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When a man states that he’s looking for a wife, an angel in heaven, gets her wings. All jokes and cliches aside, women are usually the gender that antsy when it comes to finding their other half. But when Terrell Starr of NewsOne posted his search for a woman who is the perfect mix between sophisticated and ratchet, I knew that I had to share this with our #Beautiful readers.

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What is our brother looking for…? Well, we will let him tell it:

We can deal with the looks and other qualities later. But there are two key personality traits that the woman must have: She must be sophisticated — and ratchet.

The sight of a woman who can fluently express her views on the fiscal cliff at cocktail parties and recite the Ying Yang Twins’ “Whisper Song” under her breath as she thumbs through the pages of Langston Hughes’ “I Wonder As I Wander” rings wedding bells all throughout my mind.

She’s the kind of woman who can waltz at a charity ball, but when Juicy J’s “Bands A Make Her Dance” begins blaring from the sound system, she’ll at least keep her shoes on to preserve her dignity.

For more of this golden request for a “Sophisti-Ratchet” sista, check out Terrell Starr’s well-written manifesto on NewsOne.

 

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