Let's Talk Thursdays: Application for Companionship

Hello Awesome Visitors! It's time for another episode of ...

Today I decided that I'm going to have a bit of fun, since the last LTT seemed a bit heavy. Even I have to let off some steam every now and again.

So ... I was looking at this film on Netflix called Juanita. It was about this lady who felt stagnant in her life, so she decided to travel west. Originally she had settled on Butte, Montana, but due to meeting a truck driver along the way, Juanita changed her mind and rode with the truck driver to this town called Paper Moon. While in Paper Moon, she meets this Native American man; through their interactions, they change each others' lives. I found it very funny as well as touching.

While watching this, I thought about my adventures of love ... well, okay, in hindsight mainly, lust ... and loss. I have been single for quite some years, which has given me some time to think about what I really desire. Jokingly, one of my sistren in write told me I should come up with an application for companionship.

Well ... consider this to be the Challenge Accepted.

Application For Companionship

1. What is your relationship status?

Why am I asking this first? Because I'm that female that doesn't mess with people in happy or unhappy homes, you get eliminated from the jump if you are "married", "just separated", or in an "its complicated" relationship. Yeah, I get "just separated" people need love too. But let's keep it real ... quite a few go back to the person as opposed to going to the next step -- divorce.

So ... if this question is answered correctly, then time for question #2.

2. What type of companionship are you seeking?

What is placed here determines how much of me (in terms of sexual, emotional, and time) I want to invest. I prefer for a person to be honest and just put that he is just down to screw or that he's playing the field. The thing that gets me pissed is when a guy goes after a woman who states from the gate she wants long term companionship when he is just wanting sex. That's a waste of that woman's time, and contrary to popular opinion, there are women out here who just want to get an orgasm from time to time and keep it stepping.

If status and type of companionship are in alignment, we can go to number 3.

3. (a) How long has it been since your last relationship or sexual encounter? (b) When's the last time you've been tested for STDs/STIs? (c) Do you have your paperwork and/or are you willing to get tested before sexual activity takes place?

Yeah, we get all caught up in connection, but do we really want to end up in a situation where the person's gone but left something to remember him by? Goodness knows I don't! 

If proper answers are given to all parts of #3, then we can get down to #4.

4. Please provide three pictures of yourself, preferably date stamped. If date stamp is absent, then pictures of you no more than a year old. The pictures must be the following: (1) a headshot (2) a full body shot and (3) a picture you believe shows off your greatest asset

I have watched episodes of Catfish and know how to do the picture drop and all of that. It may not be a good idea to try to fool me ... lol.

If satisfied with visuals then I will start caring elements of the remainder of the application:

5. Name

6. Birthday

7. Age

8. (a) Are you licensed to drive? (b) Do you have transportation?

9. Occupation

10. (a) Do you live by yourself or with someone? (b) Are your comings and goings impacted because of your living situation? If so, how?

11. What are your favorite activities to do?

12. What are the activities you expect a companion to engage in with you?

13. (a) What are your religious/spiritual beliefs? (b) How important is it to you that the person you are seeing share your beliefs?

14. (a) What is your relationship with money? (b) How important is it to you that the person you date share your same philosophy with money?

15. (a) Do you have children? (b) What are their ages and your relationship with them? (c) Are your cordial with the mother? (d) If you don't have children, would you date a woman who does? (e) Is this an issue you are willing to negotiate on?

16. Why do you think your last relationship failed? What lessons have you learned from your relationships, and how have they shaped your outlook?

17. (a) Do you believe in the institute of marriage? (b) Is this stance negotiable?

18. What are some of your biggest turnons?

19. What are some of your biggest turnoffs?

20. (a) Are you a person who gets emotionally invested quickly or does it take a while for you? (b) Could you be with a person who's emotional makeup is different from yours?

21. (a) How important is physical touch to you? (b) Are you able to be compatible with someone who doesn't invest in much in that as you?

22. What is a healthy sexual quota for you in a relationship?

23. Are you open to trying new things sexually? If you have hard lines in the sand, what are they?

24. (a) Are you prone to possessiveness, insecurity, or jealousy? (b) Would it bother you if your companion had an active lifestyle independent of being with you?

25. How do you define romance, and is that essential to the relationship being successful?

Alrighty! That is all I have. What do you think of an Application for Companionship? Would you do one? Or is it just easier to be on the dating sites?

Until next time,