10 Traits I Hope My [Future] Boyfriend Would Have

1. Faithful.
By faithful here I mean, having a lot of Faith, not just in life or in me, but ultimately in God. I need Him to have a personal relationship with God. I need him to see the importance of worshipping and going to church. I need him to love God more than he loves me. I don't need a religious man, I need one who is Faithful.

2. Loyal.
Of course, I need him to be loyal too. I need him to be loyal to me, to our commitment, to our plans and to his words. I need him to understand that he made a choice to be with only one, and that he would stick with thy choice even through bad days.

3. Family-Oriented.
Because I grew up valuing family and my relationships with each one of them, I'd like him to be the same. I need him to value his family, his parents above anyone and then his siblings. In the same way, I need him to give importance to our own family a well; that we should always be a part of the decisions he makes, his children most especially.

4. Goal-Oriented.
Behind every man's success, were goals he wanted to fulfill. I need him to be goal-oriented because I cannot and will not live in uncertainty. I don't need to have everything all figured out all at once but I need to know that he at least wants to achieve something. He has to have dreams and visions, for himself and for us. He has to know what he wants an why he wants then and gets them done.

5. Persevere
I don't need you to be wildly intelligent but I need you to persevere enough to learn what you don't know or to understand what you cannot. I don't need you to be filthy reach but I need to know that you are as willing as I am to work our asses off to be able to lead a comfortable life. I don't need a quitter or weak spirit. I need a fighter.

6. Honest.
I need a man who speaks his mind. One who says when he's hungry or the food I cooked wasn't great or that I look fat in my dress or that he's tired and just wants to sleep. I hate sugar coating to prevent hurting feelings. Please no that just aggravates it.

7. Practical.
If we do end up being well-off, I hope to God that he's practical. I hope that he doesn't spend 40,000 bucks on a pair a shoes that looks like the 3,000-buck we earlier saw. Even if we have a lot to spend, I hope that he chooses to spend practically and wisely.

8. Empathetic and/or Sympathetic.
I hate it when people are indifferent or apathetic or isn't opinionated. We were all entitled to a brain and a heart that chooses we stand for. If the guy had no interest at all in helping street kids, or badly beaten up women or trafficked children or the development of this country, then he is free to sleep on the couch until he learns the importance of these things.

9. Nationalistic and/or Patriotic.
I cannot marry anyone who things the western way is the way to go. Unless he's a foreigner, he may not act like one. I am a Filipino, and despite many embarrassing things that have tainted the beautiful history of this country, I will stay a Filipino to my last breath.

10. Appreciative.
I hope that he won't be so hard to please. That he'd equally enjoy a fancy dinner and a picnic in the park. That he'd equally enjoy long walks on the beach and staying in and watching old cheesy movies. I hope that he finds happiness in seeing the beauty of nature and not just buildings and architectural structures. I hope that he likes random post-it notes and sweet nothing's. I hope he likes hand written letters. I just hope he's appreciative :)

Are these too much to ask?