Date a man from Albany, United States. Easy going guy who would like to hang out with lady that likes to laugh, good sense of humor, and looks like Jayne Mansfield (just kidding), attractive wouldn't hurt. I'm trustworthy, friendly, can fix almost anything with moving parts (handy to have around), I've traveled to many countries, seen how other people live, some of it beautiful, some of it not. Made me thankful for what I have every day. So if you like to laugh, have fun, and be happy then we have something in common.
Meet men and women from Albany, United States. My subscription expires soon, so I thought I'd use this last month to provide feedback about this site, and how people respond to profiles.
To get an idea of how your profile compares to other women, try doing a search "man looking for woman" for the age range and distance you're looking for. You will find that almost everybody thinks life is a journey, and most people use way too many adjectives and commas.
Like you, I put a lot of thought into my profile. I also kept editing it in reaction to the responses I got and didn't get. I had this feeling that if I just got my profile right, I would find my match.
In my case, it didn't work that way. I had five or six first meetings (date seems the wrong word) with women who on the face of it would seem like great matches. In about half, it was clear even before we said a word that we were not a match. In the others, it was clear by the time we'd finished coffee.
I got an email from a woman forty miles away, who didn't even have a photo. She had looked through the profiles within fifty miles, and chosen one person (me), and pursued it. When we finally met after several false starts, there was an instant connection. Here's the bottom line, she was much better at selecting someone from a profile than I was, and I decided to go with it. So now we have what might best be described as a hopefully long term friends with benefits relationship.
About interests, likes, hot spots, etc. It's not helpful to click every box. In my case, we had a few common interests that counted a lot, though we were totally different with regard to others.
About "sense of humor". Meeting someone for the first time involves so much stress, that being funny on demand is just about impossible. I suggest you reserve judgement about whether someone is funny or not.
Don't lie about your age, and date your photos. And don't say age is only a number, young at heart, etc. That's like saying "I'm not as dumb as I look" -- the other person will decide for himself anyway.
So here's my advice. Acknowledge that most of us are not very good at writing or evaluating profiles, and that profiles have little predictive value. Set the bar low for responses, even though it means meeting lots of mismatches. Be willing to pull the plug early. And if chemistry does happen, follow your heart!
"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime, you just might find you get what you need"
"Life is like a bowl of chocolates. You just never know what you're going to get."
"You must live as if you will never die" Nazim Hikmet
Date men and women from Albany, United States. Warm, loving, adventurous to a point, Family Oriented, free spirit as in Being MySelf, vivacious, both outgoing and introspective, Spiritually Oriented, passionate and caring about Life, filled with Joi d'Vivre.
Usually Smiling.
Laughing often.
Youthful, Relaxed
Organic
Deep Greenie
Artistic...love doing improv
Volunteer often
Often with my babies' babies, typically the older two (20mos.,3 yrs,7yrs)
Thrilled by the hummingbirds often outside my home office window...Grateful for All!
Everyday is a Good Day!
I am an optimist, seeing and feeling the beauty of life, while being outspoken about and devoted to making this a happy, healthy world form all.
I've been through a lot, especially during the past couple of years, but am still dancing!
You, my love, are strong and tender, gentle and dynamic.
You love to listen, and share a lot...Like me, you know yourself well and have/are doing deep inner work.
Honesty and integrity are givens.
Together, we laugh a lot and let having FUN be our mantra!