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Date a soulmate from United States. My friends say that I am kind, playful, spontaneous, open minded, and a gentleman with a good heart. I have a good life and plenty of time to enjoy travel and explore my interests. When I am not working as an engineer, I prefer to be with friends going to movies, trying out a new places to eat, but also trying to prepare new recipes at home. I enjoy being with family in the area. Taking day trips to somewhere new in the Bay Area or during the evening getting dressed up and hitting the town once in a while is a good way to mix things up. I have an eclectic interest in music and the arts. I enjoy foreign movies and TV series, such as the Korean Drama “Jewel in The Palace” and the Italian movie “Best of Youth”. The Television does not have to be turned on. But when it is on, the programs I like are usually on PBS. Charlie Rose, NewsHour and Frontline are examples of programs I like. I also enjoy CSI style shows and comedies. I am an avid photographer. I like to travel with my camera if it is appropriate. Maybe you are the one who would like to share the ups and downs of life with me.

Meet single man from California, United States. I'm a positive, easy going, intuitive person, easy to talk to and I enjoy stimulating conversations covering a wide range of topics. I lean towards the artistic and creative. I like art, music, movies, architecture and anything that stirs the imagination. I also like watching sports on TV or watching the Giants at ATT Park. Family is very important to me as I come from a close knit, loving family.
Exercise and fitness are a big part of who I am and find that keeping fit helps me to balance the stresses in my profession and daily life. I've been swimming laps regularly for many years now and its meditative and cardiovascular benefits are well integrated into my life. When the weather is nice, I like to get on my mountain bike and explore the natural wonders and beauty of the East Bay Hills. I've also played lots of tennis in my recent past but not so much these days.
I've been a single dad for a number of years and now my oldest child is off on her own testing her wings and my other one will be going back to college in the fall. This seems like a good time for me to look for you and that's why I've decided to join Match.com.
It's difficult for me to describe who I am in so many words. We're all complex human beings with characteristics and subtleties that can't simply be captured in a few paragraphs. It would be more natural for me to engage you in conversation and discover who and what we're both about. I'd enjoy talking with you over coffee, lunch, dinner or even a game of pool and perhaps we can find that elusive chemistry and compatibility. Good luck in your search and maybe we can talk soon.

Date someone special from California, United States. Hi. I’m back on Match, hoping to introduce myself to interested and interesting girls/women/ladies. I had to take time off to roll out a wild small business that raises funds for public high schools.
A thoughtful girlfriend of my from back int 7th grade saw my first listing and wrote to say I was being too negative.
I do have my share of baggage; but, I handle my own bags pretty well and am not looking for any sort of assistant porter (nor to be one).
It's just that I'm a non-normative kind of guy in a whole lot of ways; and, if I were more normative a fine fellow, I'd assume my chances of would be just that much better.
However, if any of you out there think your soul mate might come in the form of a UC brat who grew up in the Berkeley of the hippie days, feel free to kick my tires.
If you like some of the following, I'm fun company: academics, motorcycling, camping/backpacking, fencing, little theaters, calligraphy, community service, semi-serious wiseguys, yard work (not at the gray-bar hotel), critters, the shade, talking/listening, Bay Area tripping, standard schnauzers named Gimli, The Hobbit, Shakespeare's comedies and whole wheat pancakes. Live music is nice.
I put in the picture of me in my purple tunic because I'd very much like to meet a girl who could enjoy dressing up in costume and going to one of the local Pleasure Faires--like they just had in Fremont. After all, chivalry is as close to having a religion as I get.
When I put down that I wanted to meet someone who's fit and toned, I don't mean ripped. I'd like to meet someone who smart about being healthy, i. e., walks instead of runs, carries a little fat, lets her muscles have some recovery time, understands the value of cooling down, works opposing muscle groups, etc. Me and Gimli have gotten in 2 -3 mi. walking the hills every night, for the last 8 years. I've got a 5-pack from doing 400 crunches, 3 times per week, for the last year. I do fencing exercises that would kill a lot of people--we use atypical muscles groups. Plus, stretching daily, some light, high rep free-weights and fairly demanding yard work.
I notice that a lot of women want some who can make them laugh or go on a sojourn of personal discovery. I tend to be bit more serious than most, but I do get some laughter from a wry sense of humor.
I make a good audience and I like to show off at the things I like to do--with hopes of finding a similar showoff.
Since I'm pretty smart and skillful at a lot of things, it would be nice to meet women who are or who intend to be accomplished in their own right--smarter than myself would be just fine. 127.
I'm going to do my best to keep things on a platonic level because I'd like to introduce myself to as many fine women as possible, in a ethical way.
Please, one thing to keep in mind is that I'm not a great fit for someone who's particularly sensitive. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be a better fit for a girl who wouldn't have a hard time telling me to cool my jets, every now and again.
I'll probably add to this profile in the next few days and add some new photos.
Thanks, so much for looking. I'd be grateful for a chance to introduce myself, in person, s. v. p..

