Job Description

El sábado fue un día redundantemente peronista. Un 17 de octubre de cielo azul, sol rabioso y brisa fresca que me encontró haciendo tiempo en un cafecito de zona norte. Y así, escribiendo en mi teléfono para matar un rato de espera, redacté un clasificado. Un aviso que me sorpendió bastante.

No fue sorprendente que en medio de extensas reuniones discutiendo mi futuro laboral saliese algo en tono profesional. Lo que fue sorprendente fue que salió in English, go one to know why. Pero lo que más impactó fue que ni yo sabía que tenía tan claro un algo que no busco pero que me gustaría encontrar.

No quiero darle demasiadas vueltas. Si me pongo a releer minuciosamente, no lo posteo. No en este blog intruso de piba habitualmente superada. Si lo traduzco, lo voy a bastardear bastante. Así que marcha así. In English. Vía bluetooth (diente azul), que es la única parte de este post que pienso traducir.

Good luck (to me, claramente)

Seeking, but not desperately, someone with the power to break my heart:

The successful candidate will be an awesome guy.

- Funny, but never in a pathetic trying-too-hard way.

- Should be a good conversationalist and a great reader, for he must be able to read me like a book.

- He will be strong when I am feeling vulnerable. A good sport when I need support.

- Should be able to argue without feeling that someone has to win.

- Must identify and respect those of my qualities I feel proud of.

- Must encourage me to bring out the very best that there's in me.

- Should understand that even when I am critical of my friends and family, his job is to restore peace and consider each and every one of them fantastic.

- By no means should he ever voice a negative opinion about my people unless it is worded carefully and with genuine regard for them.

- The ideal candidate should know how to party, and then again, identify the moment when the party is over.

- He will also know that sex is important.

I will only take on someone who feels great about himself and life in general. Someone strong enough to be with a woman like me. Someone who is aware that commitment is an issue, but might be an adventure worth embarking in for as long as it makes us feel really good. Someone who is incapable of hurting anyone on purpose. Someone who is willing to be alone rather than settle for less.

In return for this wonderful combination of traits, the successful candidate can expect the same (and home-made food occasionally).

Such a guy has the power to break my heart and is absolutely welcome to try.

Until I meet someone like this, I will persist in having meaningless sex, and a guy's right choice of shoes will continue being an important detail.