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What If We Could Build-A-Man?
Sort of like Build-A-Bear
As my new friend and I shared about the past men in our lives, she asked, “What if we could take parts of every man we’ve loved and make the perfect man?”
I’ll go first. From my first husband, I would take sense of humor, creativity, and a balls-to-the-wall spirituality. I would take his ability to relate to most people and cajole them into liking him. His ability to make things. I would want his audacity in the face of danger. A friend once said if my husband and I were marooned on an island, he would go about building us a shelter, making us shoes and clothes, and coming up with recipes for fish and coconut. So, self-sufficiency, too.
From my second husband I would want, again, his sense of humor and creativity. Entrepreneurship, involvement in theater and the arts, and the ability to mingle with anyone, from whatever social strata, would come next. He looks good in black tie. It couldn’t hurt to tack on a wealthy family.
