Thank you for your interest in becoming the future Mrs. Optimistic. Due to the recent increased volume of interested applicants, this application has been devised to narrow the field to only those candidates who show significant potential. Please answer the questions below, taking as much space as you feel to be necessary. When you complete the application, please send it to . Thank you for your time.

Section the First

Are you a female? ______

If you answered “yes” to this question, please continue to section 2. If you answered “no” to this question, please stop now. Thank you for your time and interest.

Section the Second

What is your current field of study? What interests you about this subject?

Suppose you are on campus and have eight minutes before your next class. What would you do with these eight minutes?

What type of music do you prefer? Within the last week, what are some of the musical artists or groups you have listened to?

Why do you prefer this type of music?

How much television do you view on an average day? Which programs do you view? What interests you about them?

Describe a typical Friday night activity for you.

Describe a typical Tuesday night activity for you.

What was the most recent book that you read? What, if anything, intrigued you about this book?

What are some of your favorite movies? Why do you like these particularly?

Section the Third

Describe the best date you’ve been on. List specific aspects that made the outing especially enjoyable.

Describe the worst date you’ve been on. List the aspects of the outing (or, alternately, the date himself) that made the experience unpleasant.

What qualities do you feel make a member of the opposite sex attractive? What qualities do you find unattractive?

What do you feel is the most important characteristic of a healthy relationship?

Section the Fourth

Why did you request this application? What do you feel qualifies you to be the future Mrs. Optimistic?

Assuming you found out about Optimistic through reading the 100 Hour Board, what about him interests you?

If you found out about or met Optimistic through some other means, what about him interests you?

Assuming you haven’t met Optimistic before, what do you picture him to look like? (If you have already met Optimistic, do not answer this question.)

Section the Fifth

Describe what sort of person you feel you are. Take as much space as you like.

Section the Sixth

Can you make peanut butter cookies? If not, what other baked goods do you excel at making?

Thank you for taking the time to complete this form. Your application will be reviewed and a response will be forthcoming.