*edit- added fare of the day

I was in Amsterdam last week.

While waiting for my plane back to Toronto from the land of Heineken, I was having a beer at some random bar.  There wasn’t a Football (Soccer) game on, so I just sat there, drinking my beer, listening to some guys talk about women…and how crazy theirs are and can be.  As this was something I was quite familiar with (okay fine!, almost expert), I joined the conversation.  Over the course of the next hour or two, we were swapping crazy women stories, buying each other beers, laughing the time away, and relieved we weren’t the guy we were sitting next to.

I have a hunch.  No matter where you are in the world, all you simply need to say to a group of guys is, “Women are crazy!”, and you have just about found yourself your new best friends.  It is an INTERNATIONAL phenomenon and I guess is something that all guys can relate to.

At the end of it all, I learned something I didn’t even know I learned until today.  Something said in the bar that night struck a cord so hard that I repeated it to one of my oldest friends.  I guess bored guys drunk are just bored drunks, but bored drunk guys talking about women suddenly become genius philosophers.

He met a new girl a few weeks ago and I asked him what attracted him to this new girl so much.

LostSock21:: so yeah, what attracts you so much to this chick?
Friend: very intelligent, seems to manage money well, good career, pretty good looking
Friend: and my standard crap…. nice eyes, nice smile, nice ass
Friend: she says some of the most witty intelligent sarcastic things
LostSock21:: okay sounds good
Friend: grew up poor = not overly spending, knows the value of money
Friend: family oriented…. she flew her mom down to LA last weekend
Friend: what else…..
Friend:  and we get along really really well
Friend: I think this chick might be smarter than me
LostSock21: : hah wow
Friend:  like straight IQ-wise
LostSock21:: you might as well purchase a ring now
LostSock21:: haha
Friend:  ahahahahaha
LostSock21: : cause by the book, it ain’t gonna get better than that
LostSock21: I had a good conversation with some guys in a bar in amsterdam
LostSock21: one guy told me, if you go about looking for the perfect girl, with all the requirements you think you want, you’ll end up alone
Friend: that’s true
LostSock21: what you should be looking for instead is one that you get along with great, makes you happy, that you love and will love you unconditionally, and I guess…won’t kill you.
Friend:  ahahahahaha

I now sit here and am thinking back about my previous relationships and where they have brought me:

Happiness, Smiles, Smiles, Elation, Love, and Hope. 

However, I shall not forget the fear, panic, dread, heartache, or infinite sadness I have endured.

All the time I may have been looking for my unicorn- the perfect woman for my ideals.  Maybe she simply doesn’t exist.  Maybe she does, but my requirements are too stringent.  I suppose I should think about what I’ve been looking for in the past and modify the list to emphasize, “one who gets along with me“.

What do you look for in a significant other?  Do you have a list or is it all by feeling?  What makes the perfect guy or girl for you?

Jon’s fare of the day:
LAX-GUA (Guatamala)- On Taca- 253 Taxes Included.  Good in April and most of May.

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