While I certainly think that "Mrs. Perfect" (or "Mr." if a woman's reading this) is a myth, I do believe that God will bless His children with a wonderful spouse, especially if we place Him in charge of the search.
That being said, we all have our preferences, and here's a few of mine...
Character Traits
- She must have accepted Jesus as her Savior, and also posess a strong moral foundation.
- She won't be unfairly critical, judgmental, or harsh, especially concerning the failures of others.
- She'll be understanding and forgiving, yet not a "pushover" in any way.
- She won't be afraid to hold me accountable for any foolishness or irrseponsibility on my part, and will expect the same in return.
- She'll be brave and capable, yet minding of her foremost need for God, and secondary need for me to protect her as well.
- My attempts to defend her honor won't be met with insult or offense.
- She'll be both trusting and trustworthy in matters of love, loyalty, finance, and sex.
- She'll be honest with me when I ask her questions, and won't resort to playing "mind games".
- She won't allow herself to become excessively drunk.
- She won't smoke (I've seen too many lives ruined by it).
- She'll understand my desire to avoid premarital sexual touching and intercourse, and do the same herself.
- She'll treasure our sexual intimacy once we're married, and won't defile it.
- She'll avoid discussions of our specific sex life with third parties.
- She will know how much her body excites me, and so prior to marriage will refrain from wearing tight or revealing outfits in my presence.
- Once we are married, she will save her revealing clothes for times when we're alone at home.
- She won't want children for at least the first five years of our marriage, if at all.
- Her sense of humor will be full of joy, yet clean and not intentionally offensive.
- Her smile will melt my heart like no one ever has.
- She won't swear excessively, if at all, and especially won't take God's name in vain.
Physical Traits
- Approximately 5' 6" - 5" 10" tall.
- Between 140 - 180 pounds.
- Slight athletic build, but not overt.
- Fairly long hair (middle of her back at most); preferrably red or blonde in color.
- Blue, green, or hazel eyes.
- Lots of curves (hey, it's a guy thing).