Date a Girl Who Bakes

Date a girl who bakes.

Date a girl who checks her pantry for ingredients before she checks her closet for an outfit. Who will grab for an apron before a new dress. Who finds the most comfort in sweatpants because she'll get flour all over them anyhow.

Date a girl who finds peace in the early morning hours of baking, when everyone's asleep and the world is quiet. Who listens for the sound of the oven timer and finds no need for rushing. Who embraces every little hum and ting the house makes when it's absolutely still.

Date a girl who has the patience for making bread; who loves how long it takes to knead, rest, rise, and knead again. Who has the patience to bake a cake from scratch and frost it, layer by layer. Date her for the way she finds rhyme and reason in the way things are made and why they take just the right amount of time.

Date a girl who knows her hobby isn't helping her waistline but will reach over for a snack anyway. Who understands that there's never a bad time for indulging, especially if no one's watching. And then she'll remind herself to exercise sometime soon.


Date a girl whose fine with making mistakes, who makes cakes that don't rise or frostings that melt away. Who cries when macarons don't lift up and laughs when cookies burn. Who sings when pies are perfect. Date a girl who's perfectly in tune with every little emotion in her and shows it when baking.

Date a girl who finds reward in smiles. Who always bakes for others to share and love. Who wants to imagine bigger and better so people around her can have more.

Watch the way she'll bounce between every emotion on the spectrum when she bakes. Watch how she'll dance when the frosting comes out just right and the way she'll squeal when the batter is the perfect consistency. Watch her eyebrows furrow when she knows something's wrong with her recipe or the way she mixed it. Watch her yell and cry when nothing turns out right. And watch her pick herself up to try again. 

Date a girl who bakes because she understands that things aren't always perfect. That things don't always abide by recipes but rather through time, practice, understanding, and if you're lucky enough: a lot of love.

- Jane

Inspired by 'A Girl You Should Date' by Rosemarie Urquico