My ideal partner?
All the best bits of previous GF's in one tidy little package.
Strange thought, I've had 5 serious relationships (if I'm in one I take it seriously so that’s a strange phrase) 8 years, 5 years 18 months 12 months and 6 months and a couple of flings which I will ignore.
If I had to pick one based on the following things I'd look for (in no order of importance)
looks
kindness
physical/sexual compatibility
family orientated (given I had a kid with my first girlfriend this has always been important)
Intellect
personality/Sense of humour
I wonder if my most recent ex would actually come top in any of them? Makes me wonder why I fell so deeply in love with her and was so affected by the break up. Maybe I was just desperate to be completely in love at that point more so than in my past, or maybe love is too indefinable to tick off a list. But I can't overstate how much I fell for her, but when you break it down...I wonder why? Maybe that puts it in perspective for me.