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BG asked: How picky are you? You answered:

"I started with the base qualifier 'must be willing to date me.' I discovered that this is a necessary, but insufficient, condition." -- Richard

"I have dated rockers, computer programmers (who rocked), editors, medieval scholars, Republicans, and someone who handled the greyhounds at the race track. My only dealbreakers are substance abuse problems, profound inability to communicate, closed/judgmental mind. Looks are negotiable, as is salary, living circumstance, etc. I guess I want a fellow in my life who is profoundly honest, and if he proves to be a Republican, well, then we will certainly have lively discussions." -- Magpie

"I will never date another guy who will do something only if he thinks his mother/father will approve and/or be proud of him." -- Amber

"A few months ago I made a list of at least twenty dealbreakers, all of which I had encountered in a year of whirlwind dating. They ranged from 'Republican' to 'cat person.' For whatever reason, though, I've since dated people who had at least two of the dealbreakers. Maybe I'm starting to doubt that I'll ever meet that ideal, or maybe I think that something about that person will override their Attention Deficit Disorder and the fact that they love country music." -- Conlons [Thanks for your contribution, but can we please all get over the notion that country music sucks? What, is it not sarcastic enough? I'll have you all know that "Must Appreciate Country Music" is on my list. -- BG.]

"If a guy whips out a pack of cigarettes, his chances with me go up in smoke." -- Asthmatic

"There are three types of women I refuse to date. (1) Popular Girls, like Marilu Henner in L.A. Story -- anyone who doesn't realize how unattractive 'hate' is. (2) Drama Queens, and I don't mean actresses; symptoms include acting depressed so I'll hold her, acting jealous so I'll pay more attention to her than my other friends, and acting stressed out so I'll 'be a dear' and do her work for her. (3) Project-Doers, who want to turn me into the boyfriend they actually want; my clothes, music, and friends are wrong, my hobbies are 'uninteresting.' And by the way, if a girl ever tries to use me to get a discount on a dress that my store sells, something tells me this relationship is probably a one-way ticket to getting me fired (and subsequently losing a girl, considering she would have lost her pipeline to low-cost apparel)." -- Chris the Bratwurst Formerly Known as Lonely

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