Mr. Perfect :)

Anyone reading this could probably come up with dozens of stories about couples where one or the other did something stupid that leaves the other complaining about said stupidity to their friends.  We'll I am no exception... I mean there is the friend who's boyfriend took $5000 out of their joint account to buy himself a new quad (because he NEEDED it of course); the friend who's husband sits on the couch all day watching sports re-runs while she has to work around him to do the housework; the friend who's boyfriend shows more interest in his video games than her, or the friend who gets ditched every weekend cause for some reason or another there is another acclaimed "boys night out." And the list goes on and on... 


So while I was out with a girlfriend not too long ago, while we were sunning ourselves our conversation drifted (as most women's do) to the inevitable topic "boyfriends."  We swapped stories on recent date nights, intimate encounters, and acts of stupidity the same as we usually do; but she made a comment to me that day and I realized the next greatest thing about having your significant other a million miles away...  (okay, its actually about 7080 miles, but you get the idea).


I made some very minor complaint about something that had come up while Dan was home on his vacation and while I was ranting my way through my story I noticed my friend smirking... "What?" I said.  She replied "This might sound terribly mean, but its so refreshing to hear you actually complain about something. I feel like every time we are together I do all the complaining and your relationship is just perfect."  And that's when I realized it: When your boyfriend isn't around - He can't do anything wrong! No acts of stupidity, no extra mess around the house, no spending of money, nothing! Your boyfriend becomes exactly what every woman pines for - Mr. Perfect. :) 


Now, that being said I have to give credit where credit is due... even when Dan is home - there is very little to complain about :) He helps out around the house, he always gives me lots of love and attention, and his acts of stupidity are quite limited.  Perhaps its that old adage "no one is perfect until you fall in love with them" but whatever the case may be what I do know is that whether he is home or away Dan is definitely my Mr. Perfect.  (That's why I said yes when he proposed last month!)