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post 1667439863 09-06-2022, 07:49 PM
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At what point do you settle? Is my list too strict?

A few days ago someone made a thread about a list of qualities that makes someone wife material

We all age and we won't retain our looks forever. Looks wise, I don't think I'm in my prime anymore.

I posted in that thread and this was my list:

- low body count
- no past promiscuity like threesomes
- no personality disorders like BPD
- no tats
- none smoker and no drugs
- loyal
- traditional
- supportive and teamwork mentality
- family oriented
- similar morals and values as me
- has a career/makes enough to support herself
- kind, patient, understanding, not argumentive, not entitled, and no emotional baggage
- fun to be around


Which of these should I compromise on and at point do you think you should settle?
post 1667439933 09-06-2022, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted By sf813
A few days ago someone made a thread about a list of qualities that makes someone wife material

We all age and we won't retain our looks forever. Looks wise, I'm not in my prime anymore.

I posted in that thread and this was my list:

- low body count
- no past promiscuity like threesomes
- no personality disorders like BPD
- no tats
- none smoker and no drugs
- loyal
- traditional
- supportive and teamwork mentality
- family oriented
- similar morals and values as me
- has a career/makes enough to support herself
- kind, patient, understanding, not argumentive, not entitled, and no emotional baggage
- fun to be around


Which of these should I compromise on and at point do you think you should settle?
If you're too old to care about look, she will not have the body count you desire
post 1667440183 09-06-2022, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted By sf813
A few days ago someone made a thread about a list of qualities that makes someone wife material

We all age and we won't retain our looks forever. Looks wise, I don't think I'm in my prime anymore.

I posted in that thread and this was my list:

- low body count
- no past promiscuity like threesomes
- no personality disorders like BPD
- no tats
- none smoker and no drugs
- loyal
- traditional
- supportive and teamwork mentality
- family oriented
- similar morals and values as me
- has a career/makes enough to support herself
- kind, patient, understanding, not argumentive, not entitled, and no emotional baggage
- fun to be around


Which of these should I compromise on and at point do you think you should settle?
Might have to move to Mecca. Low body count, no threesomes in the past, no tats, etc don't necessarily say anything about character or substance. Also good luck finding a chick with a good career and earning potential who's also "traditional." (Depending how you define that).
post 1667440793 09-06-2022, 08:11 PM
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You don't need to compromise. You just need to begin looking in different places.
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Originally Posted By sf813
A few days ago someone made a thread about a list of qualities that makes someone wife material

We all age and we won't retain our looks forever. Looks wise, I don't think I'm in my prime anymore.

I posted in that thread and this was my list:

- low body count
- no past promiscuity like threesomes
-no personality disorders like BPD
- no tats
- none smoker and no drugs
- loyal
- traditional
-supportive and teamwork mentality
- family oriented
- similar morals and values as me
- has a career/makes enough to support herself
-kind, patient, understanding, not argumentive, not entitled, and no emotional baggage
- fun to be around


Which of these should I compromise on and at point do you think you should settle?
You can pretty much scratch the highkighted ones because no females exist with those qualities..
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post 1667441153 09-06-2022, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted By crupiea
You can pretty much scratch the highkighted ones because no females exist with those qualities..
Pretty much…thought I had one, but nope.
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post 1667441673 09-06-2022, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted By crupiea
You can pretty much scratch the highkighted ones because no females exist with those qualities..
Sorry but that's not true. Maybe you've have some bad luck but there are good women out there.

OP, I wouldn't cross anything off your list.
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post 1667441843 09-06-2022, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted By kimm4
Sorry but that's not true. Maybe you've have some bad luck but there are good women out there.

OP, I wouldn't cross anything off your list.
Agreed. And OP a lot of the things you mention are interrelated - depending on your own morals and values.

