people who have a list of criterion are often those that are not ready or mature enough to have a real relationship - they are looking for something ideal and they will never find it so they hop from one relationship to another never realizing that they themselves are the source of the problem...
Although age does not matter, I think being around the same age is best because you would have lived in the same times and likely have common world views...
There's a reason why chinese cuisine is not considered luxury eating - chinese restaurants would never be able to charge the same $100 per person that most french or italian resturants charge because they just don't have the same standards...
agreed...old houses, especially those that have been around for centuries, are always creepy and often have had at least one of their owners die there...
bad habits (addiction, nose picking, sloppy dressing, bad hygiene, etc....), but also if the person does not share anything with you - common ground is often needed for enduring relationships
I've seen the chaos and problems associated with many in-law relationships such that I used to hope my other half is an orphan...morbid, but true...but I'm just pessimistic :(
pretty important that parents like the other person...parents are the only beings that love you unconditionally and if they say something is wrong with the person you are dating then it is likely they see something you are missing because you've been blinded by lust or love...