tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post795197004659061569..comments2024-03-19T02:05:55.325+00:00Comments on LIZ FIELDING: Liz Fieldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10464889663853976327noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-32987516991265767982008-06-12T05:30:00.000+01:002008-06-12T05:30:00.000+01:00Thanks everyone for their lists! And a big thanks...Thanks everyone for their lists! And a big thanks to Liz for letting me stop by and chat with you all!<BR/><BR/>MelissaMelissa McClonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715664439441831529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-36602819244341388102008-06-09T07:48:00.000+01:002008-06-09T07:48:00.000+01:00Hey, Dena, great qualities.Lucky you Sarita!There ...Hey, Dena, great qualities.<BR/><BR/>Lucky you Sarita!<BR/><BR/>There are some good ones on the list, Annie, but the ones you added are excellent. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Your daughter sounds very practical and smart, Linda!Melissa McClonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715664439441831529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-91919354083893031842008-06-09T06:46:00.000+01:002008-06-09T06:46:00.000+01:00Oh, bright girl, Linda!Oh, bright girl, Linda!Liz Fieldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464889663853976327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-54202341605260074772008-06-08T22:32:00.000+01:002008-06-08T22:32:00.000+01:00One of the things on my daughter's Mr. Right check...One of the things on my daughter's Mr. Right check list always makes me laugh. "Knows how to fix my car".Linda Goodnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180677262384855235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-72155418347072950312008-06-08T21:07:00.000+01:002008-06-08T21:07:00.000+01:00Um, of course I meant to write 'all my points' are...Um, of course I meant to write 'all my points' are covered! Just can't type today.<BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-6639120440176848352008-06-08T21:05:00.000+01:002008-06-08T21:05:00.000+01:00Melissa, great topic to mull over! I think all min...Melissa, great topic to mull over! I think all mine points have been covered. Above all I want a decent guy, one who cares about other people, is honest and honourable. Boy am I lucky I found him (G)! Apart from that, definitely the fact that he loves me too. Is there anything better? Peripheries include a great smile, a definite twinkle in the eye and a lovely dry sense of humour.<BR/><BR/>Liz, Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-30294823970957074172008-06-08T11:00:00.000+01:002008-06-08T11:00:00.000+01:00I enjoyed the excerpt! Very much!My checklist? So ...I enjoyed the excerpt! Very much!<BR/><BR/>My checklist? So long...and hubby fills every requirement. :) I am blessed.Sarita Leonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236262575377618259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-66220374383426408292008-06-07T17:08:00.000+01:002008-06-07T17:08:00.000+01:00Hi Melissa, It's good to see you here. I enjoyed y...Hi Melissa, It's good to see you here. I enjoyed your post and excerpt. My checklist would have on it; honesty, have integrity, love animals and children, respectible, spiritual, and have a sense of humor.Denahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02522358143170232454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-27664488190856062372008-06-06T23:45:00.000+01:002008-06-06T23:45:00.000+01:00windycindy - those are great. Very much like roma...windycindy - those are great. Very much like romance-hero qualities!Melissa McClonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715664439441831529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-82534770718419749262008-06-06T23:08:00.000+01:002008-06-06T23:08:00.000+01:00Hello, Ruggedly good-looking, tall, good values an...Hello, Ruggedly good-looking, tall, good values and a heart of gold!<BR/>Thanks, Cindi<BR/>jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]comwindycindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094662150428102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-69914298798367689702008-06-06T18:41:00.000+01:002008-06-06T18:41:00.000+01:00LOL Amy! Great list. Too funny about the spiders...LOL Amy! Great list. Too funny about the spiders. Thanks for putting a big smile on my face this morning!Melissa McClonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715664439441831529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-745917709412249322008-06-06T16:06:00.000+01:002008-06-06T16:06:00.000+01:00I actually had a checklist! He needed to be easy-g...I actually had a checklist! He needed to be easy-going and patient and funny and, you know, willing to put up with me on a daily basis.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and that he would squash spiders and NOT chase me around with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-39686512692615338592008-06-06T15:23:00.000+01:002008-06-06T15:23:00.000+01:00Joye - your #1 cracked me up! Classic :-)Carol - ...Joye - your #1 cracked me up! Classic :-)<BR/><BR/>Carol - very good advice about thinking the world of each other!Melissa McClonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715664439441831529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-75508088808997625822008-06-06T02:31:00.000+01:002008-06-06T02:31:00.000+01:00I never thought of having a checklist. When the r...I never thought of having a checklist. When the right guy comes along you'll know it. It is essential though for both of you to think the world of each other. If you don't really like each other you'll be in trouble later on.