Date single man from United States. I am a maker of baby penguins, I know the dance of life: I know when to dance slowly and when to speed up and when to be still.... I know how to listen and I know how Not to fix...I play well and love deeply and enjoy life in all its manifestations
the good the true and the beautiful...I go to Burning Man and the New Orleans jazz fest every year and I have been on 13 vision quests.... I can be still or I can be moving
Meet a man from United States. I am smart, sucessful, happy person who would love to share the enjoyment of life with someone else. Some of the things that bring enjoyment into my life are weekend trips,foreign travel, scuba diving, skiing, tennis, gardening (especially love plants that generate fragrances), hiking, biking, good food, exploring and romantic walks along deserted beaches, exploring tide pools, exploration of new things and ideas, art (especially oriental and photography), and time with family. I have been fortunate enough to travel to may places in the world and have briefly lived in several foreign countries. I often find it is not so much what you do, but who you are doing with that brings true enjoyment of life. A simple meal with the right person is definitly a better meal than a fancy meal at a 5-star restaurant with the wrong person. In college I trained as an engineer and spent my years in that field, but eventually I switched to the non-profit world. Sitting by a warm fire, enjoying the sifght and sounds from the ocean, or unhurried cuddling in the morning is wonderful experience. I believe I am younger both in looks and outlook than my age. I am part time dad two boys and wish the older one lived closer. One has graduated from grad school the other will soon be out of high school. There is plenty of room to share my heart with some else and I have the free time to enjoy their company. Much of my ideal match qualities are qualities I value within myself. You would be someone to enjoy life with, someone who is basically happy and comfortable with who they are. You should be young at heart (I am not old enough yet to feel, look or act my age). Some of the qualities I would look for in an ideal match would be honesty, integrity, spontananity, gentleness, intelligence,strong sense of values(not necessarily identical to mine), playfulness and enjoyment of sensualness of life.
Date someone special from United States. I don't believe in living small, but I don't believe in overly visible either...subtle, gracious and thoughtful works very well! I believe authenticity and a kind heart are two very important qualities.
I'm not trying to be mean, but, if you're photo's are not current, or don't reflect how you appear today, I think that's deceptive. Sorry, we won't be a match.
I put photo's of my home, mention my travel and financial experience, not to impress you, but to give you a sense of how I live... my style, art, surroundings, interests. I believe the surroundings we create, the activities that interest us, the work you've chosen says a lot. In this cyber environment, giving you a glimpse of my life, without being to revealling is a good thing.
I respect most views and ways of life, unless you determine important decisions by magic, hope without action or marginal science. I have a deep sense of my spirituality that is personal and I'd be happy to share, once we know each other. I'm not particularly looking for someone who is wealthy, or well traveled. Your warm heart, intelligence and willingness to explore a relationship will be most important.
I've been an entrepreneur since I was young, selling Christmas Cards door to door in the snow. I grew up in a small farming community where kindness was the norm, not the exception. Since then, I've always enjoyed following my dreams! I can be a risk taker, without being stupid or over the top...I've been known to produce concerts, invest in real estate, the arts and start ups. I have a soft spot for creative people. I've been a musician, a writer and an actor, (had my SAG card) but none of them very well.
Now, I own a fundraising company that allows a foot in two worlds, charity and business. I'm on a charitable board that helps inner-city kids get educated. When I see a panhandler, I usually give. Sometimes my friends think I'm a sucker, my thought, what's $1.00 or $5.00 to me, but it could mean a meal to another.
I love to travel and flew the coast of Australia in a small plane, gambled in Monaco, danced till dawn in St. Tropez. (must admit, it's been awhile since I danced till dawn, but the spirit is still there). I celebrated my 40th in Paris, my 50th in Rome, 60th in A Brazilian Club in SF. I visit NY once or twice a year and sometimes dream about exotic places. Wouldn't it be fun to take a month and simply travel together?
But, most important will be the day to day time spent enjoying and maneuvering through life. If you have kids, I'll see them as a gift. What will make me happy is the simplicity of sharing a warm home with someone special. My home is an oasis, sunny, peaceful, private.
Qualities I admire are courage, compassion, warmth, style and an ability to be light hearted. Little things say a lot, calls returned, keeping commitments, being sensitive to more than just yourself. I reciprocate too...a note left behind, a gift for no reason.
I'm looking for a fit and stylish woman...(your own style) who has taken risks and knows herself. Depth of character, ability to communicate and a kind nature will be "sexy" to me. A woman that is comfortable in her own skin. I don't expect perfection, I'm certainly not perfect...I've made some mistakes and some wonderful choices. I would love to hear about your approach to life!
