How would you describe an ideal partner?

When I was younger, I always said to myself, when I will have someone in my life, he has to be like this and like that. Me and my friends will compare notes on the checklist of what we wanted our perfect man to be (I believe that every young girls go through that stage. =))We wanted our guy to be cute, popular, smart, gentleman, and one from a good school and good family wouldn't hurt either. But of course, that type of guy maybe too unrealistic, a frivolous set of criteria which will be hard to find. So as we grow older and wiser, we were awakened from our dream of a perfect guy, because everyone has flaws and if we set such standards, we'll be forever be seeking for that "ideal" partner. That is why for me, it is not the person who should be ideal for me that matters, it is the feelings that I will have and he will have for me should be the ideal one for both of us. And that idealism includes a good balance between a loving, respectful, understanding and healthy relationship. One that is bounded with love and trust and practicality at the same time.

We're on the same boat. That's also my description of an ideal partner. In fact every time my partner asks me if what I want, the only answer that I always give him is to continue loving me sincerely. I believe that if the love is sincere, then everything follows.

I want to be with someone that when I walk into a room his face lights up. He is always happy to see me, no matter his mood. That I always make everything okay again. And I want a guy that does the same for me. I want to see my guy and smile and think happy thoughts. I want a guy that I want when I am not with him as well as when I am. I have been in two big relationships. One was my first husband that I was with for 11 years and had two children with. I thought I was going to spend my whole life with him or I wouldn't have married him or had a family with him. But things change, or people change, and it didn't work out that way for me after all. I was single for about 10 years and then I had a live in relationship with my second spouse, not legally married but same thing, and that lasted 12 years. Again I thought I was going to be with this man forever and again it just didn't work out that way, unfortunitly. Now I have been alone for 2 years and I don't like it. I try meeting men online but that isn't working out so well and I don't have any other way of meeting men because I am living in a new city and I am self employed so I just don't have the normal opportunities to meet someone and I am having a problem with it. Oh well, it will happen again for me when it is meant to be. Cheers, Chris

true love according to me is to trail on whaTEVER SITUATION comes upon us. there might be disappointing part cursing upon us in the mean time but loving deeply to find a means should be the soul guide. ideal partner should ALWAYS be their for him or her even in good or bad times. in this type of love he or she must accept willingly with wat life put up..../.. understanding and openness is the major role to be played between the partner.

my ideal partner would be the one who can understand me a lot and always be there for me when i need him. it is sounds simple but it is hard to find such man

She must have the highest level of integrity. I want to be able to rest in the truthfulness of her words. If I can't trust her, nothing else matters. She must have the highest level of moral character. I high value of marriage, and of commitment. If she even entertains the idea of sleeping together before marriage, I'm through with her. She must value others more than herself, and be humble. I'm no king, and I won't marry a self-absorbed queen. I can't afford it, and being a peasant married to royalty, is not fun. Finally, she must take care of herself. For her own good as well as mine. I don't need an olympic gold medalist, but I also don't need a cow. I neither want to marry a stick, or a 110 kg blob. Just take care of yourself.

My guy is kind, understanding and loving. He puts my needs first. He Listens to me. He has a good sense of humor and he isn't jealous of my other interests. He isn't too proud of shy to show and tell me he loves me.He is everyhthing I Hoped I find.

Hi SimpleBB! I love your avatar and your description of what an "ideal partner" should be, if only it was that easy. In a perfect world with the almost perfect partner it could possibly be if you both are on the "same page" and totally in sync with each other and totally honest! A relationship takes alot of time and work and both people really have to want to be in it and want the same goals and that often isn't so easy. It is a day to day stuggle and sometimes even that isn't enough. If you have it, treasure it always because it truly is hard to come by! Oh, and welcome to myLot!

i don't believe that there really is an ideal man or woman. when you are in a loving relationship you just accept the person for who he/she is and you strive hard to make the relationship work.

i don't believe that there really is an ideal person. when you are in a loving relationship you just accept the person for who he/she is and strive hard to make the relationship loving and lasting.

i don't believe that there really is an ideal partner. when you love someone you accept the person for who he/she is and strive hard to make the relationship work.

i've posted a reply to this already, but a glitz took it away and there's no way i can recover it... nor can i re-post it... it was a rather spontaneous response...

For me an ideal partner is the one that loves you; the one whom you can trust forever. In a relationship which applies the "give and take" formula is the one that likely to succeed.

God fearing, this will sum up everything i want for an ideal partner.

She just have to be someone who truly loves me, enough said!

I never set an ideal partner since you just got a lot of disappointment when your ideal traits you expected are not the one you see. As in every relationship I believe you could find some traits of a partner imperfect so it only shows some positive trait at the start of romance. but later on all the bad sides would eventually show. So i rather prefer to have a partner who is honest to show both his good and bad sides and it is only a matter of acceptance on my part and i do wish that he treat me kind the way i treat him so. Just a matter of respect, honesty and trust to have a lasting relationship.

Good day to you SimpleBB, For me, an ideal partner is someone who is willing to embrace all of the good and not so good characteristics of the other. And someone who always bearing in mind the 3 main ingredients of a healthy relationship - Faith, Trust and Love -. If a person can possess all of these then I would say, he will be a perfect partner for me. Since, these 3 main ingredients can almost conquers all the battle of ones relationship.

I never thought about an ideal partner until now. Anyway, I think an ideal partner would be someone who would treat as someone who is really precious to him. Someone who would understand, respect and listen to me when I am saying something. Someone who will always catch me when I fall and support me all the way. But wanting things like that is a fairytale. I dont think there's someone like that that exists in this world. If there is, then he must be abnormal.

For me, describing my ideal partner would be as difficult as predicting cloudy weather, whether it will rain or will be sunny, will thunderstorm pour or it will be just as cloudy. I see people as different being, different personality with different attitude and mind-set. I really don't want to set a standard ideal partner cause I'd rather accept her whatever and whoever she is as long as I love her with all my heart. chesssyy... ;p

I want someone I can talk to and compromise with because I think differences exists in one way or the other even between couples of the same background or belief.