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544922620320167666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-12970846982781120052008-06-06T00:09:00.000+01:002008-06-06T00:09:00.000+01:00My checkklist would include these 2 things along w...My checkklist would include these 2 things along with the basics<BR/>1) he would have to admit that though he is Mr Right he will often be Wrong!<BR/>2. he would not hesitate to stop at a gas station and ask for directions<BR/>JOYEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-10162360194434284052008-06-05T15:08:00.000+01:002008-06-05T15:08:00.000+01:00Oh, Michelle D., I remember those phone calls with...Oh, Michelle D., I remember those phone calls with girlfriends discussing men! LOL on your list changing every second day!!!!<BR/><BR/>And wanting a great smile isn't shallow at all. It's a must!Melissa McClonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715664439441831529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-75633796509593188982008-06-05T09:00:00.000+01:002008-06-05T09:00:00.000+01:00Congrats on getting the pineapple/porcupine book i...Congrats on getting the pineapple/porcupine book in, Liz. I hope the imprint of keyboard keys are fading from your cheeks!<BR/><BR/>Great post, Melissa. A list! I'm sure I must've had one... and it probably changed every second day (depending on which girlfriend I was discussing it with at the time :-)). Non-negotiables have already been mentioned - a sense of honour, makes me laugh, adores me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-90829819852076106232008-06-05T06:57:00.000+01:002008-06-05T06:57:00.000+01:00Got it in one, Mulberry! Wouldn't it be horrible ...Got it in one, Mulberry! Wouldn't it be horrible if he didn't want to talk, though?<BR/><BR/>Congratulations to everyone on wonderful long-term marriages. It's great to hear from so many of you and realise that good marriages are not as rare as the media would have you believe. :)<BR/><BR/>It also completely shatters the myth that romance readers are all sad females yearning for something they Liz Fieldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464889663853976327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-69359117039863094502008-06-05T05:58:00.000+01:002008-06-05T05:58:00.000+01:00LOL on the loves to go shopping with you, Michele ...LOL on the loves to go shopping with you, Michele l! I can't imagine a man who likes to do that, but wouldn't it be great. <BR/><BR/>Congrats to you, too, on all the years with your hubby. I love that you have a new list based on him! And he sounds like he looks like one of those Italian Presents heroes! Lucky you!Melissa McClonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715664439441831529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-36892850006515248592008-06-05T04:20:00.000+01:002008-06-05T04:20:00.000+01:00I have been married since 1985 so I will have to t...I have been married since 1985 so I will have to think hard back to when I was dating! <BR/><BR/>My checklist at the time was a great sense of humor, fun to be with, loves to go shopping with me, loves to go out eat and dancing, and fun to be with. Now that I am 47, my checklist has changed. I definitely admire all the qualities my husband has and more since I love him dearly! He is very kind, Michele L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15827059770508809460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-69476348556131715672008-06-05T02:54:00.000+01:002008-06-05T02:54:00.000+01:00Congrats on the 19 years, Robinl! I like that you...Congrats on the 19 years, Robinl! I like that you put protective of you on the list! Sounds like a romance hero:-)Melissa McClonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715664439441831529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-28254845057892664742008-06-05T01:45:00.000+01:002008-06-05T01:45:00.000+01:00a gentle and kind spirit but also one who is prote...a gentle and kind spirit but also one who is protective of me; a sense of humor; pretty well has the same values/morals as I do. He is very tolerant and laid back whereas I am somewhat hyper so he takes it well.<BR/>It will be 19 yrs. this July for dh and I.robynlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03250071917966470701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-54856040306950776542008-06-04T23:55:00.000+01:002008-06-04T23:55:00.000+01:00Twenty four years is a long time, Virginia. Congr...Twenty four years is a long time, Virginia. Congrats!Melissa McClonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715664439441831529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-88542991347805974432008-06-04T23:35:00.000+01:002008-06-04T23:35:00.000+01:00Hi Melissa, I didn't have a check list either. I h...Hi Melissa, I didn't have a check list either. I have been married for almost 24 years. To me this seem like a long time. I don't think you really need a check list, because you will know when it is right.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-55007665440520203692008-06-04T23:27:00.000+01:002008-06-04T23:27:00.000+01:00Estella - lists aren't necessary. I'm just the ki...Estella - lists aren't necessary. I'm just the kind of person who writes everything done! And it sounds as if you've did great without a list.<BR/><BR/>LOL Liz! <BR/><BR/>Thanks catslady. All those Hs are great!<BR/><BR/>Aw, cheriej. That is so sweet.<BR/><BR/>Too funny, mulberry, but very true. We must all be adored!<BR/><BR/>Good ones Jane. Mature is awesome!<BR/><BR/>I just love Melissa McClonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715664439441831529noreply@blogger.com