The GOIHA Guy

Godly
Outgoing
Intelligent
Humorous
Attractive

I didn’t get married until I was 31-years-old. That’s on the later end of average to be getting married, but I’m glad I waited. I always said that I would rather have 20 years with someone I adored than 40 years with someone I tolerated because I just didn’t want to be alone. I had a pastor’s wife tell me one time that there are worse things than being alone, but that’s a blog post for another day!

I actually had some specific criteria for a man I would be looking to marry. It’s in that funny-sounding acronym at the beginning of this post.

First of all, I wanted a Godly man. My relationship with God is the most important thing in my life and I felt like it would need to be first in my husband’s life, too, for us to get along.

I’m somewhat outgoing, so I wanted a husband that would be similar in that area. This one wasn’t one of the most important, though. I’ve known several couples where one spouse is extroverted and one is introverted, and it works out just fine.

I wanted him to be intelligent. I would like to be able to carry on a conversation that has substance to it. Alan is actually much smarter than me, and I learn a lot from him.

I needed my husband to have a sense of humor. I grew up in a family that laughed a lot, so I love humor. Thankfully, my husband has a fabulous sense of humor. He makes me laugh every day.

And lastly, I wanted someone attractive. Now don’t be judging and think I’m shallow – you and I both know that if we have to look at that person every day, it sure does make it nice if you think they look good. I still look at Alan and think “Wow!”. So thankful for that.

I married that GOIHA guy and I feel so blessed. Funny thing is, I remember at one time thinking that maybe I had set my standards too high. I wondered if I ever met such a man, would he want ME? I am so very glad he did!