The long and short of it is I never ever support 'settling'. The day you 'settle' is the day you set your future divorce date. You cope by thinking some things on that list aren't possible, so you settle. You then meet a woman years later who...actually makes you laugh. Who actually seems supportive, huh? Etc.

Do NOT 'settle'.
post 1667441913 09-06-2022, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted By LogicalLifts
Agreed. And OP a lot of the things you mention are interrelated - depending on your own morals and values.

The long and short of it is I never ever support 'settling'.The day you 'settle' is the day you set your future divorce date.You cope by thinking some things on that list aren't possible, so you settle. You then meet a woman years later who...actually makes you laugh. Who actually seems supportive, huh? Etc.

Do NOT 'settle'.
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post 1667442743 09-06-2022, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted By sf813
- has a career/makes enough to support herself

- fun to be around
I think you can compromise on both of these. It shouldn't be up to the woman to support herself - that's what a husband is for. Being fun is nice, but a woman who has all the other moral qualities you want will be a joy to be around whether she is "fun" or not.

I know plenty of men with wives that have all of those qualities (minus career). I've been married for 15 years to such a woman. You're probably not going to find her on Tinder or at the bar. All the great married couples of whom I am aware consist of a wife and husband who are both completely devoted to the Lord. When you have a man who is devoted to Christ and a woman who is devoted to Christ, they have little problem being devoted to each other.
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lol how do you ever expect to know if she had a threesome on a drunken college night in the past? you think people are just gonna be an open book like that? you gonna ask on the 2nd date "hey you seem cool and all but have you ever had a threesome?"
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post 1667442953 09-06-2022, 09:06 PM
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If you settle, at least go for someone who elevates you into a class to live in, not the bottom women with only liabilities.
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just go high body count and past threesomes


atleast she will have good sex skills
post 1667447123 09-06-2022, 10:35 PM
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post 1667447223 09-06-2022, 10:41 PM
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If she's even half of those things she wouldn't be single past 20, trust me


The acceptable body count is 0

Would you use a pre-used condom; of course you wouldn't
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post 1667447923 09-06-2022, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted By sf813
A few days ago someone made a thread about a list of qualities that makes someone wife material

We all age and we won't retain our looks forever. Looks wise, I don't think I'm in my prime anymore.

I posted in that thread and this was my list:

- low body count
- no past promiscuity like threesomes
- no personality disorders like BPD
- no tats
- none smoker and no drugs
- loyal
- traditional
- supportive and teamwork mentality
- family oriented
- similar morals and values as me
- has a career/makes enough to support herself
- kind, patient, understanding, not argumentive, not entitled, and no emotional baggage
- fun to be around


Which of these should I compromise on and at point do you think you should settle?
Probably need to compromise on tats. As long as it’s not an infestation of them dealing with one or two you may need to be open to.

I don’t like them either but would let it slide if other things were met.

Also probably need to compromise on career. Most attractive girls don’t have strong careers. Accept the fact she likely had men paying her way in the past for a lot of it.

I’d even say compromise on family oriented if need be. That’s not always in her control if her family isn’t worth it.

Also don’t know what you mean by traditional. Don’t need to full blown compromise to some lefty extremist but at the very least you need to accept women will lean more liberal on certain issues. It’s a sliding scale type of thing. Doubtful you’ll find anyone whose ok locked away in the kitchen without any say in the relationship. You already said you want her to have a career though, so that right there doesn’t align properly in your own criteria.
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Originally Posted By blissful88
If she's even half of those things she wouldn't be single past 20, trust me


The acceptable body count is 0

Would you use a pre-used condom; of course you wouldn't
Depends. Who used it before me? No homo
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It's possible, albeit difficult, to find women like this between the ages of 22-25. If you're not appealing to that age demographic, I've got some bad news...
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How about this for a list
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- they make your life easier
- you make their life easier
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Originally Posted By sf813
A few days ago someone made a thread about a list of qualities that makes someone wife material

We all age and we won't retain our looks forever. Looks wise, I don't think I'm in my prime anymore.

