'Neat freak', cook, DIY expert, shopper - oh, and he looks good - Jake Gyllenhaal

In recent posts, I've been focusing on some of Jake's deadly charms - and I'm not quite done yet (just how many fish are there in the sea?) - but not wanting to be accused of being shallow or superficial, today I thought I'd take a quick look at some of Jake Gyllenhaal's other many attributes which make him the partner of choice for the 21st century.


A romantic : Jake has owned up to being a 'pretty good' boyfriend. He told Cosmo: 'I don't think I'm a brilliant boyfriend, but I'm pretty good. Not to be cocky or anything, I'd like to be... I do like being romantic. It's fun for both people and it pays off in spades.'


Jake is a carer - Also to Cosmo: 'I'll cook anything, you give me a few ingredients, I can make something. Whatever my girlfiend wants, I'll cook for her. Whoever she is and whatever she wants I'll cook for her.'


Jake has admitted to being tidy - he told an interviewer in Cannes that 'My sister Maggie would say I am a 'neat freak' because I like to have things tidy. However, I don't believe I'm obsessed by it. I would say instead that I'm tidy and clean.' As someone who likes to save her tidying and dishwashing to one hour a week - usually last thing on a Sunday - Jake can never be too tidy for me.


A provider: Jake has the wherewithal to be a provider should the need arise. He looks great in waders and is handy with an axe.



Jake is good with kids, if necessary at speed and on the go.



A shopper: Not all men like to shop - not all women like to shop either (hate it myself) - but if it's to be done, Jake will do it, groceries or clothes. He is even considerate enough to take his shirt off while he does it and to have a laugh, so long as he's not the one in the ski mask.




Jake will carry the bags but he's not a chauvinist.


A DIY expert: 'I made my mum a 10ft table. It's a mahogany-cedar sort of craftsy table. I'm really proud of it.' (Boyfriend magazine)


Jake is hardworking. He told Boyfriend magazine: 'I love waking up for work early, especially when it's around 4.30 am! I love being on the set of a movie. Some people can't wait to get home, but that's not me. I could sit in my trailer or just hang around a movie set and be one of the last people to leave and be perfectly happy!' And hot - don't forget the hot.


Jake buys his own products and doens't just use his partner's.


Jake also knows what he wants in a partner. When asked to complete the sentence: 'I love it when a girl...' Jake replied '... is calm when she's in love. Sometimes love just gets plain dirty and girls can be vicious.' (More Magazine) I can be calm... honest.


Oh, and did I mention he's hot too?

And finally

InTouch Weekly, that fine and reliable source, is today suggesting that the producers of Doug Liman's Unnamed Moon Project are thinking of having Abbie Cornish as Jake's out-of-this-world love interest. While it's very difficult not to chuckle at such a rumour, which is very probably completely ludicrous, it also makes one realise that how small the Hollywood world is, very possibly too small.


Includes pictures from IHJ and Just Jared.