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Well "exaggerated Iranian

Well "exaggerated Iranian woman" does not cook! The discussion of food usually comes up when she and her husband are both hungry at home after work and they fight about what and how to eat!

The tennis shoes, if a man is "always dressed up" you want him to wear tennis shoes and be a little casual say on a Saturday morning or evening. Like the movie Seven Pounds where Will Smith was always formal in shirt and tie and she got her a pink tennis shirt (tennis shoes, wink wink ;-)

I love...

you all...

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment :) It means a great deal to me.

I have to say this was more a sarcastic blog than anything...I was bored on the plane and when I get bored my imagination entertains me...or I should say attempst to entertain me!  I am actually married to the most wonderful man in the whole entire world :)  And he laughed outloud when he read this!

IRANdokht joon:  I found the song...LOL it's great LOL thanks for the tip :)

My dearest MPD:   I forgot to mention he must be able to grow a great "sabzeh" and his room must be organized! LOL you're the coolest! 

Dear Ex programmer Craig:  As a current developer Sharareh, believe me my "seriously, don't talk to me" face never works!  I'm doing it wrong, darn it!  

Hamsade Ghadimi joon: YOU GOT IT!  LOL

Anahid joon:  You're so right!  I fly almost every other week and refuse to check anything in anymore!

Ohhh Princess joon:  I Love you.

Dear Flying Solo and KouroshS:  You said exactly what I was trying to say in this blog!  I was trying to use sarcasm to get a point across.  Thank you for your comments.  

Dear Hassan Askari:   So the doesn't cook part, I was trying to relate that to the mind set that a woman is supposed to cook and men aren't...so I figured the exaggerated Iranian woman would be looking for that manly man who doesn't cook...and the no tennis shoe part, was to create the picture that the man's always dressed up...I'll work on my characters more, I promise :)

eroonman joon:   Now we're talking!  If you decide to go into business and need a partner, you know where to find me...LOL

Where are you when I am flying?

Maybe there should be a service like Twitter that allows you to Tweet when you will be flying so that a mutually agreeable seat partner can sit next to you when you fly. Kind of like a dating service for Planes, except you are matched based on your promising not to talk to or bother the other person. Actually now that I think about it, that's a cool idea for a dating service.

TolerableSingles.com!

"Our matches won't annoy you!"

my expectations are very low

I don't care how fat, ugly, stupid, or other negative attributes they might have, as long as they don't fart, I am perfectly happy. I also hate when they try to open the overhead compartment. I am scared of something dropping on me.

Once a guy sitting next me, pretending to take something out of his breast pocket, kept going at my poor boobies, I was like, ...yulk, and elbowed him back, and he retreated.

- doesn't cook? - doesn't

- doesn't cook?
- doesn't wear tennis shoes?

Huh?! Would you elaborate a bit please? These 2 seem out of place.

The Problem

 Nicely and creatively done.

However, one problem that i always see with potentially eligible men and ladies of iranian descent ready to find their suitable mates, generally  is that there is always this long, long list of requests and conditions that they determine and they want every single one of them met, Yet there is not much that is being offered in return.

The expectation off the get-go is that they want to see someone who is absolutely perfect in every way, yet they fail to make a real and true connection to that person, see and call one another on their shortcomings and therefore after a while and maybe a few months, we see a long list of complaints and "this is not what i thought it was gonna be like" and etc. That is why the divotce rates have been skyrocketing lately.

Like Flying solo says , Working on one's attitude or having the right attitude. We have to face it, when we set the agenda on such strict terms and conditions, and maintain certain attitudes towards certain people, how can we expect a miracle to happen?

Nice Writing

Sharareh Khanoum,

This essay was amusing.

Have you considered changing airlines perhaps?  Continental has more hotties. ;)

You seem to have a pretty tight spec on the man, which makes it a tad difficult to find at a fancy party, let alone on an airplane. Nevertheless, do consider upgrading to first class and spend more time in the passengers lounge - maybe?

99% of meeting the right person is attitude. Who knows - that overweight man who was spilling coke on himself may have a hot friend or be a wonderful person inside.  That pregnant woman who told you about her ails, may have a brother looking for a middle eastern beauty. If you don't want people to judge you by your name or place of origin (both of which are fantastic conversation openers by the way), then maybe you would do well by  not judging them by their outward appearance.

Signed: Member of too many miles to count and too old to remember :)

I hear ya...

Sharareh jan, If you start a petition I'll sign it. :) 

Nice and to the point! 

Sharareh jan, nice writing

Dear Sharareh, I also enjoyed reading your blog and agree with IRANdokht about it being similar to Ziba Shirazi's song.  Good luck with finding your man but don't get your hopes up about matchmaking by United.  All you can expect from airlines is a joyous(!) takeoff, smooth flight, eventless landing, and not losing your luggage.  Rest of it these days seems not to happen.  Some airlines now charge for many things that once were free.   

backup plan

why don't you eat some maast-moosir before your next flight?  i just hope you won't be sitting next to that perfect man you've been waiting for.  :)

Either that, or you can

Either that, or you can work on your "Seriously, don't talk to me" face.

Cute story, though! I enjoyed reading it :)

I don't, but would WE qualify?

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single man,   check
speaks the language,   check
not a lawyer,   check
not a dentist,   check
a man who's kind,   check
intelligent,   check
handsome,   check
respectful,   check
has class,   check
doesn't laugh too much,   check
keeps up with world news,   check
enjoys a good drink,   check
can hold a debate,   check
doesn't yell,   check
doesn't curse,   check
doesn't spit,   check
doesn't cook,   check
has an eye for art,   check
doesn’t wear tennis shoes,   check
enjoys classical music,   check
is rather formal,   check
can dance,   check
smells good,   check
likes to talk on airplanes,   check
is 35-40,   negative, negative, that's a no go

Roger that 

cute

Dear Shahrareh

I enjoyed reading your blog which reminded me of the Ziba Shirazi's song my man where she puts a list together and decribes the man she's loooking for.

Please let me know if UA's matchmaking works! :o)

IRANdokht