[yotlyolqualli]

Honesty, complete and total open honesty

Once committment is agree'd too, monogamy and faithfulness. Added to that, my last LTR was a "I'm not ready to commit yet, but soon!(her)" relationship. It lasted 5 years. I'll never go that route again. Sex falls under this for me. Sex is not going to happen until a mutual love has been established, acknowledged, accepted and embraced. I am not promiscuous, by any stretch of the imagination and I don't want to be with someone who is (WAS is ok).

Willingness to work. Once the relationship has been established, especially after committment has been made... I want someone who isn't going to run at the first rough spot. I want someone who is just as committed to working on our relationship in the times where we want to climb the walls and the emotions get ugly, as much as the times where it's easy and beautiful. We are too willing to throw things away as soon as we perceive them to be broken or we think someone elses grass is greener. I want someone who wants to work with me to pick up the pieces, mend the fences and keep our own grass greener.

I do have one more non negotiable and this is core.
Faith. I believe in God. I serve God. If I have any children (yours, mine or ours) I will raise them to believe in and serve God as well. The woman I am meant to be with, will believe in God too. She doesn't have to be Mennonite, she doesn't even have to be a professing "Christian" but belief in God is non negotiable.