Long gone are the girly evenings where I would try to define what I wanted in my ideal man. Probably because most of my friends have now either found their ideal man or want a momentary escape from their ideal man to complain about him.
A few years ago, when my friends were still interested in understanding what I was looking for in my ideal man, I managed to avoid all the usual clichés about 'good sense of humour', 'intelligent', 'caring' and decided that my ideal man would be someone who is at ease with himself. This probably says more about my previous choice in men (spectacularly ill at ease with themselves) than with any deeply profound insight into coupledom.
I read a blog post a while ago (sorry I can't remember who it was) from a man who described his feeling of joy each time he saw his wife.
Me, I feel refreshed. To quote Blur, "an enormous sense of well being".
Normal service may resume soon.