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8 - Be passionate. But I don't just mean in the way of showing me affection. Be passionate about something in your life from a tv show to a hobby. Tell me about it. Get me involved in it. Rant and rave at me about it but make me want to feel like you want me to know about it.
7 - Laugh. At yourself. At me. At things on tv. At the jokes we hear. At the movies we watch. At life in general.
6 - Aspire to something more. Don't just settle for what you have and not want to do more. Do you want to travel the world? See the seven wonders? Fly a plane? Play an instrument. Just don't tell me that you don't have anything more that you could possibly want in life.
5 - Enjoy cuddles. Be willing to wrap me up or accept that sometimes I will be clingy and just want to cuddle or curl up on the sofa.
4 - Introduce me to your friends. I might not like them. You might not like my friends. But at least take the effort to try to give us a chance to get along. You never know, they might make the right judgement about me before you can.
3 - Accept that I am hands on. I prod, poke, cajole, hug, touch, lean against and seek out the comfort of another person sometimes just by hooking my fingers into their pockets. I do this with people I care most about. I'm a tangible person. I like to know that a person is there where I can seek them out.
2 - Be honest with me. I might not like what you have to say but don't bottle things up and lie to my face. If there is something that needs to be said say it. But accept that I may say something back that you might not like either.
1 - Ground me. Where I am loud and a social butterfly I need someone to be my opposite. To calm me and know when I need it most.