Honesty and Direction*

I remember one time when I was in college, I received one of those forwarded emails… This one was a survey asking about your preferences, likes/dislikes, etc. Like I think one was, “Do you like bacon bits or croutons on your salad?” I think I put that I like both.

One of the questions was, “What do you look for in a potential mate?” I don’t remember what I put for…oh, wait. Yes I do. I put some smartass comment like, “Do you mean ‘mate’ as in the way it’s used in Australia?” or something to that effect.

But another one of my friends put that she looks for honesty and direction.

I think a lot of people (mainly girls) say that they look for these things. But I’ve considered this over the years and found it to be a complete load of what-have-you. In fact, I would go so far as to say that honesty and direction have ensured my single status.

Let me explain.

Let’s start with honesty. Here’s the truth about honesty. No one likes honesty unless it happens to be something they want to hear. Most of the time, honesty will either make them angry or scare them away.

So best just to tell people what they want to hear.

Direction. Hmm, sounds nice. But really, direction only acts as bait to lure someone in. Perhaps you have direction when you’re single. But once you’ve bagged someone, your time gets diverted toward them and you can no longer maintain that direction.

Oh, you can talk about all the ideas you have of what you’d like to do. But what’s the point of talking about those ideas if you have no intention of heading in that direction?

So in summary, what you are really looking for in a mate is someone who tells lies and floats through life. There’s your winner.


*Please note: This entry may contain sarcasm.