Prepared, Braced, Equipped, and Ready

So, for the last year and a half I have been single for the first time as an adult, and it has definitely been a time of self reflection.  Over the course of  18 months I have challenged myself in ways that I never had before.  Some of my goal reaching has played out publicly such as my songs and some of my writings, while many others have been private, like my diet, overall lifestyle, and private writings.  All of it has been geared towards making a better me in preparation to be someone elses better half.  

I realized that one of my biggest problems in the past had been that I never fully explored and tried to understand who I was.  What was for sure is that I made a drastic change from the immature, and on several levels ignorant, child that I was to the man that I had become.  It was hard to share all of that with someone else though when I hadn't fully grasped what all of the new me had combined to be.  I have that understanding now, and with it has come an amazing level of clarity.  It is clear to me now who I am, and on a relationship level who I can be as a woman's partner through life.  It is because of this that I say I am Prepared, Braced, Equipped, and Ready.  

I share these thoughts with hopes of inspiring others to find themselves prior to beginning their next failed relationship, or within their current failing relationship.  

Prepared:
Because I know who I am I know who I want.  The woman that I am prepared to meet is confident enough in who she is that she does not hide behind anything, including layers of make-up.  I understand that light touch-ups can accentuate and add to the beauty that is a woman, and I embrace that.  It is the overly made-up woman that I am not interested in.  I am looking for something real, and the last time I checked it is things like the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus that are made-up, so rather than something fake, I am prepared to meet a real, beautiful woman.  

Braced:
By knowing what it is that I want, an amazing partnership, I am braced for the wait that something meaningful takes.  I’ve heard it several times, “anything worth having is worth waiting for.”  That is a powerful saying that we too often take for granted, but through experience I have learned that being part of the ‘microwave generation’ has only lowered the quality of our products.  Since I am looking for a high quality woman, I am braced for the chase.  I am more than happy to practice chivalry, and nurture the mental aspects as the physical parts of the relationship develop at a natural pace.  This does not imply that I am beyond temptation or that I am willingly patient.  Instead, I would say that the frustrations that come with the waiting helps determine with clarity the true feelings that exist.  For that I am braced.

Equipped:
Because I have given myself time to develop as a man, I am equipped to treat a woman like the queen she is.  The self knowledge, along with a recognition of the value women have on this earth allows me to properly appreciate the one that I will take as mine.  There are plenty of girls around these days, and dealing with them can be quite simple, though simultaneously frustrating.  Dealing with a woman is a different thing entirely though, it requires mental stimulation, consistent admiration, and honest conversations.  These things take a real man, who is properly equipped for the task at hand.  I am equipped.

Ready:
Through all of the self reflection, it is life experience that has me ready to deal with the realities of a relationship.  Disagreements will arise, and how they are dealt with will help to determine the success or failure of the relationship.  It is necessary to see past petty differences, and embrace the grand similarities that hold the relationship together.  When people say that relationships are work they are absolutely serious, and to ignore this reality is irresponsible. One must go into the situation ready for the challenges that will surely surface, and I am ready for that.

I just hope she is Prepared to find what she wants, Braced enough to make it worth having, Equipped to accept royal treatment, and Ready for the realities of a relationship.

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