As stated on my homepage and all my profiles, I am single and available. There is a reason for this. Several years ago I met and fell in love with a woman I consider to be about as perfect for me as a woman can be. Though she has never given me a reason why I wasn't good enough for her, she made it clear in no uncertain terms that what I wanted for the two of us (eternal marriage and a family of our own) was in no way what she wanted. I have the specifics as far as anyone needs to know posted on my blog if your interested.
Despite the fact that the woman I wanted as a companion for all eternity didn't want me, I did have several other options. In fact, and I am ashamed to admit this, I have turned down two outright proposals and one assumption of marriage. I often look back at those choices with some regret. I turned them all down because of two major reasons; one was that I was in love with the afore mentioned love of my life; and the second was that none of them lived up to the standards that I look for in a woman.
So what standards are these? Well, physical appearance aside, I prefer a woman with a high moral standard and great intelligence. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and seek a woman with that same level of moral conviction. In other words, I want a woman who is smart, honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and of good report. Whether you are religious or not, if you live up to those moral standards, you have the traits I want in a wife.
I do tend to look toward certain physical traits as well, though not for the same reasons as other men. When I look at a woman, I do not often think of the pure erotic traits you may have, but rather which physical traits I think may be beneficial to my children, traits I would hope are strong enough to cancel out my physical blemishes. I know what it is like to be a lanky skin and bones so I tend to look at women with somewhat more substance. In other words, I'm more attracted to women like 'Skipper' than women like 'Barbie'.
But, more important to me than eye candy, is brains. I am far more attracted to women I can share hours of intelligent conversation with regardless of the topic than gorgeous women who are only good for looks. Besides, when we're grown old and decrepit we won't be showing each other off on the beach or at the mall, we'll be sitting in the swing on the porch enjoying the [our] twilight. How boring would that be without something to do.
I guess I sound picky and this page may seem the most intimidating than any of my others, but I'm not really. Though I prefer morals and brains, each woman is different and can contribute more through her individualism than any of the base stereotypes I've mentioned on this page.
To tell you the truth, I'd prefer an arranged marriage where we would get to spend the rest of our lives getting to know and adapt to one another. I think it's a shame that no one offers mail-order spouses anymore. I am after-all, getting too old to just flash my smile at a girl and get an instant response.
Anyway, this page wasn't designed to catch a wife. Nor was it an expression of self pity for not having one-or even a girlfriend. Instead I wrote this page (the same as all my other pages) to help everybody understand me as an individual. So that you know what makes me tick, or why I tick the way I do. Originally it was joke page; I thought it would be kind of fun to see the responses to ads with titles like: Baby Factory Wanted.
So, take a look, have a laugh, send me any comments you might have. Hey, if anything here helps to break the ice and we end up in love, how bad could it be?
Love always,
Wesley
Post Script: I like the coauthor one the best. It may be my most honest ad. ;-)
