I recently read this article in the No Greater Joy magazine and thought it was very interesting. I would love to hear what your thoughts are.

                                              What I want in a guy!

  I am a 22-year-old who has met and seen my fair share of couples. I've traveled a good bit and lived with/helped out different families doing mission work. These experiences have helped me figure out who I am today, and have been instrumental in showing me what I need in a husband.

   When I was 17,my cousins and friends, who are a few years older than I, all started getting married. So I naturally thought, "Well, I guess I should get married, too, because it seems to be the next step in life." But the guy I would have married then and the guy I would marry now are two completely different types of men. I didn't even know myself yet, much less what I should look for in a man.

  I think as home schoolers , we are raised with the idea that marriage is the next important step in the school of life. I believe that attitude limits a person. I want  to do something significant with my life, including learning all I have a capacity to comprehend, all for the purpose of making an eternal difference. I encourage girls to think: What are your dreams, what do you want to do, what do you want to know? Get out and do something, whether it's starting a business, (which could include homemaking skills) or buying a piece of land. Go help out a missionary for six months. It will give you a whole new outlook on life, and an appreciation for missionaries! It will grow you, give you more confidence, and help you figure out what you need in a husband. Every man is attracted to a woman who's busy with abundant life, someone  who is on the front side of making things happen.

  Years ago I was chatting with a couple who are good friends of mine, and who know me well. They helped me to figure out what I personally needed in a man. I wrote a list that day of five things I most need in a man!

  1. I know I need a strong leader who's not going to let me shove him around.  I want someone who is going to stand  up and be the man.

  2. Yet I need someone is who is open-minded, who will listen to all my crazy theories about life!

  3. He needs to be passionate, so that whatever he does, he does it with a fire under his boots!

 4. I want him to be spontaneous, full of zeal about life, and not afraid to jump into an adventure. I am a very enthusiastic person, and I love to do things on the spur of the moment. I want to marry someone I can jump on board with!

  5. And I must have a man who loves and honors GOD and is already actively serving the LORD and has a deep-seated vision for life.  

                                                                                      ˜ a Young Woman