Who Said I Wanted To Get Married...

Man finds Woman he is attracted to...Man asks Woman out...Woman likes Man & they start dating...Man falls in love with Woman...Man asks Woman to marry him...Woman gets all excited about the fact of getting married...Woman plans wedding & lives in a wedding induced coma until the day of the blessed union between the two...Woman walks toward the Man whom she plans on spending the rest of her life with...

...Who said I wanted to get married...

The idea is a great concept...but I've always said that I wanted to be @ least 30 before I said "I do"...the reasoning behind that is the fact of me wanting to explore life...knowing that I can support myself means a lot to me...I'm also very independent...which doesn't help when it comes to 'serving a man'...I'm not old fashioned at all...I've grown up in a generation of working women that can take care of themselves...they enjoy their freedom & being able to come and go when they please...to say the least...I've fell right in line with that...I'm also hell bent on me actually enjoying this life that I've been given...the fact that I'm hard-headed & strong minded doesn't help when it comes to sharing my life with someone...don't mistake my enjoyment of being single/unmarried for me wanting to grow old & die alone...that's not what I'm saying...I someday plan on settling down with a man...married life is what you make of it...though making sure you both have similar ideas/wants is a must..."the man" for me would be someone...who loves to travel but knows where his home is...loves children even though I don't want to birth any...thinks highly about himself without being egotistical...enjoys laughing along with a good conversation...he must love himself & think he has something great to bring to the relationship...knowledge is key...he needs to be comfortable with me while having a life changing conversation & just sitting around enjoying each others company...speaking his mind is not optional...I want a man that can stand up to me...the only way I will know that I've done something wrong/not liked is if I'm told...that works the same when it comes to things that I did that were good...I could go on for days...but I think I've gotten my point across...I'm not looking for a drop dead gorgeous guy to ride up on a white horse to save the day...I want a hard working man that wants to spend time with me...I'm no queen so he shouldn't think he needs to be treated like a King!