A bunch of women were interviewed to find out the characteristics of the perfect man. Among his qualities, this ‘perfect man’:
- calls his mom
- has a driver’s license
- wants a family
- is educated to a degree level
- earns more than his partner
- in fact, he earns $77,000 year
These are good. I agree that women do want a man who stays in touch with his family, can support the family of his own that he wants, and has the education and skills to do so (one of which being driving a car!). I can totally see that.
But, the ‘perfect man’ also has these qualities:
- drinks beer
- drives an Audi
- can swim
- can get ready in 17 minutes, but likes shopping
- admits it when he looks at other women
- watches soaps
Check out the full list – some of them are quite ridiculous. When I was looking for a husband, I couldn’t have cared less if he swam. I wasn’t looking for a man with a certain type of car. Or who spent ‘x’ number of minutes getting ready. And I certainly didn’t want a man who ‘admitted that he looks at other women’…I wanted a man who didn’t look at other women! And I never specified that he had to wear smart jeans or a v-neck jumper. What are smart jeans anyway? And I don’t usually like the look of men in a v-neck.
My best guess is that in order to come up with a list like that, the coversation went something like this:
Interviewer: “Imagine you married the perfect man and you’re at the ceach. Imagine your 4-year-old goes into the ocean too far and starts to drown. Does the perfect man go in after her?”
Lady: “Yes, of course!”
Interviewer: “Okay, next question…does the perfect man know how to drive a car or is it okay that his mom gives him a lift where ever he needs to go?”
Lady: “He should know how to drive a car!”
Interviewer: “Thank you. Now what kind of car does he drive – a smart car or an Audi?”
Lady: “Well, an Audi sounds nice.”
Interviewer: “It is very nice. Good choice. Now imagine it’s the Super Bowl and the perfect man is going with his buddies to the pub to watch the game (you know, so you don’t have to sit through a dumb game). What kind of beverage does the perfect man order at the pub?”
Lady: “Umm…a beer?”
Interviewer: “Very refreshing. Now let’s pretend that you and the perfect man overslept in the morning and you have 17 minutes to get ready to leave. How many minutes should it take the perfect man to get ready?”
Lady: “No more than 17 minutes.”
Interviewer: “Makes sense. So your perfect man must drive an Audi, drink beer, get ready in 17 minutes and must be able to swim.”
Lady: “I guess so.”
Otherwise, I just don’t know how an individual woman can come up with a list that specific. So, ladies when you’re putting together a list of qualities you want in a husband, don’t use their list.
Watches soaps? Really? I think that would be a tipoff that he is not good husband material. Beer-drinking needs to be qualified: drinks microbrews out of bottles. Does not drink beer from a can.