The women in my family try to stick close and uplift each other,,,this is an email I got from family and just wanted to share the sentiment with others who may be 'holding out' for the RIGHT guy instead of just a guy for right now...


In a brief conversation, a man asked a woman he was pursuing the
question "What kind of man are you looking for?" She sat quietly for
a moment before looking him in the eye and asking

"Do you really want to know?" Reluctantly, he said, "Yes." She began
to expound...

As a woman in this day and age, I am in a position to ask a man what
he can do for me that I can't do for myself. I pay my own bills.

I take care of my household without the help of any man...or woman
for that matter. I am in the position to ask, "What can you bring to
the table?"

The man looked at her. Clearly he thought that she was referring to
money. She quickly corrected his thought and stated, "I am not
referring to money. I need something more."

I need a man who is striving to be his best in every aspect of
life." He sat back in his chair, folded his arms, and asked her to
explain.

She said, "I am looking for someone who is striving to be his best
mentally because I need conversation and mental stimulation. I don't
need a simple-minded man."

I am looking for someone who is striving to be his best spiritually
because I don't need to be unequally yoked... believers mixed with
unbelievers is a recipe for disaster.

I need a man who is striving to be his best financially because I
don't need a financial burden. I am looking for someone who is
sensitive enough to understand what I go through as a woman, but
strong enough to keep me grounded.

I am looking for someone who I can respect. In order to be
submissive, I must respect him. I cannot be submissive to a man who
isn't taking care of his business. I have no problem being
submissive...he just has to be worthy. God made woman to be a
helpmate for man. I can't help a man if he can't help himself.

When she finished her spill, she looked at him. He sat there with a
puzzled look on his face. He said, "You're asking a lot." She
replied, "I'm worth a lot."

Wow!! That's great... Most of what my friends and I say when we have such a discussion...


Thanks for the post.. I may have to borrow it if you don't mind...

I'd be flattered if you did,,thanx

Awesome!!

Reminds me of this one...

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Imagine a woman who believes
it is right and good she is a woman
A woman who honors her experience and tells her stories


Imagine a woman who believes she is good
A woman who trusts and respects herself
Who listens to her needs and desires and meets them
with tenderness and grace


Imagine a woman who has acknowledged the
past's influence on the present
A woman who has walked through her past
Who has healed into the present


Imagine a woman who authors her own life
A woman who exerts, initiates and moves on her own behalf
Who refuses to surrender except to her
truest self and her wisest voice


Imagine a woman in love with her own body
A woman who believes her body is enough, just as it is
Who celebrates her body and its rhythms and cycles as an exquisite resource


Imagine a woman who celebrates the accumulation
of her years and her wisdom
Who refuses to use precious energy disguising the
changes in her body and life


Imagine a woman who values the women in her life
A woman who sits in circles of women
Who is reminded of the truth about herself when she forgets


by Patricia Lynn Reilly

Great stuff, ladies!

wow , awesome,,

I'm going to add this to rudyard kipling's "If' in my guidebook to living life as a mature and happy adult,,,