Rule #3 Always make a Pros and Cons list

It was around the time of my 2nd anniversary of living in Japan, and I had just sworn off dating Japanese men. That very same weekend, I happened to meet a Spaniard. As I post more blogs, you'll get to know me more and understand how I operate. Anything Spanish, I love. Well that and vodka....so now you know. Its not really that complicated. Anyways back to all things spanish, this includes food, music and most of all men. Anyways, I was elated to meet him, an actual Spaniard in Japan! Unlike Japanese men, he was open and honest about his feelings, I immediately knew he liked me and once again I was speaking Spanish, something that I love. After a few dates, however, I noticed things weren't as great as I had hoped they would be. But I didn't want to give up just yet. So one night I was explaining my problem to my roommate and she suggested we make a pros and cons list. And here is that list. *Sidenote: Believe it or not, every one of these things on the list is truthful. I have not imagined any of this up, and I doubt a person could make this up even if they wanted to.

Pros:

1.Spanish, French and Bulgarian with passports from each of said countries

2. Treats me well

3. funny, entertaining

4. honest/straightforward

5. educated (masters, studied at oxford, fluency in 5 languages)

6. wealthy millionaire family..and i dont just mean a few million. hundreds of millions of dollars..

7. sexual charisma

8. genuinely likes me

9. popular, is well-known

10. fun loving

and now for the Cons

1. ex-drug addict

2. ex-convict

3. has a mullet

4. alcoholic

5. exiled from the U.S.

6. possible racist

7. bad family relations

8. obnoxious when drunk

9. unempathetic to strangers

10. unattractive

"wow", said Tory. "I think the list speaks for itself."

"you're exactly right", I said.

I dated him for 2 more months before ending it.

Rule #3 Always make a pros and cons list