[marron]

My advice is always this... involve yourself with something outside of work that you care about. Anyone you meet there, in the course of this, is already self-selected as someone who cares about the same things you do.

And if you never meet the one you're looking for, still, your life will have meant something, having been devoted to something you care about.

And never settle, where character is concerned. Nobody is ever going to fulfill anyone else's perfect list of requirements, most of the things we say we want won't matter when the right one comes along. But character always matters. What drives him, what makes him mad, what frightens him, how does he handle fear and anger, what besides himself does he live for. Who is he when there is no one there to see.

[Rollee]

And never settle, where character is concerned. Nobody is ever going to fulfill anyone else's perfect list of requirements, most of the things we say we want won't matter when the right one comes along. But character always matters. What drives him, what makes him mad, what frightens him, how does he handle fear and anger, what besides himself does he live for. Who is he when there is no one there to see.

TRUER WORDS WERE NEVER SPOKEN!!! I would also add that how he treats children, old people and animals are a good indicator of character.

[Rocky]

You have given some excellent advice in your reply.