Nebraska produces some great people, so doesn’t it make sense to marry one of them? In general, we have a lot of awesome things to offer a potential life partner. Here are a few reasons that everyone should search in Nebraska for their future spouse.

  1. They’re pretty good looking.

flickr/John Mueller Is it something about the fresh air? The beautiful surroundings? Hard work keeping us young? Whatever it is, there are soooo many attractive Nebraskans to choose from.

2 .They’ll probably have a helpful skill to make your life a little easier.

flickr/Tony Alter Almost everyone in Nebraska seems to have a practical skill to share. Whether it’s carpentry, cooking, knitting, or gardening, your Nebraskan will have a skill or two that will definitely come in useful in everyday life.

  1. They’re strong enough for the both of you.

flickr/Rebecca Trynes That fierce, independent Nebraska spirit is bred into us. When you need emotional shoring up, your Nebraskan spouse will be right by your side, helping you through it.

  1. They have a love of nature.

flickr/Jay Melnick After being brought up in such a beautiful place, your Nebraskan will know how to appreciate things like colorful skies, lonesome trees, and waving fields of grass.

  1. Nebraskans are, by nature, super outdoorsy.

flickr/Visit Grand Island Whether they grew up on a farm or in a city, Nebraskans tend to love being outdoors. Give us a lake and a warm, sunny day and we’ll be happy until the sun goes down!

  1. They won’t shy away from working hard.

flickr/Kiesha Jean Whether the work is physical - like fixing up the house - or emotional - like fixing up the marriage - your Nebraska mate will rise to the challenge.

  1. Most of us are pet lovers.

flickr/Matt Malone And you know what they say about pet lovers, don’t you? They have big, soft hearts.

  1. They’ll be fiercely protective.

flickr/GD Taber There’s no way around it: Nebraskans are crazily protective of the things we love.

  1. Nebraskans have strong values.

flickr/Gareth Williams We’re brought up to believe in the power of family and community, and we know to treat our life mates the way we would want to be treated.

  1. They’ll be loyal to the end.

flickr/Jackie Nell When we make a commitment, we stick with it. Your Nebraska spouse will be by your side no matter what.

We are a pretty remarkable group of people, and anyone would be lucky to marry a native Nebraskan. I did, and I can confirm that it’s pretty great. What other qualities make Nebraskans the perfect partners for life?

flickr/John Mueller

Is it something about the fresh air? The beautiful surroundings? Hard work keeping us young? Whatever it is, there are soooo many attractive Nebraskans to choose from.

flickr/Tony Alter

Almost everyone in Nebraska seems to have a practical skill to share. Whether it’s carpentry, cooking, knitting, or gardening, your Nebraskan will have a skill or two that will definitely come in useful in everyday life.

flickr/Rebecca Trynes

That fierce, independent Nebraska spirit is bred into us. When you need emotional shoring up, your Nebraskan spouse will be right by your side, helping you through it.

flickr/Jay Melnick

After being brought up in such a beautiful place, your Nebraskan will know how to appreciate things like colorful skies, lonesome trees, and waving fields of grass.

flickr/Visit Grand Island

Whether they grew up on a farm or in a city, Nebraskans tend to love being outdoors. Give us a lake and a warm, sunny day and we’ll be happy until the sun goes down!

flickr/Kiesha Jean

Whether the work is physical - like fixing up the house - or emotional - like fixing up the marriage - your Nebraska mate will rise to the challenge.

flickr/Matt Malone

And you know what they say about pet lovers, don’t you? They have big, soft hearts.

flickr/GD Taber

There’s no way around it: Nebraskans are crazily protective of the things we love.

flickr/Gareth Williams

We’re brought up to believe in the power of family and community, and we know to treat our life mates the way we would want to be treated.

flickr/Jackie Nell

When we make a commitment, we stick with it. Your Nebraska spouse will be by your side no matter what.

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