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Date single man from Albany, United States. My friends say I'm open & funny, being with someone who like them self and happy. being a good drummer and owner of a company I started, being in good health, meeting a beautiful minded and happy person, social life is okay, etc.

Meet single 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.

Date a man 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

Meet someone special from Albany, United States. I am, easy going, fun loving, open-minded, kind, dependable, very financially secure and emotionally stable. I am also self-reflective and spiritually inclined, loving deep, meaningful thought and exciting ideas. While I am not much into organized relgion, I do believe there is a caring, involved, personal force in the universe looking out for us.
I am very intellectually curious and usually have my nose in a book. However, I am also very physically fit. My favorite weekend activities always include being in nature - hiking, biking, skiing, water sports. I also enjoy cultural enrichment like plays, movies, museums, music, dining out, good conversation.
I also greatly enjoy the "romantic" moments of life - strolls along the beach, weekend getaways, intimate and deep communication, physical closeness. I have been told that I give an excellent massage. I can also be warm, sensitive and a very good listener.
As I am getting older, wealthier and hopefully wiser, I want to work less and play more. I look forward to active vacation adventures in exotic and romantic locales - hiking, biking, swimming, skiing and learning to dance. I would like to meet a partner to share the great adventures of life, a slender, attractive, athletic, sensual woman with similar values and interests. I am looking for friendship, possible romance and a longterm relationship. If you think we may be a "match", shoot me a wink or Email. I would love to hear from you.

Date single man from United States. "Until one is committed, there is always hesitancy, the chance to draw
back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and
creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills
countless ideas and splendid plans: the moment one definitely commits
oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help
that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events
issues from the decision, raising to one's favor all manner of
unforeseen accidents and meetings and material assistance which no man
could have dreamed would come his way. Whatever you can do or dream
you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it."
-Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832)

Meet a man from United States. I'm a healthy slender athletic young happy 64. Although I enjoy laying on a beach or watching a video while cuddling on the couch, I prefer to be active, playing tennis, dancing, hiking, exploring, tinkering. Tools turn me on; I get pleasure from fixing just about anything except dinner, although I am an ace at doing dishes. I am a highly educated non-intellectual, and a published author who doesn't read much and is spelling-impaired. I like personal conversation, love to laugh, and love making others laugh. Chemistry between people is very important to me. Pretenses turn me off; my highest value is honesty. I would not, for instance, be interested in a woman who misrepresents herself on Match, by age, etc. I appreciate women with a good sense of humor and I'm told that I have one as well. I also value diversity, have a hunger for experiences that go beyond what is familiar to me, and would like to share new interests that a partner might bring to our relationship. I am passionate in love and life. I can be both impulsive and thoughtful. I am even tempered, although I handle conflict well when it arises, and have been relatively successful with partners in the past at working out differences. I am a psychotherapist. I am looking for a woman who sees people in a deep way and is emotionally open. I have genuinely fond memories of my childhood and was very close to my dad, who is now deceased. I feel very connected to my brother and my 93-year-old mom, both of whom live in the Northwest. I love traveling, and would like a partner with a similar spirit. I view relationships as collaborations requiring flexibility on both sides. I'm looking for a woman with whom to share simple pleasures, to adventure, and to grow.

Date a soulmate from United States. down to earth idealist, unflappable, offbeat,serious,easy going, intense, goal oriented, intimate romantic. Like to go adventuring mostly outdoors, political & cultural events, hang out at home fixing, making things, reading or listening to folk/bluegrass/celtic, movies, news.

Meet someone special from United States. I am happiest when I am doing things for others.
Service to individuals and the community is high
on my list. I am a nonconventional person who is
straight spoken and expects the same from a
partner. I am very informal but well groomed, and
my appearance and that of my partner is very
important. Intimacy is also important, including a
willingness to explore sex. I am happy and self-
sufficient, but am open to partnering.

Date single man from United States. My motto is rather simple: live and let live...have your hobbies and deeds done and accomplished to your taste, and let me to do mine. your free time is sacred, and you guess the rest of this sentence.
there is enough space in this world to accommodate more than 2 people, and it's wide enough to provide them a living (alone) space when it's needed, while the (physical) distance does not keep them away from thinking of each other with anticipation for the next meeting.
It's been repeatedly said by many that "Life is short" and "there is no time for.." etc But if time is used as a commodity with the purpose of extracting the best out of it, then, life is long and enjoyable. . From here to the start of a trip to happiness together, the distance is very short, when thinking of and taking in the other of your heart desired. Then, Life Is rather Long, satisfying and full of joy.
Let's start the run for It.....

Meet someone special from United States. My closest friends would descibe me with the words "Still waters run deep!" I am grateful every day to wake up, take a walk to see and smell the flora and fauna that is on my path. I am a sun worshipper and enjoy gardening in my back yard while wearing as little as possible or nothing at all.
I love helping other people in as many ways as I can. I love to sing in a choir or on my own and dance, eat, and taste good wines. I love cooking - especially for other people - seldom using boring recipes and creating new and different tastes. I am proud of my 29 years of successful high school math teaching and football coaching. I played in the Nationa Junior College Footbal Championship in the LA Coliseum. I also enjoyed full time Yoga teaching for 5 years after my high school teaching. I am most passionate about nature, fishing and canoeing, hiking and taking pictures of the wonders around me. I have a good sense of humor and laugh easily and often. I am looking for someone who loves the outdoors and would join in in my activities.

Date a soulmate from United States. I consider myself an existential, culture vulture and nature lover who loves to be outdoors. I don't expect a mirror of myself in a woman, rather simply a sensual, free-spirited woman who has shed her excess baggage, whatever that may be. Everything else can work itself out. I have not drawn up a list of dos and don'ts and I will not adhere to one. I do have one rule: No live-in
kids.

Meet a man from United States. I consider myself an existential, culture vulture and nature lover who loves to be outdoors. I don't expect a mirror of myself in a woman, rather simply a sensual, free-spirited woman who has shed her excess baggage, whatever that may be. Everything else can work itself out. I have not drawn up a list of dos and don'ts and I will not adhere to one. I do have one rule: No live-in kids.