Meet a soulmate from El Cerrito, United States. I am a teacher and a lifelong learner, curious, passionate, playful and eager to share my life and experiences with someone of similar interests and range. I am as clear about my identity as a thoughtful person has a right to be. I am a bit eccentric, somewhat professorial, and like to dress well. I am faithful, and patient, and have never cheated on a woman. I am a happy, optimistic person who enjoys life thoroughly.
You are a beautiful, thoughtful, sensitive, confident, uninhibited, passionate, tolerant woman near my age and experience with an equally broad mind, curiosity and range of interests. I am looking for a woman who can be as silly as I can sometimes, but who doesn't get bored or anxious when the conversation gets serious, and who loves kissing, and holding and being held, and all of the sweetness that grows out of those things as much as I do.
I am fortunate to be employed at a small, college-preparatory, teacher-run, private high school, and to work with the sweetest group of adolescents on the planet. My students describe my courses as hard, yet worth taking, my sense of humor as wickedly funny. I’m passionate about the subjects I teach and continue to study: philosophy, literature, history and saber fencing. Aside from raising my three wonderful daughters, my greatest achievements have always been in the classroom, when I see my students catch fire over the ideas we discuss.
Aside from my primary passion, teaching, my passions include music, movies (documentary as well as dramatic), travel, politics, history, and literature. I love many kinds of music including blues, contemporary rock, traditional and contemporary jazz, classical, baroque, Irish and early music.You are as likely to find me in a club rocking out to a reggae band as in a lecture on philosophy or politics. I love living in the bay area! I’ve recently taken up the bass guitar and love its thundering sonorous sound. I also love sea kayaking in particular the scary overwhelming thrill of sea-swell rolling under my boat.
I am very visually oriented. Before I became a teacher I worked for a long time in theater as a lighting designer in a company which was dedicated to providing plays which were visually beautiful as well as challenging. (Our company motto was "difficult plays for difficult people.") One of the reasons I love the Bay Area, Paris, the Sierras and the California Coast is because of the constantly changing, beautiful light.
My politics are leftist: democratic (with a small d), feminist and social-justice oriented. My birth family is military, and right-wing, and pretty much rejects everything I stand for, so I have founded my own family. I have three accomplished daughters and two intelligent, beautiful grandchildren who I hope to be able to share with the right woman. One of my photos shows me with all of my descendants on my oldest daughter's front porch in Portland Oregon. That's the only dated photo (three years old), by the way, the others are from the past six months.
If you worry about the status 'separated,' my separation is final and irrevocable and was chosen after a long and careful deliberation about a marriage that was not sustainable. Divorce is on the way; a return to the marriage will never happen.
I hope to meet a sensual, serious, witty, passionate, tolerant woman (Did I already cover this?)with a good sense of humor, who will share my interests and hers with me, one who is unfettered by superstitions and inhibitions, who also loves to travel and to read and learn. Am I asking too much? Am I offering too little? Is this thing on?

Date single man from El Cerrito, United States. I am a romantic with a touch of realist and seek a friend, a partner, a lover with whom I have a certain amount in common and some stimulating differences; someone who has the capacity to have a meaningful, and close relationship at every level. I’m a very loving, affectionate, passionate, and sensual guy and seek the same from my partner. Ultimately, I need to be with a woman who brings out the best in me and I in her. For me, this can be achieved first of all, through a strong friendship that is filled with mutual attraction, fondness, admiration and trust. Secondly, by treating each other with kindness, consideration, common courtesy, and respect~ lastly; by having that all important communication factor, willingness to forgive and move on and by honoring each other as-is.
Meanwhile, I have so much gratitude for all the wonderful adventures, loves and quests. Family, art, stimulating and progressive conversations, great Jazz, R&;B, and World music, hikes everywhere, native peoples, sophisticated cities, great food, closeness of a warm body, Art of all kinds, and wild and free spirited people.
Now for the facts: I just moved back to the East Bay and loving it! I am a liberal and mindful person, studied and graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute years ago. Today, I’m a photographer and continue to enjoy making art. I have worked in the creative arts most of my career and most recently a Realtor. I have been having fun hanging out with my two lovely grown daughters who live here in the Bay area. They are getting a chance to get to know their father as a single guy, I think they think I'm pretty cool~

