^^^ all spectacular advice.
Especially the pet thing. One snake or iguana and you'll be stuck with dating your palm for the next five years.
Nan:
What do we need to do about his hobbies or interests? It can't be anything weird, like collecting Star Wars action figures. But I don't want him to go the bleeding heart route either -- isn't working in a soup kitchen or habitat for humanity kind of cliche now?
Outdoors would be kinda cool. Maybe make him a rock climber? Or is that too Earthy and granola-munching?
Car tinkering can be manly, but is that a little too much of a grease monkey?
Sports could be bad... no chick wants to be a sports widow during XYZ season.
I'm stumped here. What's a good panty-dropping activity or interest?