Here’s something different: an Asheville woman is blogging about her search for a husband. Over at A Husband Wanted, single parent M says this:
But what’s a young single mom in a new city with a new life supposed to do? And where’s that little yiddish woman from Fiddler on the Roof when you need her? To be clear… I’m not a desperate, guy-obsessed, helpless little girl waiting for someone to “complete me”… or better yet “rescue me”.
It’s more like this- I’ve spent the last few years of my life changing and growing and learning in some really BIG ways and I really love the things that I’ve got going on in my life. I finally know who I am and what I want and where I’m going (or at least where I’m not going) but I want someone to go there with! The thing is, I never had a problem finding a guy when I was silly, whiny, insecure and even a little pathetic…. guys seem to love that stuff! But now that I have things figured out and I know what I want… I can’t seem to find it. Am I simply asking for too much? I don’t believe so. I’m just thinking this is one of those things that might need all the help it can get.
So I’m recruiting everyone I know… and plenty more that I don’t know. I leave it to you Asheville… to find me a husband!
Asheville, are you up to the challenge? Here at the ever-helpful Ashvegas, I’d like to get M started off with a few suggestions. Since you aren’t into the online dating thing (it’s sooo 2005), I’d like to go ahead and set you up with a few blind dates. I think this will really help you get a flavor of the men available in this town. I’ve taken the liberty of writing what I would think they would include in a little personal bio that might be insightful:
John Le: Funny; clever pun-meister; hilarious; side-splittingly, painfully comedic; did I say funny?; John has been around Asheville for awhile now and was known as a bit of a lady’s man, but he’s ready to settle down now; kids love him; give your daughter one look at him and she’ll be cracking up for days.
Jason Bugg: Raconteur; verbal bomb-thrower online, but charming self-effacing in person; will go out of his way to please; a striver; Bugg walks a little on the wild side, but women love to tame a man, so there’s no doubt he’ll provide endless challenges.
The magnolia tree: Strong, but can bend in the wind; deep-rooted; sports a lovely scent; OK, I know that technically, the magnolia tree is not a man, but women love a cause that really pulls at the heart strings, and there’s no higher profile cause in Asheville than stopping stupid development and saving that dang magnolia tree; marry the magnolia in a pagan ceremony now, before it’s too late. (BTW — is Stewart Coleman married?)
Woody Wood: Sleek; guitar player; musically minded; Woody, one of Asheville’s hottest multi-talented musicians, might be on the road alot, but if you want to make a statement about how devoted your are to Asheville, this arts-loving town, then make an honest man out of him.
The Organic Mechanic: A real-life Mr. Fix-it; knows what it means to “get under the hood”; environmentally friendly; along the same lines of making a statement with your impending marriage, if you don’t go with an Asheville musician, go with an Asheville enviro; it ain’t easy being green, but if anyone’s figured it out, this guy has; bonus for picking a West Asheville dude.
Any redneck boy in Marshall: Virile; trainable; when they say “boy” in Madison County, they mean it — you can git hitched at 12 or 13 over yonder, so take your pick of the litter; 15-hour days spent hauling mash, suckering tobacco plants in the field and shoveling out the outhouse guarantee you’ll get a guy with an unbeatable work ethic.
Any of Andie MacDowell’s exes: Andie, Asheville’s starlet, has dated and married just about every guy in town, but you know she’s got impeccable good taste, so just pick one of the curly-headed cutie-pies and I’m sure you’ll be happy.
Russ Bowen: Handsome; sharp dresser; kind; killer hair; Russ is the sharpest local television news reporter in town and plies his trade at WLOS; you can always count on Russ to be there, delivering the day’s news in no-nonsense fashion. you can watch him nightly and decide for yourself, but if this guy isn’t husband material, I don’t know who is.
OK, loyal readers, it’s your turn. What are your suggestions for M? Who are the hottest eligible bachelors in Ashvegas???