My mother once said, "it only takes one to make you happy", I'm experienced enough now to understand.
Meet people from United States. I'm an east coast transplant, moved here over 30 years ago, and have had a great ride in my life on the west coast. Was an art student, then graphic artist, then photographer for a number of years. Have been in the computer industry, and software sales for 20 years currently an account manager for an SF firm to architectural firms in northern California. It's a great way to make a living, and I work with some great people and clients. Have always been a car enthusiast, into sports cars, driving them, working on them, and driving instructing for many years. I enjoy the sun and the beach, and traveling and seeing and experiencing new places and definitely the many things California has to offer. I enjoy movies, action, comedy, and culturally revealing, visually interesting and thought provoking are high on the list, and art museums, and seeing live music. I like to read as well, and commonly devour a book in two sittings, and subscribe to a number of car and popular culture magazines. Enjoy dinner out, or in, and great company is really what matters. I try to stay in shape, which is as much about diet as it is about exercise, and I feel like I'm winning for the most part!
I'd like to meet someone with similar sensibilities, who is easy going, wants to be together with someone, not necessarily with the exact same interests - variety is the spice, after all - but together, there for each other, willing to go with the flow and enjoy being together.
Date a soulmate from United States. I am a builder in Mill Valley, play a lot of tennis and enjoy fun conversations.
I like all the good things there are to do and see and enjoy in the SF Bay area.
We have an abundance, if not an overabundance, of great activities in which to participate here and can create a tendency toward dilettantism. (Is this a word?)
Meet a man from Mill Valley, United States. I am grateful that I can jump in and begin fresh every day. My life has already been an extraordinary adventure. I think some of this spirit and my sense of potential came from the fact that I raised my two sons on my own (now grown extraordinary men with who I gratefully share warm and abiding relationships). They keep me on my toes as much alive today as they ever have. Some of it also came from my father who was my best friend.
I am highly energetic, hardworking (and playing), person that likes to experience and to get things done. I am a deeply romantic person. I love intimacy and sexuality. I marvel at times at the accomplishments of my fellow man.
I am looking for a woman that is a team player, knows how to engage in intimacy (into-me-see) and shares many but not necessarily all of my interests. She is emotionally mature (not finished, just willing to get there). I am looking for my best friend and lifelong partner that can enjoy a variety and challenges in life. She will be equally comfortable and stunning dressed up divinely for the ballet as she will in dressing down to just have fun around the house or in the mountains or by the sea. I want us to be together as our primary persons. I want PASSION for me and PASSION for her as well. I hope she can work and play well with others. I am a romantic and adventurous in every sense of the word and want my partner to be as well. From the quietude of sitting on a mountain top admiring grandeur in silence together to passionate love making being intimately connected is essential. She will have to accept my Poodle as her spiritual guide as do I! :)
Be Well!
Date people from California, United States. YOU ARE witty, spontaneous, intelligent,
. . . . . . and sober most of the day . . . . . . . . .
YOU are funny, sometimes silly, enjoy the absurd - and have a high tolerance for my bad jokes!
In personal relationships, YOU value intimacy and touching, sometimes without batteries!
YOU are quite intelligent regardless of education. You privately question many cultural values, and much scientific "truth".
YOU consider yourself attractive, and enjoy dressing to show yourself to best advantage.
Ignoring my humorous comment above, you value intimate sharing and exploration - even not explicitly sexual, such as touching and massages.
Regardless of your religious beliefs, YOU try to live life according to the Golden Rule. (It's my only religion.) YOU share my belief that common courtesy helps keep a relationship together, even when 'familiarity' sets in.
I have always been enamored of women who are as tall as me. Of three qualities I admire, - funny, smart and attractive - I will take the first two anytime.
I have learned that things are better shared, and consequently look forward to sharing similar experiences with you.
In relationships, I have always done my share of the dirty work - bathrooms and dishes, ovens and windows, yards and cars, dogs and cats, bacon and eggs, Rogers and Hammerstein.
I was raised in Florida, and will forever speak with a soft southern accent. I have resided in the San Francisco Bay Area for most of my life - except for a period traveling on international business.
I like reading non-fiction. My intellectual passion is exploring the history and philosophy of theoretical mathematics and physics. I find fascinating those tenets of science ascribed to by consensus rather than by logical development - favoring the latter. I have spent many years analyzing the historical background of major scientific principles.
(Meeting someone with a similar interest, and a logical or scientific background, would be most desirable - but is not necessary)
I occasionally enjoy offbeat movies. Especially foreign or domestic movies that have raised questions for me to later think about. (However, I must shamelessly admit to having viewed "Men in Black" three times!)
