Not Easily Impressed

There's a song--one of my fave songs--by Jill Scott entitled "Spring Summer Feeling". She sings in the chorus, "...it takes more than diamonds to woo me...it takes more than money to move me...it takes more than material things..." A real woman--a woman who is secure with who she is--is infatuated with character and not "things". Any man who steps up has to come correct. She is not captivated by how passionately he talks of material assets, but instead by how passionately he is able to love. I mean,what woman doesn't love nice gifts, intimate dinners, and beautiful bouquets? But those gestures aren't proof of what's needed and necessary to KEEP a woman of substance. They're just icing on the cake. A woman's love cannot be purchased, it has to be earned. Honesty, confidence, ambition, intelligence, personality, charisma, great conversation, great character...things that money can't buy is what impresses us.