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Date people from Berkeley, United States. I am a 67 year old woman with four marvelous and successful grown sons and five grandchildren. I am interested in everything! Love to explore life from the psychological, philosophical, artistic and natural points of view! Long for love and laughter and adventure in the context of a stable and secure nest. I appreciate the ability to enjoy the present moment with loved ones. I'm passionate about social and environmental justice, creative expression, intellectual freedom, studying other cultures and traditions, California-style spirituality, living my life in a way that is respectful to other beings and the planet itself.

Meet a woman from Berkeley, United States. I'm living life on the fly. Speeding down the future with lots of devotion to my work, my growth, my dear ones (family, pets and friends) but I need and want the deep and meaningful involvement with a loving partner to share the intimacies and joys of the day. In other words, a reason for it all, you know, the fun part of life. Mixing it up with you, your interests, your family, your friends, your pets. Figuring out what is missing in both of our lives and then inventing that to bring the future into focus. I have a lot to give and share and I am ready and willing. Just add water! I can't outline the particulars of your profile but here are the qualities I admire in men... honesty, compassion, generosity, tenderness and a sense of play ... fun and humor. A deep well of patience and forbearance for all that is wrong in the world but a passionate desire to improve the plight of people on the planet. In other words, committment to causes that are more expansive that just your own wants. How about if you stand up when someone calls out for Mr. Wonderful? Through my work and my life I have met and worked with many such men and now I want my own and I'm game... some doll!

Date someone special from United States. I am involved with loving family & friends. Avid photographer. Semi-retired. Runner, climber, hiker & yoga practitioner. Looking to develop an intimate relationship with a man with shared values & interests.

Meet a soulmate from United States. I'm 70, and I'm okay. I'm looking for a man who knows about particles and the cosmos, and doesn't mind talking about it. I'm from Berkeley in the Sixties, so progressive politics is a given, but oh lordy, not endless talk about it. I dye my hair but don't lift my face, except when I smile. I'm told I have a lovely smile, but aren't smiles themselves lovely? I love family and friends and solitude. I take photos, sometimes compulsively. I write, intermittently. I've made my living as a psychotherapist, focusing mainly on adults, single and in couples, including sex. I still work a day/week. I sort of cringe when describing myself as a therapist; there's something creepy about us as a group. Still, some of my best friends are therapists, and I might as well admit it. My life-mate has been dead for four years. I much enjoy my women friends, and a few couples who are like family, but I do get lonesome for male company. The way to talk dirty to me is to explain the direction of spin and tell me what you think about chameleon energy and how many universes (thirteen, are they kidding?) and why.

Date men and women from United States. I'm happy, healthy, and active, a "people person" who likes the outdoors, loves mysteries, Brazilian jazz, coffee houses, and Spirit Rock. I'm a liberal and politically active if something moves me. I have great friends and a terrific stepson. I have lived in Cameroun and London, and have travelled on five continents. My favorite destinations are Paris, Barcelona, Tuscany, and the Greek Islands.
I'd like to meet a guy with similar interests, who's in good physical health (no smokers, please!) and who meets life's ups and downs with kindness and a sense of humor. A penchant for foreign films wouldn't hurt. I'm looking for a man who is passionate about something, and enjoys the arts.

Meet a woman from Berkeley, United States. I'm a warm, spirited, creative, somewhat intellectual woman who reads and gets involved in issues and also likes taking it easy, cooking, enjoying people. I notice that most men say they are outgoing, active, and positive, but I know that I am not always "outgoing" and dislike excessive or knee-jerk "positive thinking." I hope to find a partner who's truly available, who likes to be outdoors, has interests in culture, progressive politics, and the human condition, and who wants a supportive, understanding equal partner to create another chapter with.

Date people from California, United States. I love people but have a quiet side. I love to laugh and appreciate a sense of humor.I like to have" alone time" too and read good books and listen to music.I am confident and comfortable with myself at this stage in my life. I am happiest having a close male companion - a 'best friend' and lover whom I can confide in, trust, and support and whom I can have fun with, who is in good physical health. Friends and family are also important to me for deep meaning in life.
I teach graduate students part time and direct plays. I'd like to travel more (I've been to Armenia, Italy, France, England, Germany)and do more playing and relaxing in my life.(I'm too good at working) Movies, plays, live music are some of my favorites things to do. I also love to go away for the weekend and do things spontaneously.

