Gabrielle Benson – Proust Questionnaire

Gabrielle Benson is the Director of Development and Public Relations at Girls Inc of Greater Indianapolis. Keep up with Gabie and follow her on twitter.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? I like to be in control.

2. What is the quality you most like in a man? I highly value men who see the women in their lives as equals.

3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Ambition

4. What do you most value in your friends? Honesty

5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?I wear my feelings on my face. I’ve gotten myself into a lot of trouble when I can’t control my face.

6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Perfect happiness is a weekend with nothing to do, endless time with my husband and beagles, and a growler of Sun King Java Mac.

7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Having a peanut allergy—I don’t think I could live without peanut butter cups.

8. Who are your favorite writers? Jonathan Tropper and New York Times writer, Nicholas Kristof, are two of my favorite authors. I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve read every book in the Shopaholic series.

9. What is your current state of mind? Distracted.

10. What is your motto? Hope is not a strategy.

11. What is your greatest fear? Childbirth. Many women go on to have more than one child so it can’t be that bad, right?

12. What is your greatest extravagance? My husband and I love to travel and make it a priority to plan at least one big trip each year.

13. On what occasion do you lie? When asked the question “how are you?”

14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? Unfortunately, we are much more comfortable stating what we hate about our bodies rather than what we like most. I wouldn’t be embracing the Girls Inc. mission if I didn’t share what I LIKED most about my appearance instead. I love my posture. Standing tall gives me confidence.

15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? “Does that make sense?” I must unconsciously think that I’ll be misunderstood.