Based on this prompt: http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/post/63232025861/777-a-rainy-day-lost-luggage-and-tangled
“You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas lights.” –Maya Angelou
A list of the little things that you need to know about someone before you marry them (including the above)
- When it rains, what do they do? Do they cancel their plans because it’s too cold and miserable or do they pull out an umbrella, put on some gum boots, and march right outside? Do they dance in the rain and let it wash everything away or do they grumble and sigh?
- When the airline loses their luggage, do they lash out? Do they scream at the customer service rep who wasn’t at fault for the lost bags? Or do they call the hotel and say they might be a bit late and go to the coffee shop and get a coffee? Do they explore the airport or do they mope until the luggage is ready?
- When they pull out the Christmas lights that have become hopelessly entangled like headphones in a purse, do they sit down and untangle them or do they throw them to the side and let someone else deal with them? Do they grab a cup of coffee, turn on a Christmas movie, and patiently untangle them? Or do they go buy new ones because the old ones are ‘too much of a pain to deal with’?
- When the internet is slow do they sit back and wait? Or do they hit the side of the computer? Do they take a breath and let it load, or do they yell at the computer and ask why it’s so slow?
- When there is traffic coming home, do they honk at the people who are keeping them from being two meters closer to home? Or do they turn up the radio and know they’ll get home when they get home. Do they drive slow and stay calm or do they honk every minute?
Its important to find someone who is patient with all of these things because how do you think they’ll react when dinner is a little bit late? If they can’t deal with the little things in life, how do you think they will act when the big issues, real problems, come around?
I hope you keep all this in mind when you meet a future companion 🙂 This requires some reflection on my part….. I think I may just replace the Christmas lights. What does this say about me? Yikes!