Meet someone special from California, United States. For starters, I will tell you that my photos are current (that's my healthy 94-year-old mother with me), my smile genuine and I hope revealing of my easy-going nature. I am not sure what I can say to make myself "stand out from the crowd" so I will just share a bit about myself and let you decide.
I am a thoughtful and kind-hearted woman who enjoys the love of a small family and a circle of close friends--I wish that my family were larger, not my good fortune, but I love to hear about and experience the wonderful relationships in the families of others. I have been married twice (both times widowed)--from my first marriage I am fortunate to have a wonderful stepson and from my second marriage another son whom I raised basically as a single parent. I am close to both of them and so very grateful to have them in my life. I'm also the "grandmother" of 2 great kids who live next-door--what a gift!!
Simply speaking, I am searching for interesting and interested people to enlighten my thinking, make me laugh, and join me in celebrating the simple joys in life. Life is wonderful, especially with a special friend and lover, and I hope for moments when I feel that things just can't get any better!! Sports events, parties, and dance clubs are OK but I prefer quiet dinners, long walks, and intimate conversation.
My friends say that I am a good listener, supportive and insightful, good-humored, and ready to laugh, especially at myself. I am a down-to-earth woman without guile or pretense, and I accept people as they are. At this point in my life I am not trying to change anyone. I love spontaneity and am addicted to hugging!! Although I'm not a sexy 50-year-old, I have always felt, acted, and looked younger than my chronological age--my inner self feels about 48!!. And actually, isn't age just a state of mind??
I have lived/worked abroad and traveled extensively but still have many places to visit. And I always enjoy revisiting familiar places. Paris, Rome, Budapest--I'll be packed within the hour!! I care deeply about issues of social justice and feel strongly about the kind of world we are leaving to future generations. I am serious but don't take myself too seriously!! I am reflective and introspective and I value people who can laugh at themselves and be willing to learn and grow. I hope that I never stop learning!!
Even though I had a happy marriage, it did not come without many ups and downs and a lot of hard work. I know that love and passion can come again and I have much to offer, especially understanding and a loving heart!
So what kind of man am I looking for--a best friend whom I can respect and trust, support and cherish--a man who's curious, spontaneous, comfortable in his own skin, and oh so important, a man who can laugh easily. I'd like to be introduced to some of your pursuits and share some of my pleasures--an evening at the Marsh, museums, concerts, the opera or the ballet, lazy afternoons, a few whirls around the dance floor, cozy hours in front of the fire, a quiet dinner with friends, and travel just about anywhere. I know that relationships can be challenging but I am not easily defeated!!
Because life is precious and offers no guarantees, I try to accept what comes my way and not put things off until tomorrow. I am open to what lies ahead and hope to find an interesting, spontaneous friend//companion/partner to share the years ahead. If you want to join me, please do get in touch with an e-mail, not a wink. We'll have an exciting time, hopefully some wonderful adventures, and loads of fun!!

Date a soulmate from California, United States. Though IРІР‚в„ўve dedicated my life to painting (a solitary enterprise) IРІР‚в„ўve never been interested in being an art nun. I love my life, my many friends, my cat and my work. I would love to meet a man with whom to share lifeРІР‚в„ўs curiosities and passions outside the studio.
Now retired, I supported my life as a painter mainly by teaching art to seniors. I probably learned the most from the most unassuming people. I have always been fascinated by how people think and what each person is able to understand. I loved teaching but not the paper work or the commute.
IРІР‚в„ўve travelled a fair bit, mostly throughout Europe and Asia. I love languages though French is the only language IРІР‚в„ўm comfortably fluent in.
For fun:
Getting together with friends, taking walks, being outdoors wherever, going to theatre, museums, galleries, good films, jazz and classical music concerts, exploring new places whether close to home or far away.
P.S. All my photos were taken in the last 5 years, kitchen one a month ago.
My ethnicity:
East Bay cosmopolitan
My religion:
Nature, the sun, a belief in the basic goodness of man. My church is the out of doors and my studio.
My education:
Studied at U.C Berkeley, San Francicsco Art Institute and S. F. State University; BA in Psychology; MFA in Painting
Last read:
Saramago “the Cave”, “Places in Between” (about traveling across Afganistan on foot in the winter), “Travels with Herodotus”, NYRB, CSM, “Measuring the World”, and multiple art books (Wm. Kentridge, Bonnard, History of Still Life, Rennaissance Portraiture). Now reading “The Elegance of the Hedgehog”. I love to disappear into books.

