Seated around a table for a leisurely outdoor dinner last year, someone suggested we play a game called 5 things.
The way it works is that each person asks a question that begins with 5 things, which the following person answers.
The one that came to me was - what are 5 things you would like in a partner?
These were my answers -
Fearless
Effective
Non Violent Communicator
Playful / Adventurous
Intense
Independent thinker
Fearless -
Someone who isn’t scared of the world and of life. Who treats it as an adventure.
Effective -
Smart / talented / good at what they do / enjoys working maybe?
Non Violent communicator -
IYKYK lol
Playful / Adventurous -
Overlaps with fearless a bunch, but maybe adds non serious to it.
Intense
Someone with an insanely heightened growth drive.
Independent thinker -
“someone who analyzes situations using their own judgment, forms their own opinions, and makes decisions based on their own reasoning rather than simply conforming to public opinion or the ideas of others”
Someone asked me recently why I wanted to find a partner.
One of the things I said was - because I love being loved, and I love loving. And there are limits to the way you can express your love to friends or family.
But if nothing works out, I’ll get a dog
😂
Loving love is really the best :)