Partner Vision: An Exercise in Clarity & Vulnerability

[xleste]

I was talking to my friend Jon, who mentioned something somewhat audacious and gutsy that his wife did when she wanted to find a partner. She wrote up a “Soul Mate Vision” and THEN she emailed it to everyone she knew. He’d read it even before he went on a date with her so he knew what she was looking to create.

My first reaction was, “SERIOUSLY

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hmmm... my "subject" is "subjective"

[tedidiah]

hiya gayle!!

haven't popped by your LJ posts in almost 2 weeks, but absolutely enjoyed catching up (as it were) with you tonight...

for whatever reason you find to write, please just keep finding it- i enjoy your musings!! and i still haven't checked out xleste.com ;)

i respect your intelligence and self-knowledge (which don't always go hand-in-hand for most people), so i'm not going to rant about your particular list, since you already explained your desire to put it out there... as you wrote: "This is now just for reference. It was a helpful visioning process"

i'm also guessing that's the whole reason behind it (again, in general): to just write it down, list it out, pigeon-hole it... to say it out loud for YOUR benefit, not as a checklist for a future mate...

to just put it out there for the world... to EXPRESS it...

not as a net to catch another, but as a net to catch yourself on should you fall...

it's cheesy, aye... and TOTALLY subjective... but so simple and... well, fun!!

just wanted to say i enjoyed this organized little insight and applaud you for taking that 'nutty' half-hour to post it ;)

so, thanks for sharing!

Re: hmmm... my "subject" is "subjective"

[xleste]

Are you really coming ot Justin's? :)
I'm planning on being there!

This is definitely not a checklist for a future mate. :) Though it is based on people I've actually met in life who do hold all these characteristcs. Rare, but definitely out there which heartens me. Alas, two are already married. :)