safe and protected

There is something to be said for feeling safe with a man. Actually, not just safe but protected. That feeling that if something were to happen that guy would save you or protect you. Like when the car nearly hit Bella in Twilight!

It's the feeling you get when you're doing some kind of adventure sport and you know someone is keeping an eye on you.

It's that sense of safety when you feel strongly muscled arms around you.

It's the complete opposite to when you look at a guy and think "gosh, he would collapse under my weight!" or "he would never defend my honour". There was something to be said for a good old fashioned duel over a ladies honour.

Do you think that 'being able to rescue me' is too much of a princess requirement to put on you list of what you look for in a man? I worry that I may find myself torn between a man who could save me and one who couldn't. I have to admit that if everything else was equal between the two guys, the being able to rescue me would push one guy to the top of the list. But what if they can both rescue me!!

Is it too much to ask for men to compete in a series of physical challenges to win the hand of a fair maiden? I think my challenges of choice would be a joust and a caber toss!

robert the bruce

Last night I met a man who resembled Robert the Bruce from Braveheart. Unfortunately it turned out that he wasn't Robert the Bruce at all! He is studying for a PhD in Chemistry apparently because he missed out on being in a residential college during his Bachelors degree so he decided he would stay at uni for as long as possible.
Isn't that reassuring? A man who looks like Robert the Bruce is actually basically a 12 year old!
He also kept doing the same dance move over and over again, swinging me out, swinging me in, bla bla bla! The first couple of times it was fun, but then I was just plain bored!

in love

While twirling around in the spring sunshine, under the cherry blossoms of Canberra, my friend said to me "look at you, you must be in love!". And I said "you're right! I'm in love with ME!" I'm seeming to be quite happy at the moment. I'm busy, but enjoying everything that I'm doing, and I have more exciting things coming up in the future that I am really looking forward to.

This weekend I am auditioning for Singin' in the Rain (which I'm quite nervous about), celebrating one friend's birthday, helping another friend with her wedding preparations and going for a ride on my motorbike with my Dad for Father's Day.

The weekend after that is my friend's wedding - which means I really have to finish the dress I've been working on for months now!

The weekend after that is my birthday and after going to the Opera on Saturday I will be going to Floriade and afternoon tea at the Hyatt on Sunday.

I then have a weekend off before I go to Melbourne to visit my sister who will probably be engaged by then! So there will be lots of wedding dress shopping and general merriment to be enjoyed.

Then it is my best friend's birthday and the day long Winery tour she has planned.

That brings us half way into October, and that is just my social commitments. I have included my Girls on the Move commitments or Tupperware (which hopefully I can get rid of!).\

So I have to ask...how could I honestly have a boyfriend at the moment? I would only want to see him if he was going to clean my house!

My pefect man would:

- have a motorbike

- clean my house

- buy me nice things

- help me rehearse for Singin' in the Rain

- get along with my cat

I don't think a guy like that would exist in real life.