GOOD QUESTION!
Ideal mate hey? Hmm... A teacher, psychologist, writer, actor and stuff. Definitely not a lawyer, in the military or pro athlete.
I'm not sure I'd be good yoking myself to a psychologist or psychiatrist. I would be second guessing EVERYTHING that came out of my mouth, and probably every action, too. "What information is she gleaning from this? She's analyzing me right now, I know it..."
Part of me says that my other half should be a teacher, like myself, and even better, a music teacher, like myself. Music educators themselves are unique in the pedagogical realm, and are often misunderstood...and it's for that very reason you see band directors married to other band directors VERY often. The whole, "if you haven't done it, you don't get it, and if you don't get it, you don't get who I am," sort of deal. But then again, the other part of me points out that The Ex was also a band director, and THAT worked out soooooooo awesome. >_< So maybe I should be with someone who ISN'T in music education. I dunno.
In the end, I want my mate to enjoy what she does. I want her to NOT come home feeling miserable because of her job. She should come home feeling accomplished and satisfied. So, I guess it means that she really shouldn't be a stripper or a prostitute. *nods* But in all seriousness, if she was happy and fulfilled being a register biscuit at McDonald's or Walmart, then I'd be fine, I think.