Monica Corea
Per5 rel 4
3/10/08



The perfect spouse



When I asked my parents what I should look for in a spouse they gave me some great advice. First they said that I should look for someone who is trustworthy. They said that if the person who I was with is untrustworthy then I would never be able to trust them and the relationship would never work. There would always be problems in the relationship and we would fight all the time. They told me that if I was in relationship like that I would never be happy. They also said that I had to look for someone who could be themselves around me and I could also be my self around them. They told me that if I’m afraid to be my true self with the person I’m with or if they are afraid to be themselves with me then what we have is fake because we aren’t saying what we really want to say, nor are we expressing what we truly feel. So the whole thing wouldn’t be real.
When I asked them for more descriptions of the perfect spouse they told me to find someone that has the same morals and the same values as I do. They told me that if we had the same morals and values it would be easier to get along because we would want the same thing and we would live our lives by the same rules. They also told me that since I’m the adventurous and athletic type that I should find someone with the same interest it would be so much more fun if we like to do the same things or at least if we are both adventurous. They told me this because they know that I’m the kind of person that likes to try new things instead of just sitting at home doing the same thing. Then they told me that I had to find someone that I could depend on and if I couldn’t depend on him then who would I be able to depend on. If I was in trouble I anyway then I would have to depend on him to get me through it and they said that that is important in a relationship.