A Love Letter to A Good Man

Jeanine Pfeiffer
4 min readMar 16, 2020
Photo by Matheus Ferrero on Unsplash

Every morning you open your eyes and take a deep breath, grateful to be alive.

If there’s a babe in the bed, you wake her/him/them with a kiss and a hot cup of coffee (or tea) before taking the time to prepare and share a good breakfast. Because you are one fine-looking zaddy, you groom that fine self before leaving. Another quick check to make sure you’ve cleaned up after yourself, one more deep squeeze of your babe, and you’re off.

You’re gentle and basically chill, so your commute to work is relaxed. You don’t get all hepped up from idiotic drivers or clueless people on mass transit.

You’re excited by your chosen career, and your work makes a difference. Over the span of your lifetime, you’ve touched thousands of lives. You’ve left a lasting, positive legacy.

As you go about your business, your attentive yet easy-going manner, your engaging smile, and your willingness to be helpful makes everyone’s life a little bit sweeter. Throughout your day, with your sweetheart on your mind, you reach out — and not just with texts. You take the time to call, even if it’s only for a few minutes, because you grok how important that is.

During the week, while scheduling your favorite pursuits, you plan ahead for hanging out with your honey, coordinating dates and errands. You make an effort to be on time or early, and if you’re running late — even a few minutes — you check in. You love doing things together, and you’re open to trying things out, at least once, with good humor.

You’re a grown-ass man, in a way that is totally sexy. You pay attention to your weight and your health — physical, emotional, mental, spiritual. You have a strong circle of grown-ass friends. You’re on top of your finances. You know how to define a budget and stick to it.

A consummate gentleman, you’re mindful in everything you do. You read more than you scroll or click. You know how to be fully, 100% present: your cellphone is tucked away more often than not. Aware…

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Jeanine Pfeiffer

Ethnoecologist and #VanLife Coach exploring humanity, the natural world, and multispecies relationships. More at http://jeaninepfeiffer.com