What I want in a Man – A List

What I Want in a Man, Original List
(20’s)

1. Handsome
2. Charming
3. Financially successful
4. A caring listener
5. Witty
6. In good shape
7. Dresses
   with style
8. Appreciates finer thing
9. Full of thoughtful
   surprises
10. An imaginative, romantic lover!

What I Want in a Man,
Revised List (age 32)

1. Nice looking (prefer hair on his head)
2. Opens car doors, holds
   chairs
3. Has enough money for a nice dinner
4. Listens more
   than talks
5. Laughs at my jokes
6. Carries bags of groceries
   with ease
7. Owns at least one tie
8. Appreciates a good home-cooked
   meal
9. Remembers birthdays and anniversaries
10. Seeks romance
    at least once a week

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age
42)

1. Not too ugly (bald head OK)
2. Doesn’t drive off until I’m in
   the car
3. Works steady – splurges on dinner out occasionally
4. Nods head when I’m talking
5. Usually remembers punch lines of
   jokes
6. Is in good enough shape to rearrange the furniture
7. Wears a shirt that covers his stomach
8. Knows not to buy champagne
   with screw-top lids
9. Remembers to put the toilet seat down
10. Shaves
    most weekends

What I Want in a Man, Revised
List (age 52)

1. Keeps hair in nose and ears trimmed
2. Doesn’t belch or scratch
   in public
3. Doesn’t borrow money too often
4. Doesn’t nod
   off to sleep when I’m venting
5. Doesn’t retell the same joke too
   many times
6. Is in good enough shape to get off couch on weekends
7. Usually wears matching socks and fresh underwear
8. Appreciates
   a good TV dinner
9. Remembers your name on occasion
10. Shaves
    some weekends

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age
62)

1. Doesn’t scare small children
2. Remembers where bathroom is
3. Doesn’t
   require much money for upkeep
4. Only snores lightly when asleep
5. Remembers
   why he’s laughing
6. Is in good enough shape to stand up by himself
7. Usually wears some clothes
8. Likes soft foods !
9. Remembers
   where he left his teeth
10. Remembers that it’s the weekend

What I Want in a Man, Revised
List (age 72)

1. Breathing
2. Doesn’t miss the toilet.