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watson_ofarkham1. Possess the ability to carry on a conversation on a broad range of topics. I'm well aware that some people believe all I'm capable of discussing is genetics, but that's entirely untrue, and while that is where my passions lie even now, I can and am open to talking about other things as well.
2. Be willing to let me pursue my own interests. Nothing is more irritating, nor more likely to tempt me to do the exact opposite, than telling me to give up on something I'm interested in. Mira's learned that the hard way on more than one occasion, I'm afraid.
3. Understand that my temper gets the better of me occasionally and be willing to stand by me even when it does. Or talk me down, assuming I'm about to do something I'd regret terribly because of it.
4. Be honest with me. I've dealt with enough deceit in the past few years to last a lifetime.
5. Admit when you've made a mistake. I'm well aware that we all do, that none of us are perfect, but it's still nice to feel as though I'm not the only person who regrets something they've said or done over the course of the years.
6. Be able to make me laugh. Smiles, as it seems, are in rather short supplies these days.
7. Have something your passionate about. Be willing to explain it to me if I'm unfamiliar with or not up to date with it, willing to debate if I don't necessarily agree, or wax philosophical if I do. Allow me to do the same with you concerning my interest. I suppose this could really be considered a footnote in my first answer, but I felt the need to differentiate.
8. Take initiative. Strike up a conversation. Decide where we're going for dinner and give me a time to be ready by. Make the proverbial first move. I'm terribly oblivious most of the time -- or so I've been told -- so I generally need a few less than subtle hints.
2. Be willing to let me pursue my own interests. Nothing is more irritating, nor more likely to tempt me to do the exact opposite, than telling me to give up on something I'm interested in. Mira's learned that the hard way on more than one occasion, I'm afraid.
3. Understand that my temper gets the better of me occasionally and be willing to stand by me even when it does. Or talk me down, assuming I'm about to do something I'd regret terribly because of it.
4. Be honest with me. I've dealt with enough deceit in the past few years to last a lifetime.
5. Admit when you've made a mistake. I'm well aware that we all do, that none of us are perfect, but it's still nice to feel as though I'm not the only person who regrets something they've said or done over the course of the years.
6. Be able to make me laugh. Smiles, as it seems, are in rather short supplies these days.
7. Have something your passionate about. Be willing to explain it to me if I'm unfamiliar with or not up to date with it, willing to debate if I don't necessarily agree, or wax philosophical if I do. Allow me to do the same with you concerning my interest. I suppose this could really be considered a footnote in my first answer, but I felt the need to differentiate.
8. Take initiative. Strike up a conversation. Decide where we're going for dinner and give me a time to be ready by. Make the proverbial first move. I'm terribly oblivious most of the time -- or so I've been told -- so I generally need a few less than subtle hints.
