Wise advice. I actually did this after I was divorced. Made a vow that I would never marry anyone that didn’t meet those requirements. Once I realized my perfect mate most likely didn’t exist, I felt quite content being single. Fast forward about 10 years, I came across that list. I was dating at the time and was fighting against some pretty strong feelings. Imagine my surprise when I compared the list against my new “friend”, and was able to check a yes on every single characteristic I had deemed necessary all those years ago. There were still a few years ahead of us where we both fought against it, but eventually gave in. Spouseanon and I are now quite happy with our 17th anniversary coming up next month.
For sure made me pause when I did the math and realized we were coming up on our 17th. Kek.