I posted in that thread and this was my list:

- low body count
- no past promiscuity like threesomes
- no personality disorders like BPD
- no tats
- none smoker and no drugs
- loyal
- traditional
- supportive and teamwork mentality
- family oriented
- similar morals and values as me
- has a career/makes enough to support herself
- kind, patient, understanding, not argumentive, not entitled, and no emotional baggage
- fun to be around


Which of these should I compromise on and at point do you think you should settle?
Most of these are possible. If I was going to remove any it would be tattoos (like maybe a big tramp stamp is a deal breaker but a couple of small ones who cares). No past promiscuity basically means low body count, and you have to ask yourself how low. I'm also of the belief that if a woman hasn't explored sexually a bit she's going to be a terrible sexual partner, but that's just from my experience.

Your outlook means you should probably be looking into religious communities or other very sheltered places where the families support these types of ideals. Try Christian Mingle or something like that.
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Its 2022, just lol at holding out for a virgin. You're lucky if you get anyone with just a 2 digit count
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Originally Posted By blissful88
If she's even half of those things she wouldn't be single past 20, trust me


The acceptable body count is 0

Would you use a pre-used condom; of course you wouldn't
Massive incel vibes. Or an Islamist.
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Uh I don’t know **** like this makes me head hurt

Are you a female converting to being a boyo?

We don’t really do the whole long list of perfect qualities for perfect mate thing

We kind of just see a girl and give it a thumbs up or thumbs down, then kind of keep doing that as she does things you notice besides her tits and ass.


I dunno lotta female vibes in here.
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Originally Posted By Duckliver
Uh I don’t know **** like this makes me head hurt

Are you a female converting to being a boyo?

We don’t really do the whole long list of perfect qualities for perfect mate thing

We kind of just see a girl and give it a thumbs up or thumbs down, then kind of keep doing that as she does things you notice besides her tits and ass.


I dunno lotta female vibes in here.
This


Also, career to support herself and family oriented can oppose one another, especially if you want a traditional woman.


If you want a traditional woman, that goes along with being a traditional man, which means having a career that can sustain a family while your wife stays home supporting you and the kids there. If both of you have demanding careers and equally contribute to income, where is she supposed to find the time to do traditional wife/ mother things?


Sure there's babysitting and nannies, but that's not traditional, that's modern.
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i think you can compromise on the no tats, as long as it isn't chit that is over the top. what do you mean by "traditional"? I think you can have some leeway on that as well. alot of people are going to have emotional baggage regardless and you wont know that until you are deeper into a relationship.

I think the bigger question would be is if she is taking steps to resolve that, whether she acknowledges it, has made peace with it somewhat. As long as it isn't something that completely inhibits the ability to have a healthy relationship.

the rest I think are perfectly reasonable and you don't have to compromise on. i think you can have a career and be family oriented. as long as she isn't one of those "I'm an independent woman, I don't need no man, climbing the top of the executive ladder" type of women.
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- low body count
- no past promiscuity like threesomes
- no personality disorders like BPD
- no tats
- none smoker and no drugs
- loyal
- traditional
- supportive and teamwork mentality
- family oriented
- similar morals and values as me
- has a career/makes enough to support herself
- kind, patient, understanding, not argumentative, not entitled, and no emotional baggage
- fun to be around

My wife is all of that except she's argumentative and she's kinda boring to be around.
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- traditional

- has a career/makes enough to support herself

Pick one. These two are literally in opposition of each other for fukks sake...
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Originally Posted By 78novacaine
- traditional

- has a career/makes enough to support herself

Pick one. These two are literally in opposition of each other for fukks sake...
Yeah man your list is kinda contradictory. You want a professional who can support herself with a great career but is also traditional and family oriented?

That doesn’t make any fuking sense. You want that you need to be a high value man who makes enough to support a family on his income alone.
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I think you'll have to go find a chick at church to get most of those boxes ticked OP
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