- Jan 16, 2019
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I want someone different, but not so much that they exasperate me as I have seen in the past with some people at work, button pushers.
There's different degrees of brokenness and challenges. We have to find someone who'll relate and assist in a healthy fashion. We're unfinished canvases. But today's mindset is otherwise. They're looking for masterpieces from works in progress and that's unrealistic.
Circumstances should overrule attraction but rarely does in my experience. Many pursue what they find appealing to the detriment of themselves and situation. When modification is best. If you're ill the number one qualities you should be looking for are attentiveness, compassion and care. Someone rich in mercy and empathy. Because the illness isn't burdensome. He wants to look after you.
You should read Joni Eareckson Tada's story. Not because you're in the same boat. But to understand what inspires a man to sacrifice to that degree when he can have otherwise. Because it is a sacrifice.
You're looking for the person who desires to ease your pain and suffering and comfort you. They'll stay the course when things get worse. But when you're dealing with someone who's ambitious or pursuing an ideal life its a question mark. The overriding problem with that type is their reluctance to be held back. They resent it.
The differences between the two is expectation. The former is looking to serve and the latter to be served. I've dated both and prefer a combination of the two. But that puts me in the tail end of the scale. My to-dos are lengthy. I wouldn't subject myself to that in the past. It didn't fit my circumstances.
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