Don't you just love when it's 1 am but you're more awake than you were at 5 pm? I don't, but it isn't uncommon for me. I am definitely a night person, not a morning person. Even when I'm awake in the morning it can take a long time to actually get up.

Anyway, I was going to share my thoughts on "the perfect woman" for me. The things that come to mind are quite varied. Some of them are so unlikely that they aren't even a real consideration. They're the kind of things that you'd be insane to require in a future mate but if it worked out, it'd be insanely great. Well, maybe just a little nicer.

For instance, it would be great if she were a short girl from a tall family. That way I wouldn't have to look up to her and feel short next to her, but there'd be a greater chance that my kids would be taller than me. I'm around 5'6" and I'm about the tallest guy in my family, give or take an inch. If I marry into another short family and have short kids and they marry into short families pretty soon the Burman clan won't be able to ride the roller coasters at amusement parks. Maybe genetics don't work that way. All I know is that I prefer to hook up with a woman who is a bit smaller than me. Even that isn't a hard and fast rule, just a strong preference.

The concepts of ideals and preferences weighs on me heavy at some times. I mean there are a lot of single women out there but only a few types that I'm attracted to. It's not just looks. It's beliefs, maturity, personality and style. It's a lot of things. A lot of it is tied to the way I think about myself. For instance I'm more attracted to pretty or cute girls than I am to drop dead gorgeous women. Part of that is that is that I feel like if they look that good they have to be superficial, shallow, pampered and any number of other stereotypical things. I just can't picture myself with a really hot woman.

I'm not too interested in rich girls because I think they're too used to things I can't afford. I have a bit of an aversion to excess wealth as well (even though I'd like to have some of my own). I feel strangely uncomfortable when I'm in a really nice house.

It would be good to find a woman who is down to earth and not vain. She should be a little shorter than me and well proportioned. As far as facial beauty goes, I'd like to be able to tell her that I think she's pretty without lying to her :) Personality counts for a lot as well. Actually, her character is far more important that how she looks this year. Unfortunately attractiveness (chemistry?) can be elusive and not based on character traits. In those cases I guess I'll just bide my time in a friendship relationship until we get to the point were we can't imagine life without each other.

Well, I've babbled on enough tonight/this morning. I hope I didn't say anything too stupid.

May God bless you.
Dana