On Friday I did an activity in one of my communication classes.  We were given the following list of “characteristics" and told to rate them in their most importance to us in describing a person with whom we would form a long-term, intimate relationship.  Ranking the most important with #1 and the least important with #13.  Here is my ranked list…

      1-     Desire for children
2-     Good health
3-     College graduate
4-     Intelligence
5-     Exciting personality
6-     Physical attractiveness
7-     Creativity
8-     Adaptability
9-     Good earning capacity
10- Kindness and understanding
11- Good heredity
12- Religious orientation
13- Good housekeeper

 Yeah I was a little shocked myself.  Must people had “kindness and understanding” as number one.  In all honesty, I couldn’t help but wonder…do I want something out of the ordinary?  Furthermore, I took a test thing online which tells you which ‘Sex and the City’ character you are based on the four elements Fire, Earth, Air and Water.  Here are my results…

 You scored 60% Carrie

Your answers peg you as a Carrie-type, much influenced by the Air Sign qualities associated with Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. Like confident Carrie, a sex columnist, you're curious and perceptive, always seeking answers and never satisfied with the superficial. An Air Sign influence can lead to indecision and an avoidance of tough issues, like with Carrie and her on-again, off-again attachment to Mr. Big. Forward-thinking, incredibly intelligent and witty, you just exude quirky charm. You'd be utterly bored by someone who's just a pretty face or hot body -- though you don't mind looking and flirting! You're more turned on by an equally smart and funny mate, someone who challenges your mind and makes you laugh. You love to talk, so you need a good listener who's open to playful and eccentric ideas about love and lovemaking.

You scored 40% Charlotte

A romantic at heart, you chose the answers that demure Charlotte may have chosen. Strongly influenced by the intuitive, profound and sometimes naïve Water Signs -- Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces -- you're like a mother, a mystery and a poet all in one. Though on the surface you may seem innocent and all about seeking the good in people, beneath the surface, you hide secret yearnings for intimacy, for attachment and ideal love. You're seeking a knight in shining armor, a soul mate, someone who will complete you and tether you to the earth when you get carried away with your fantasies. You're super-sensitive, soaking up the moods of others; you emote freely, crying at commercials and sappy movies. You also provide a shoulder to cry on and open arms for hugs. Be careful that you're not so wide-eyed and trusting that you get taken in by some cunning wolf in sheep's clothing.

 My thoughts exactly…