Qualities to look for in a partner

"Have you ever seen a Jade in it's raw form....? i'm guessing you haven't..." the speaker asked the audience in tonight's young professional fellowhip =) (Christina Arcayan Co). A Jade in its raw form looks just like a normal piece of rock, its not beautiful... it may be of any color, but to a trained eye.. a "discerning" eye this piece of rock is a treasure. =P

Similarly to find the qualities we are looking for in a partner, we need a discerning eye, and there's no better way to identify these traits by first applying these traits to ourselves. =)

The speaker has given some pointers on how to evaluate a persons character through his/her relationships and they are as follows: (btw, i believe i've also read these in "I kissed dating goodbye"

1. Relationship toward Authorities
   People who can't respect authorities, tend to not honor their spouse in marriage =)
2. Relationship toward parents
   You've probably heard the saying "how a man treats her mother is how he would treat his wife", there is some truth in this statement(Note the word "some" =P )
3. Relationship toward the opposite sex
   A man who moves like a butterfly from each woman to another will not change because of marriage =) (it's naive to think that way)
4. Relationship to Companions
   ever heard of the saying "When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends"??

OK, this is not fun anymore. I've been relaying messages instead of writing my own experiences. oh well last quote and closing line "Don't worry about impressing the opposite sex, Instead strive to please and glorify God. Along the way you'll catch the attention of people with the same priorities."