The Eighteenth One.
Afternoon, Subheading: 21 Things. I'm about to ruffle some feathers, but my favorite Alanis Morissette album isn't Jagged Little Pill; it's Under Rug Swept. I KNOW, I know, but look... I'm a very lyrically driven person, and the songs on Under Rug Swept resonate. Also, I don't accept judgement from anyone who hasn't listened to all of her catalogue. I'm kind of a snob about it. So there. One of my favorite songs on this album is called 21 Things I Want In A Lover. I recently posed this question to my best girlfriends as a thought exercise: What would your 21 things be? One of my friends responded by saying, "This is hard. I've never asked myself what I wanted, truly." I'm sure she isn't alone in this. Sure, we all have preferences and things we look for, but when was the last time that you really sat down and thought about the things that are most important to you in a relationship? Is the answer "Never"? If it is, I encou...