# Describe your ideal mate in three words or less **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 15, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593 "2008-01-15T07:55:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/21 "2008-01-15T14:43:13Z")
38, female, straight. Good soul. Sexy. Confident. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/22 "2008-01-15T14:49:37Z")
Female, 33 Passionate Intelligent Temporary ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/23 "2008-01-15T15:31:25Z")
Male, 42 1. She’s 2. My 3. Wife Also: 1. Funny 2. Caring 3. Patient I am blessed to have her and couldn’t live without her. She makes me whole and makes me want to be a better man. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/24 "2008-01-15T15:32:59Z")
I’ll go with **twickster** ’s list of smart, kind, and funny. [QUOTE=cadavre exquis] Apparently, I’m the only one so far who cares about looks _or_ honesty. Coincidence? :dubious: [/QUOTE] Are you talking about bluntness, rather than honesty? The quality of honesty is a basic requirement, I think. Who would want a dishonest mate? Should we also specify sanity? Just because “beauty” isn’t on someone’s top three list doesn’t mean they don’t care about looks at all. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/25 "2008-01-15T15:38:02Z")
Straight male 47 1.Not 2.My 3.Wife 😉 ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/26 "2008-01-15T15:38:39Z")
Intelligent, mature and witty ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/27 "2008-01-15T15:41:27Z")
Attractive \* Cuddly Interesting \*\* - Attractive is entirely subjective but totally necessary. It’s not about physical perfection… just about finding a face I won’t mind looking at first thing in the morning for the rest of my life. \*\* …and by interesting, I mean the ability to have good conversations on a variety of topics - it’s a combination of witty and intelligent, plus a certain je-ne-sais-quoi that a lot of witty and intelligent people don’t have. (oh, and I’m 29, female, straight) ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/28 "2008-01-15T15:45:28Z")
1. Smart 2. Hot 3. Funny AKA, MrWhatsit. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/29 "2008-01-15T15:45:33Z")
exactly like Mother 😛 ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/30 "2008-01-15T15:47:52Z")
That college crush. ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/31 "2008-01-15T15:50:17Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] exactly like Mother 😛 [/QUOTE] Hey, Oedipus! How’s it going, motherfucker? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/32 "2008-01-15T15:53:53Z")
42, male, straight, married 1. Morning 2. Blow 3. Jobs Props to **Dinsdale** ’s answer too. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/33 "2008-01-15T19:27:41Z")
28 gay male: 1. Intelligent 2. Funny 3. Attractive In my experience if someone has 1 and 2 then 3 either follows naturally or develops. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/34 "2008-01-15T19:31:18Z")
66, straight male 1. Must 2. Have 3. Breasts. At my age I can’t afford to be fussy ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/35 "2008-01-15T19:33:15Z")
1. Satisfying 2. Respectful 3. Responsible This was the result of an office poll. ---
**Author:** ![TheMerchandise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/36 "2008-01-15T19:38:46Z")
26, F 1. Joyful 2. Curious 3. Generous\* \*Not with money, but with himself. Time, attention, willingness to help others, etc. ---
**Author:** ![BrknButterfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@BrknButterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrknButterfly)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/37 "2008-01-15T20:38:35Z")
29, Female, Straight Funny Protective Sarcastic, beacuse he’s going to be to put up with my smart ass. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/38 "2008-01-15T21:24:06Z")
Smart Industrious Kind It used to be funny was always in there, but then I dated men who can’t hold a job. 38, straight, female, almost single… ---
**Author:** ![rhythmonly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@rhythmonly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhythmonly)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/39 "2008-01-15T21:31:15Z")
50, male, straight: 1. Really 2. Big 3. Rack ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593/40 "2008-01-15T21:34:24Z")
Straight female, 29 1. Compassionate 2. Curious\* 3. Good-natured \*Intellectually curious, or likes to explore new things or figure out how things work. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-ideal-mate-in-three-words-or-less/433593.md?page=3)