Seoul Mates

Well people... it happened. I found an amazing man and am currently in a healthy, happy relationship after the longest search (or so it felt) ever! Funny thing is that after all of the blind dates, online searching, matchmaking, and set up's, I ended up dating a friend that I met while teaching in Seoul, South Korea four years ago. Life has a funny way of working itself out.

A few reasons that I know that he is worth keeping around:

1) He makes plans to see me again each time we hang out. No heart palpitations from scheduling a date *gasp* a week in advance.

2) I've met his parents... more than once. And they didn't call me by some other girl's name. They had actually heard all about me.

3) He knows about my blog, has read it, and has given me permission to continue going on dates to get more material (which he quickly retracted later).

4) After each new friend of mine that he meets, I get a text half an hour later saying "OMG- he is the BEST! I LOVE him with you!" instead of a half-hearted, "As long as you are happy..."

5) He thinks I'm pretty without any make up on. He thinks I'm funny when I get the punch line wrong.... (Okay I know that's a Katy Perry song, but it's true!)

6) He LOVES babies. It makes my ovaries go into overdrive.

7) He is totally down with using a wide array of pet names... from schnookums to schmoopey, from muffin to cupcake, we've got em all covered. 

8) He didn't freak out when I told him about my recent dream about making out with a random in a bar. (Apparently my brain is still wrapping around the fact that I am no longer single.)

9) Every person in my life tells me they haven't seen me this happy in forever. And they're right. (I am working on reeling in my googly eyes when I stand in his presence. I am sure it will get annoying for everyone in my life very quickly).

10) My Nana inspected his picture with a magnifying glass, thought long and hard and then told me, "He's got a good face. I like his face." Nana's approval is very important.

So, after the slew of assholes, douchebags, dummies, and boys posing as men that I have dated, it is so refreshing and encouraging to know that a few good men truly do exist and are out there. So don't give up ladies... I had to extend my search to Seoul in order to find my potential soul mate.