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And we all&nbsp;see how those reuqirements have worked out.&nbsp;Is it so bad that all i want is a guy with a job,&nbsp;a car, and his own place and maybe not so crazy or with a record. Is that so wrong?! Apparently it is because I haven&#8217;t found a decent date worthy guy yet. I think I need more requirements because the ones who meet those expectations are either missing a few screws or are only interested in sex.&nbsp;I guess I&#8217;m going to have to step my game up and add more requirements. I mean it may be brutal to future men, but i got to weed out the losers now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; So here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve done. I&#8217;ve added more to what I have termed the &#8220;The Checklist&#8221;. Men who come into my life have to have at least half of the demands checked off before we start seriously dating. Some of the new requirements I demand are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1) Have his own place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2) Have a good job (I&#8217;m not paying for everything), but doesn&#8217;t make it his life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3) Have a car (I&#8217;m not driving us everywhere)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4) Has to wear a watch (can&#8217;t stand a man who checks his phone for the time. SERIOUSLY!!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5) No kids<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6) Not a slouch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7) Lives cleanly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8) Knows there are other things on tv, besides sports and reality shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9) Can&#8217;t be more than 7 years older than me. (NOT willing to compromise on this)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10) Not married <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think that&#8217;s all for now. I may have&nbsp;a few more later. Gotta date some before I tweak the checklist. Let you know how it goes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Let me ask you a question, I know the job market is awful, but is the men market as well? I mean it didn&#8217;t take me long to find a job, just 9 months. However, i have been through more losers than I wanted to go through. 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