Meet single man from United States. I'm into physical activities- especially swimming and hiking. I feel very comfortable with who I am and am looking for someone in the same place. Family and my relationships are very important to me. I think that these are what bring the most joy and meaning to life.

Date a soulmate from El Cerrito, United States. Truly, I'm an honest,caring person.I'm always gravitating toward the positive,in situations life has to offer.I'm very appreciative of what we all have to share with one another.I'm open to experiencing new and different ideas.Laughter helps open the soul in turn the heart.I do enjoy walking in the forest or searching beaches for that fine find. I've traveled through Europe,South and Central America and Bali..Traveling with someone else would make it that much more meaningful.At home, the coast of western Marin and local haunts make for a wonderful afternoon. I'm also involved with photography and the pure enjoyment of light.The light of each day nurtures our understanding.The seasonal changes are subtle and our involvement with one another takes on a stronger light in appreciation of the simple joys of a relationship.
I deal in the culinary world and love to cook.Dinning out can be relaxing, with an atmosphere of communication.
I'd like to share time with someone who enjoys cutting garlic as well discovering that unbelievable shell.Diving into the sea as well as attending to the garden.All adventures start with heart,mine is open.

Meet a soulmate from United States. I love understanding myself and others. I value warmth, awareness, and lucidity. I like to use my mind. I enjoy building things. I like to play harpsichord (sometimes badly). I'm looking for an intelligent woman who values understanding herself, who is content with where she is in life; who is affectionate and kind. Who has a sense of humor and style along with a sense of ease.

Date single man from California, United States. I'm a warm, intelligent and playful man, a writer and family therapist. I'm seeking my counterpart-- a slim, attractive, intelligent woman who possesses humor, adventure and heart. It's not so important to me what you do for a living, but it's certainly more fun to be with someone who is creative, and who enjoys life. I appreciate a woman who is fun and passionate but also calm and mature. Someone with artistic and spiritual interests is also desirable. I'm fairly open and flexible.
I'm seeking a LTR, but it's also OK to meet people who may not be a perfect match, but are interesting. It all begins with a cup of tea. Compatibility is very important and somewhat indefinable, isn't it?...
I do consulting & travel from time to time, but my home base is Berkeley & the eastbay.
Also, I have a 2-person kayak ; I'd love to share it with a woman who enjoys nature adventures. And, as the weather warms up, it's time to do some hiking in the hills and valleys. It would be nice to have the company of an attractive and loving woman..
My dream is also to get an RV and travel with a partner.
Take a chance say hello, it's only a dating site...really. Please, no winks--just say hello...

Meet men and women from California, United States. i feel as though i wandering in the wilderness, i really don't like to pay games with my own or other people's minds or personality, i can sometimes be way to blunt, and somewhat arguementative-- a trait i'm trying to lose, have practiced medicine for way to many years i've learned to accept people for what they are and look for the best in people--i'm looking for a partner to share the ups and downs of life with , someone who loves nature and seasons and can appreciate a foggy days walk on the beach or dinner for two or with all the kids

Date people from California, United States. I am a tall, slender, fit and muscular, bearded guy seeking a slender lady for love life and laughter. I would like someone to share my life and with whom I could reach satisfaction in this life. I have love, safety and comfort to offer this lady. By virtue of fortunate
aging genes and the vigorous fitness level I've maintained for the last 23 years, I feel very like my mid 40's, not my stated age and
I intend to continue that and would hope to find a lady with a similar situation. I work the evening shift in an ICU as an RN, 4 days
a week, basically 2p to midnight, and alternate weekends. This is probably my biggest difficulty for a potential partner. My passions
are exercise and photography, and hopefully soon, you.

Meet a soulmate from California, United States. sort of retired; looking for someone who is comfortable in various surroundings, highbrow and lowbrow, loves to laugh, and isn't addicted to shopping. A love of travel would be nice. Appreciation of art would also be nice.