Non-negotiables

Actually all my friends know this by heart but putting the list here is more of a physical (and virtual) manifestation of what I’m looking for in a man (yes, notary public na ang blog ngayon).

Although I am still a Jedi in terms of love, my well-meaning friends usually have this tradition of setting me up when my birthday is almost near. I just recounted the list to Mico a few days ago, he’s hooking me up with someone (Hehehe).

So this is a list of my non-negotiables. No MBAer can bargain whatsoever. This is the qualifying round for the Jedi Heart Beauty Pageant:

1. Must be mature. (IQ should be higher than my waistline, EQ should be higher than Kris Aquino’s.)

2. Must be able to observe proper subject-verb agreement at all times. (And complete a sentence without sablay grammar. It’s also a manifestation that he passed Grade 2 with flying colors.)

3. Must be decent enough to be brought to the mall. (I primp for 2 hours, he should at least have shoe-shined (shone?) his shoes for 30 seconds.)

4. Must have faith. (I want someone who visits the church at least once a week. Lola wouldn’t like otherwise. Sayang ang MANA!)

5. Doesn’t smoke. (I can’t stand a guy who does.)

Of course after the elimination round I also look for someone hell funny and hell intelligent. But those are negotiables anyway (for example, Exhibit 1: Looks can compensate for lack of humor, Exhibit 2: Money can compensate for lack of wisdom.)

I hope no one proposes on my birthday. I’m not prepared to prematurely give up my non-negotiables. In a year though, my shortlist have these qualifications:

1. Male.

2. Preferably single.

2 Responses to “Non-negotiables”

  1. ilovesoy Says:

    i know what non-negotiables mean.

    would you still sacrifice one or there are just 5 and this man should be those 5 qualities.

    what if date no. 1 would have succeeded 1-4 of your non-negotiables and failed no. 5. (plus he has some looks and a sense of humor) would you not go for him?

  2. Eli Says:

    Pero kung sa beauty pageant at tinanggap ko si Joey Mead eh di nagrebolusyon lahat ng contestants? On the other hand sana tinanggap na nga lang si Joey Mead para wagi. So sige na nga. But I’m waiting about the one, the waited-and-wished-for here. I don’t want my OWWF to die of lung cancer, or kill me of lung cancer.

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