Perfect Man Builder Part 2

This is what you all have been anticipating!! The next installment in the Perfect Man Builder 2012 series!! And the peasants rejoice (not that you all are peasants but….never mind….it’s a Christa thing). If you haven’t read the first installment, click here. This post will be about the perfect man’s personality. We all know girls, that it’s the looks that attract you and the personality that keeps you. He can be tall, dark, and handsome but if he has the personality of a board, then methinks you won’t be dating him too long unless you like the board-type personalities. Enough with the mixing of words let us begin the process.

To begin I would want the man to be well, a man. Some of you are saying at this exact moment in time, “Yes! We know you want a man” and you are correct. However, I’ve seen some good looking men who are not men. Are you officially confused? Yes? Good! Time to explain. I will use Hollywood as an example. I want a man like John Wayne instead of a man like Tim Gunn (co-host of Project Runway). Both of them fit into the man category but not in the man personality category. John Wayne is a rugged individual who’s not afraid to get dirty and tough it out. Tim Gunn, I can safely say is not that type of man. John Wayne is the essence of a true man…Tim Gunn is the essence of I’m-not-really-sure-you-fill-in-the-blank man. John Wayne is a manly man. He was a tremendous actor and his character was as big in person as it was on the screen. He was the modern-day Chuck Norris. My favorite movie of his is McClintock which co-starred Maureen O’Hara. John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara made the perfect movie team. She had a personality and fire big enough to not be over-shadowed by John Wayne. My favorite line of his is in that movie. The scene is in a hotel bedroom and Kate (Maureen O’Hara) and G.W. (John Wayne) are arguing. He is just about to leave when he turns and utters “Half the people in the world are women why are you the one that stirs me?” then in one bound, he walks to her and passionately kisses her. I melt every time. To have a man like that kiss me would be a dream come true.

When I say music, I know the furthest thing from your mind is a manly man. These two are typically not associated together but in my perfect man they will be. Unlike my dream, I would not choose Gerard Butler’s voice. His voice is good but it doesn’t make me swoon. I have no idea why I made that selection. My perfect man’s voice would be as angelic as Paul Byrom’s voice is in this number called She...

(I get chills every time I hear this song. His voice is easy to listen to and he’s not bad looking either ;-)) Yet as sultry as Frank Sinatra’s voice is in this song…

But when he talks his voice would be as deep as George Clooney’s and have an English, Australian, or Irish accent. Also, if he’s the perfect man he would be able to dance like Gene Kelly in this number from Singing in the Rain called Moses Supposes His Toeses Are Roses.

Tall order? I thought so but I believe the Perfect Man Builder 2012 can handle it!

Up to now, I have manly man who sings like an angel and who dances like Gene Kelly. Let us add to the list a sarcastic sense of humor like Cary Grant. I am a very sarcastic person and someone who doesn’t understand it would not be a good companion for me. I would love to have the banter that Cary Grant and his lady friend has in this scene from His Girl Friday (which just happens to be my favorite Cary Grant movie).

Wouldn’t that be awesome? It would be a battle of the wits so when we stop we would be at our wit’s end. Get it? *Cue cymbals* *Clears Throat* Next personality trait….

I admit I am a hopeless romantic. In fact, I will be checking myself into Hopeless Romantics Anonymous (HRA) after this post is over. Now, I have a manly man who sings like an angel, who dances like Gene Kelly, and who has a sarcastic sense of humor like Cary Grant in addition to being undyingly romantic. My version of romance is for my husband to kiss me in the rain, give me flowers and buy gifts for me, tell me how beautiful my eyes are, hold my hand when we take long walks on the beach, and surprise me with the little things that I love just because it makes me happy. What? You say every girl wants that? Oh, well since we are on the subject, let me give you a glimpse of how I really would like my Mr. Right to propose to me. First of all, I want it to be a surprise and in a private place. I despise engagements in restaurants. If that happened to you, then so be it. Me, I am a private person and I don’t want everybody looking at me wondering if I am going to say yes. Second, he will have 11 red roses and 1 white rose. The roses symbolize girls: the white one represents me and the red ones represent every other girl. The meaning is: He chose me out of all the other girls in the world. I know…romantic, right? Here’s a tissue if you need one.

There you have it…My perfect man is a manly man who sings like an angel, who dances like Gene Kelly, who has a sarcastic sense of humor like Cary Grant, and who is undyingly romantic. Now, all I have to do is find that machine at some other local fair and make my selection. This should turn out great! Maybe, I won’t need to check into HRA after all. Until then,

Be Happy Being Single

Always Remember to Sing in the Rain

Christa