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His kiss is on my list

How it began

I've been on a number of dates, but all the guys seem to be under par. The main thing I've noticed is that they seem a bit dumb. Generally speaking, that is. I've met intelligent men. Some of my girlfriends have found intelligent men and married them. Are all the good ones taken?

I don't consider myself to be a demanding woman, in fact, I'm very easy to get along with, but I'm holding out for Mr Right.
Where can I find someone intelligent, I asked myself? Libraries, museums, art galleries... hmmm …

The local museum was hosting a presentation about the history of the Australian railway system, so I rocked up for that. I'll go anywhere by myself. I have no problems being alone, and I never feel lonely, but surely there's someone out there who's a match for me.

My heels clicked on the floating timber floorboards as I entered the auditorium. I entered from the back and sat as near to the door as I could. I could see every person in the gallery from my seat. They were all silver-haired and actually kinda boring-looking people. Are all intellectuals old and boring? Where are the younger ones? Where are the fun ones? I was the youngest guest at the museum by twenty years. It was a boring presentation. felt it would be rude to get up and leave in the middle of it, so I stayed and wrote in my notepad. People would have thought I was taking notes on the presentation, but I was working on a list of traits of my perfect man. Here's what I wrote that day.

Mr Right

• Non-smoker

• We connect intellectually and emotionally

• Funny and fun to be around

• Intelligent – can hold my interest and respect

• Good sense of humour

• Honest and open

• Strong morals and ethics

• Has integrity

• Capable

• Takes care of his health

• No addictions

• No awkward baggage

• Self sufficient or has the capacity

• Supportive of my pursuits

• Loving and affectionate towards me

• Loves me for who I am

• Faithful

• Patient and kind

• My rock, not a sook

• I think he's attractive

• Energetic

• Treats me as his queen

• Loves the way I treat him as my king

I don't think I'm asking for too much? What do you think?

You know what? I'm going to set myself a challenge. I'll go on up to 100 dates – just coffee dates initially. Surely I can find my match out of 100 guys? If I don't, then it's clearly not meant to be, so I'll quit and just stay single.

I'm happy with my life. I just think that maybe there's someone out there who's also happy with his life, who might complement my life and make me even happier.