Spectator sports and television is not high on my list of priorities. Reading, getting alternate news via the internet, and research are my chosen personal activities.
Some things I would like to do:
- Learn to dance (again) - Lessons in my youth went unused as popular styles at any one time rarely featured the classics - waltz, tango, etc.
- Live in another country (again) - you do not know your own culture until you contrast it with another.
- Live on a boat or near the ocean.
WE COULD BE friends that would enjoy knowing one another, regardless of romantic intent. In the long run, I seek a friend and lover that I would care about until the end of time. (Schmaltzy, but true!)
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I often change my listed age due to cheap personal vanity and an unrealistic sense of expectations. Regardless of any age posted with my profile, I am 67 . Unlike others, I look much older than my age, am a curmudgeon living in the past, and really should be quite dead by now !
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Meet men and women from California, United States. I have a wonderful life, family and friend. Looking for that special some one who is not afraid to share, trust and create a romantic balanced relationship. I have begun to realized how transforming Yoga has been for me. I realize how important it is to connect with people who also value physical exercise and staying in shape.
I love to travel and spend time in Hawaii, Brasil, Europe and Asia. Bali has captured my imagination. A valid passport is a must.
I have a passion for Salsa dancing and want to try Tango next.
Please reply only if you have photos.
"It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longings"
Date a soulmate from California, United States. Some years ago, elements of the political and economic climates ended a long career in international motion picture production, allowing me an opportunity to take another look at my experience and surroundings. I was struck with the emphasis, in this country of unparalleled opportunity, on material possessions, with how very hard we all work in order to maintain what we refer to as the "American Dream". Realizing that much of my material accumulation had become more of an anchor than a sail, I began to observe how many peoples throughout the world lived happier, more fulfilled lives - lives in community with their fellows - without the burden of our 'civilized' trappings.
Living now on investments and part-time work with my own hands, I have freed myself to travel, to further experience, to give more to others rather than take from them, and to appreciate my place and its opportunities in this unique and special adventure
Yet…. one thing remains a dilemma to me: �age’.
No, I’m not 57. After all the hesitancy about �misrepresenting’, the often angry feedback about �lying’, every woman I have met (and then come clean, as it were) has expressed something equivalent to “no wonder!”
Like many of us of this era, I hardly look my age. Unlike most, though, I am tremendously active, never sentient, usually on my feet, travel frequently internationally, engage in many sports, etc. Unfortunately (and I humbly apologize to you who are rare exceptions), women my age are not as active, and often cannot keep up with my energy – intellectually, socially, physically, or sexually. For them, these years are defined by entertaining the children (or grandchildren!), fine dining, visits to the spa. For me, they are what new trail I can discover, what new place to explore, what new project to challenge me, what new mind to connect with.
So I have listed my age at one at which I might connect with a woman of like nature, despite the inherent criticism that comes with being a male and preferring the company of a younger female, as there are many more than one reason for that.
If you are in your forties to early fifties and have discovered the advantages of men who are no longer (except, perhaps, in their heart of hearts) boys, then you know. Emotional stability, life-knowledge and experience, inner peace and acceptance all come with age; complacency, boredom, inactivity, close-mindedness don’t have to.
For me at least, the strong belief in “everything happens in its time, for its reason”, and “build it and they will come” – slogans of intention, synchronicity and fate provide an answer. So I send this message into the ether in hopes that someone will resonate not so much with the words and images – although they are important – but with the energy behind them.
Come to Bali in the winter and find me. I am generally there from December to May. Let me share with you my definition of paradise and introduce you to a unique individual who might possibly become the one you’ve always hoped to meet.
Meet single man from California, United States. Intelligent, sane, no baggage, funny (dry humor, mostly), politically aware, politically cynical, enjoy good food and wine, dogs, nice cars - all the toys (although not as important as in the past). Sexually liberated but not kinky.
Seeking a long term commitment - but marriage is not necessary
Date people from United States. I have many close and personal friends; and a wonderful family to spend time with.
Hoped to find someone I could connect with on all levels.......but it seems when I run across someone; they are either not a member and cannot repond; or they have already given up based on a last visit of over three weeks ago!
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I'll be off here come the fourth of June.. Wish everyone the best in their search for their one special friend and partner, Cheers!
Meet someone special from United States. I'm not currently searching. I keep seeing the Match. com ad and decided to respond, because I wanted to see who was out there, not realizing that there would be this long questionnaire. Right now I'm in a lovely relationship that seems likely to continue in a wonderful way. Yet, one never knows.