Fall in love

+ 1. His warm hands hold mine
- 1. He’s always warm and opens a window or turns on a fan
+ 2. He buys dinner
- 2. He does not think he will ever say, “I love you”
+ 3. He tells me to come over when I want
- 3. He goes to bed early for work
+ 4. He buys nice things
- 4. He doesn’t save anything
+ 5. He tells me his health issues
- 5. He makes bad health choices
+ 6. He takes care of his family and spends time with them
- 6. He does not love pets and will not love my cat
+ 7. He can be quite courteous
- 7. We are both dependent on our parents
+ 8. He is generous with his home
- 8. He forgets important details
+ 9. He ignores the gross things I do, like a stinky fart
- 9. He does not believe in God or want to the way I do
+ 10. We only went for one late night walk
- 10. He farts readily in my presence
+ 11. He watches Tina Fey with me
- 11. He watches all tv, even what I don’t like
+ 12. He likes my family
+ 13. I like the family I’ve met so far
+ 14. We have fun bowling
- 14. He won’t shoot hoops with me

He was checking his chemistry.com account because he, “didn’t know how to close it out.” When I saw he was still checking it, I was disappointed and told him I knew. He said he didn’t do anything wrong. I said there was something wrong that he didn’t think he did anything wrong. I asked him if he wanted to see other people. He said he didn’t think I was “the one” or anything more would develop between us and I should do with that what I will. He said I could punch him if I wanted to and I said I didn’t like him that much. I asked if we could just be friends and he said, “yes, but in groups because I would want to touch you if it was just the two of us.” I thought, “wow, this is really happening,” and asked, “are we breaking up?” Although we never did anything dramatic, I think we left things in a good place. He gave me opinions I didn’t want to hear and seemed to think I would still be there for him in ways a girlfriend would after we broke up. It made me realize how lopsided the relationship would be if I would have left him not love me while I continued to love him back. I miss him already because I don’t know if I will be as happy in the near future, but I want to find the “ONE” and the sooner the better.

+ 1. His warm hands hold mine
- 1. He’s always warm and opens a window or turns on a fan
+ 2. He buys dinner
- 2. He is not ready to say, “I love you”
+ 3. He tells me to come over when I want
- 3. He goes to bed early for work
+ 4. He buys nice things
- 4. He doesn’t save enough for reasonable things
+ 5. He tells me his health issues
- 5. He makes bad health choices
+ 6. He takes care of his family and spends time with them
- 6. He does not love pets and will not love my cat
+ 7. He can be quite courteous
- 7. We are both dependent on our parents
+ 8. He is generous with his home
- 8. He forgets important details
+ 9. He ignores the gross things I do, like a stinky fart
- 9. He does not believe in God
+ 10. We went for a late night walk (once, probably only once)
- 10. He farts readily in my presence
+ 11. He watches Tina Fey with me
- 11. He watches all tv, even what I don’t like
+ 12. He likes my family
+ 13. I like the family I’ve met so far
+ 14. We have fun bowling
- 14. He won’t shoot hoops with me

This is so lame! I am really enjoying this partner thing.

Ugh. That sounds so ridiculous!

On the show one of the weddings had themed tables for their first ten dates. I was trying to imagine what our “dates” had been. They have all been pretty special and I don’t want to forget them. I don’t think a scrapbook is necessary but I would like to remember them fondly and vividly.

Fun memories:
book mini-date at Barnes and Noble
Red Robin / Werewolf date
Up in the Air date
Double couples date
Aurora Outlet Mall Date
Jelly Belly / Gurnee Mills road trip
First family double date
Bowling date
More family Iron Man 2 date

And lots of fun in between

And more fun to come!

Super Stud
Dumpling
Cowboy
Champ

+ 1. His warm hands hold mine
- 1. He’s always warm and opens a window or turns on a fan
+ 2. He wants more of me
- 2. He wants to much of me
+ 3. He buys dinner
- 3. He complains that I never buy
+ 4. He tells me what he’s thinking (I think)
- 4. He doesn’t want to say, “I love you”
+ 5. He tells me to come over when I want
- 5. He goes to bed early
+ 6. He buys sweet treats
- 6. He doesn’t want the responsibility to buy them all the time
+ 7. He buys nice things
- 7. He doesn’t save for reasonable things
+ 8. He tells me his health issues
- 8. He makes bad health choices
+ 9. He takes care of his family and spends time with them
- 9. He does not love pets and will not love my cat
+ 10. He can be quite courteous
- 10. We are both dependent on our parents
+ 11. He is generous with his home
- 11. He forgets important details
+ 12. He ignores the gross things I do, like a stinky fart
- 12. He does not believe in God
+ 13. We went for a late night walk (once, probably only once)
- 13. He farts readily in my presence
+ 14. He watches Tina Fey with me
- 14. He watches all tv, even what I don’t like

Clinique Turnaround Radiance Peel

When a young man complains that she has no heart, it is a pretty certain sign she has his. – George D. Prentice

• Does the young man have moral purity and victory over lust? (Involvement in pornography will make it impossible for him to love his wife.)
• Does the young man realize that in marriage he must give control of his body to his wife and she must submit to him? (See I Corinthians 7:4.)
• Is the young man sanctifying himself by engrafting Scripture into his heart and soul, so that he can cleanse his wife by the Word? (See Ephesians 5:25–26.)
• Does the young man have the character and the skills to support a marriage and family? What proof does he have of this?
• Are both parties free of bitterness and guilt so they can “leave father and mother” and cleave to each other?
• Does the young man have a clear purpose in life that his wife can support?
• Are both parties living in total openness and in genuine love? (See I John 2:10.)

-dance parties
-a picnic
-sending each other flowers, songs, and gifts
-Cubs game
-road trip
-vacay

? Keep him out of his comfort zone by making rules early on, even if he doesn’t like them
+ Make sure he realizes just how desirable you are to others
- Never become lazy yourself
- Don’t be at his beck and call
- Ensure you retain your friends, interests, vacations and activities to a degree
+ Never allow him to think you are reliant on him
+ Keep some of your finances separate
- Don’t always return his phone calls
- Don’t allow him to know what you are thinking all the time
+ Socialize without him occasionally
+ All domestic duties are shared, no excuses
+ Threaten to dump him occasionally
+ Use all your womanly powers that you employ so well in the early stages of dating
+ Change your mind about things occasionally and keep him guessing
- Ensure you retain male friends you had before
+ Find his weak spots and use them when need be
- Do not run around after him
- Get him to do the laundry
- Go on vacation with your friends