GeekChicDJs

Mar 30

She is attractive, of course, but is that her chief asset? (Try to imagine her ten years from today.)

Do you want her because she is popular–because other men have wanted her? (Don’t be a copy-cat!)

Could you spend seven consecutive evenings in her company without being bored? (If the answer is affirmative, it is a good sign.)

Do you have similar tastes in most things?

Is she a good sport?

Is she reasonably healthy?

Is she a flirt? Does she make you jealous? (Decide whether you can stand the strain; your jealously will persist until you grow indifferent.)

Are you constantly irritated by some small mannerism of hers? (You can’t be terribly in love.)

Does she tell lies? Do you mind?

Is she a nag?

Is she quarrelsome? (The Bible warns, “It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop than with a brawling woman in a wide house.”)

Is she hard on other people? (Don’t judge by her behavior to you.)

Is she trying to reform you? How do you feel about being reformed?

Has she tried to boss you? (Maybe you need a boss.)

Would she put up with all your faults if she knew them?

When you quarrel, who capitulates first? (A combination of two stubborn mules is bad.)

Do you agree on children, or a career, or both? (Better settle this beforehand.)

Does she expect you to support her in a definite style? Could you count on her cooperation in hard times? Would she go to work if necessary?

Will she help you get ahead? Or will she pull you away from your work?

Can she handle money?

If you marry her, will you also be marrying her family?

Does she let you get around to see your old pals? (If you have been too infatuated to notice, make it a point of finding out.)

Are you proud to present her to your friends? (If not, reconsider.)

Do you hope to reform her? (Give up the idea. People change, but not according to plan.)

Do you know her faults? Are you willing to live with them?

Do you still think her perfect? (You’re wrong, of course, but marry!)

The Art of Manliness

Mar 01

quotevadis:

“The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.”

— Linus Pauling, an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator. He was one of the most influential chemists in history and ranks among the most important scientists of the 20th century. Pauling was among the first scientists to work in the fields of quantum chemistry and molecular biology.