boss of me!" can make all the difference, said with a smile. 
How about if the things that YOU know more about, you get a heavier vote in, and the things that I know more about, I get a heavier vote? And in the case of a tie, we pray until God shows us the right way to go. Kind of like a partnership...
Well, this got WAY longer than I'd planned. Maybe I needed to do some thinking "out loud".
Well, if you're reading this and haven't gotten scared away, yet, let me know, ok?
My Mom said already that my profile sounded like I'm no fun at all. ROFL.
I told her that's b/c the fun part only comes for those who make it past the important stuff. 
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