important characteristics?

what's important to find in a person?

a passion for life ... we don't have to agree on what we individually get passionate about, but by god there needs to be passion because admit it ... in the river of life, someone who doesn't feel deeply about anything -- someone who merely skims the surface (as opposed to a delver who at times fights the currents) -- is as appealing as a cardboard cut out.

intelligence ... not demanding a rocket scientist ... but the person has to have a brain and not be afraid to USE it. so what if we don't have the same interests! if i wanted someone exactly like me, i wouldn't need another person, would i ...

mutual respect ... ya don't have to like what i like, think what i think, feel what i feel ... but i try to respect you for who you are, and expect the same from you. you are not a simple add-on extension of me, nor i of you lol

honesty ... i don't need to know every single detail about you (TMI!!!) but i'll tell you this much ... if there's something out there, i'd rather hear about it from you than from your friends or mine.

creativity ... a person who can look at or listen to an idea, and grab the ball and run with it. i may not like what you create, but i'll like that what you created isn't something i could have bought at walmart ... that what you created isn't exactly like everyone else's

individuality yeah, i'm demanding ... but individuality is important. i don't want someone who is like everyone else, does what everyone else does, goes with the flow. not saying you have to be a 24/7 rebel, but geeeesh is it too much to want a person who has a personality and isn't afraid to express it??? LOL

... is that asking too much????