I’ve never been married but have lived with a few guys over the years, though not all simultaneously.
For me, to be good relationship material, a man must be manly. There are things in a relationship that require manliness, such as hammering nails into things, messing about with wires, getting up ladders, and of course anything to do with drains. You don’t want some namby-pamby sissy who’s afraid of heights, doesn’t like getting his hands dirty and keeps borrowing your moisturiser.
Trust is also important. You have to be able to allow him out on his own and be sure he won’t stray. It's so tiresome having to go through your guy's phone and his laptop to make sure there’s nothing suspicious there. In the old days, there was only his pockets to go through.
I think the ability to listen is imperative. Who wants a guy who keeps yammering on when you’re trying to explain why he's wrong? A strong, silent type is ideal.
One underrated thing in a relationship is cooking skills. My parents argued constantly about food- mostly my mother's inability to cook it. I remember once my father brought home a rabbit (dead), which he wanted served for Sunday dinner. She roasted it whole: legs on, guts in. When she presented it in the roasting dish lying on its back, legs in the air, he plucked it out, threw it on the floor and danced up and down on it, like some scene from Monty Python.
It's also important to a relationship that a man be good in the bedroom. I mean, the mattress needs turning at least once a fortnight!
As for a sex robot, I’d have more use for a robot who could make me a nice cup of tea!
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Posted in response to galenkp's weekend experience
prompt asking "What five things make up a good (spousal) relationship and "Would you consider buying an AI sex partner"
The images are mine