~ This most common man imagines a woman... whose body is rooted in the simple soil of timeless ways but whose mind cannot be constrained by the pathways of the past, the fathomlessness of the future, or the pace of the present. A genuinely gentle heart governs her graceful, sturdy self-respect, and an undeterrable thirst for real relationship fuels her playful, inquisitive nature. She knows that spiritual intimacy is not found in dogmatic rigidity, and the richest experience is never guaranteed by security. And while companionship is her natural element, the autonomy of her mind and the competence of her judgement ensure her freedom from the slavery of emotional dependency. Ah, a man can dream, but when he awakens he is bound to remember that loneliness can do more harm to a soul than compromise ever could. ~