Bride & Prejudice

While rewatching Bride & Prejudice on DVD, I came across again the song in it called No Life Without Wife. And I realized, not only is the main character in this movie looking for certain characteristics, but me too!

Certain excerpts from the song:

I don't want a man who ties me down, does what he wants while I hang around.
I don't want a man who's crude and loud, wants a pretty wife to make him proud.
I don't want a man who can't be funny, tells tall tales about making money.

I don't want a man who'll grab the best seat, can't close his mouth when he starts to eat.
I don't want a man who likes to drink, or leaves his dirty dishes in the sink.
I don't want a man who wants his mummy, a balding pest with too much tummy.
I don't want a man who's dead in the head...

I just want a man with real soul, wants equality and not control.
I just want a man good and smart, a really sharp mind and a very big heart.
I just want a man not scared to weep, to hold me close when we're asleep.

I just want a man who loves romance, will clear the floor and ask me to dance.
I just want a man who likes to sing, makes up words when I play the strings.
I just want a man who gives some back, talks to me and not my rack
I just want a man who likes to cook, to read my dreams and share my books.
I just want a man whose spirit is free, who'll hold my hand, walk the world with me.

Now, obviously, there are a few things here that don't quite apply to me... For example, I don't have a rack. I don't mind if my man drinks a little, and of course, if my man and I get married, none of us would be the "wife". Provided of course Mr. Harper hasn't set Canadian social justice back by about 500 years. Other than that, is it too much to ask for in a gay man?