the marrying kind
Wednesday, September 13, 2006i’ve come across this article in a magazine and i find it amusing.
what makes a man ‘the marrying kind’?
he’s had enough of mad gals
great fun for a roll-in-the-hay or a passionate couple of months, but after a while he might just long for a bit of cosy peace and quiet.
he’s suffering from dating fatigue
dating can get very dull. having to go through the whole rigmarole again: meet someone, get to know them, visit their bedroom, look at their photos, meet their friends, hear all about their family, even MEET the family, give me strength!
he’s losing his looks
he suddenly realizes that he isn’t going to grow old like george clooney, get hitched quick!
his friends get married and settle down
and he’s left sitting alone in the pub like a saddo.
he’s just turned 30 / 35 / 40
don’t’ underestimate the power of momentous birthday to remind a bloke that youth can’t go on forever and it might be time to get his life sorted. waking up with a hangover the day after his birthday, he will almost certainly be tortured nightmarish visions of himself in 15 years time, unmarried, childless, seated next to a neurotic-looking divorcee at a dinner party.
what makes a woman ‘marriage material’?
an easy-going nature
the first thing men look for is someone they feel comfortable with, as mentioned previously, the mad bird option is fine for a weekend away, but not for the rest of your life. being comfortable means enjoying spending ‘down-time’ with you, and is almost totally reliant on you not talking with the football’s on.
innate goodness
difficult to explain, this one basically, men are on the look-out for someone we think is a ‘good’ person. this doesn’t mean you have to be ‘sweet’, you can be sarky or caustic or a bit difficult at times, as long as we feel that deep down, your heart’s in the right place. mega-meanies tend to do very well in the professional sphere, but when it comes to long-term commitment, most men run a mile. domestic and social skills not vital. but it certainly helps if you cook great food, have a stylish home and are the perfect hostess. most guys feel a bit awkward socially, so if they’ve make a great ‘team’, its extremely attractive. obviously he’s also hoping you’ll take over the tedious chore of keeping in regular contact with his mom.
being chatty
a lot of men don’t find talking that easy, so if in the early stages you do most of the conversational legwork, it’s a tremendous relief…obviously six months after you’re married he’ll turn round to you, do that lobster thing with his hands and sigh: “don’t you go on..give your gob a rest for a change..” which is very unfair, but don’t say i didn’t warn you…
great loving
again, not vital (he probably knows from experience that two years down the line the sexy undies will be replaced by trackie bottoms and the handcuffs will gather dust in a drawer), but being a sexual firecracker in the early stages will do nothing to harm your chances of a proposal…after all, lets not forget that when God designed men, he didn’t provide us with enough blood to make our brain and lower half function at the same time…
shared views
men tend to view things in a scientific manner…we think if we approach everything rationally and logically, we can’t make mistakes…which is why it’s vital when were looking for a life-partner to find someone who likes the same things as us and has similar beliefs and views…it just makes everything a lot easier, right?…this also goes for knowing what you want out of life…you may think you’re having a jokey chat about marriage and children over dinner…don’t be fooled, he is in fact sizing you up as potential mother-of-his-child material.
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