Meet a soulmate from United States. I hope you share the view that a kind nature and funny outlook are basics in life that don't change with passing time. I understand that even late love should be exciting, generous and full of good humor, not to mention courtesy and wisdom. IРІР‚в„ўm just a kid, still, hoping to find a fun, funny guy who enjoys the unexpected and unusual as well as the laid back and lazy.
Those rather under-done photos come from my Mac's "Photo Booth" since I don't usually take great photos anyway (blink, blink) and just gave up trying. So much for vanity.
I admit to a number of quirks, which I hope carry more "charm" than annoyance. For instance, I'm given to malapropisms which might be funny if they were meant to be, and not truly accidental. (I once told people that I'd had my kids by circumcision--as opposed to Caesarian section. I get my glasses from my obstetrician) I'm a retired advertising copywriter by trade; also a onetime humor editor, so stuff seeps out. I can keep quiet, though, since care of another ego is important to me (late husband an artist!) Even "constructive criticism" can be caustic--I don't believe in bruising your muse.
I enjoy putting people at ease, with laughs or hugs wherever possible/needed. Good listener, good gabber. Reliable friend. Healthy, energetic, gregarious if somewhat reclusive, plenty goofy. Never petty, or confrontational though I have my opinions, of course. I do have a lot of respect for differences—although, to tell the truth, these days extreme conservatives are something of a challenge...
A little damaged from the past (I far prefer my second childhood to my first), but I'm traveling light (no baggage), and I'm happy. Very fortunate to live as I do, and where, with both daughters and their families within walking distance! My life is, at its most basic, a combination of grandkids, volunteering, and writing/art projects. At its fullest, travel, more travel, spontaneous get-up-and-go's, peace and justice activities, "little parties" at home, and you to lean against.
But enough about me:
Who are you? And where, and how soon can you get here? Having lost my husband of nearly forty years to brain cancer in 2006, I'm now hoping for the friendship, companionship, love, of a guy with an open heart (not surgically). No meanness, no sarcasm. I have to say (again) that a sense of humor is my greatest hope for compatibility; it speaks of intelligence, world view, comfort level with individuals, and other key attributes.
I hope you're not vain, grudge-holding, silent, or always right, but do be withdrawn when you need to be, and go ahead and indulge your love for whatever sports, activities you're into; If I can't join you (mountain climbing, say...) I'll appreciate time on my own. Companionship, great. Co-dependency, not so much.
Do you like to poke around small towns or SF, head for Berkeley Rep, ACT or New York, New Mexico, London, art galleries, lectures, etc.?-- I'd love to meet you soon.
Thanks for making your way through this introduction, and for not taking me too lightly, too seriously, too oddly, or, God forbid, too "oldly"...

Date a woman from Berkeley, United States. Truly, laughter IS the best medicine. I value highly a well-developed sense of humor and will look for that quality in a prospective friend. Running a very close second is a kind, considerate, and respectful attitude towards others.

Meet someone special from Berkeley, United States. I am a college professor (my field the History of Ideas), still working, actively engaged in teaching and research, and very happy in my professional life. I am also a warm, loving, passionate woman, for whom life is most meaningful in an intimate relationship. What I’m looking for in a friend, partner, lover, is an intelligent, sensitive, loving, warm, playful person, someone I can trust and respect. He must be someone who enjoys intellectual discussions as much as I, and as quickly laugh until he’s breathless at something silly one of us has said. I also need the passion and tenderness of an intimate sexual relationship. I love to touch and be touched, and, when not close enough to touch, to look across a room, catch the eye of my lover and share a sweet, private moment (OK, I admit it, I’m a romantic). And I need laughter and playfulness—every day, if I can get it! Marriage is not a goal, but I hope for a committed, monogamous relationship. Family is also very important to me, my own, and, if at all possible (I’ll work on it) the family of the one whose life I share. I'm very healthy and active--the life in which I’m happiest revolves around reading and the intellectual activities on which I thrive, and the physical, sensuous, aesthetic pleasures of the body: walking, hiking, dancing, love-making, traveling, cooking, theaters and concerts, films, long leisurely evenings over a wonderful meal and good wine cooked by me or in a cozy, intimate restaurant. (It’s a plus if the food is ethnic and spicy, and I’m in heaven if the meal includes shellfish). About dancing--I love it, but am not very good, and when I have time take dance lessons. But I need a partner to practice with. My politics are probably left of liberal, and I’m committed to social and political movements that work for social justice, and would be more of an activist if I didn’t love my books so much. My background is Jewish and I value my heritage, but I’m not a religious or spiritual person, except in the sense that I understand and share the very human need for community that grounds all religions. But I also value the diversity of peoples, perspectives, beliefs, and customs. I love to travel--the photo's were taken last year, 2007, on my 4 month sabbatical in Italy; the first, hiking in the Apennines, the second walking down the steps of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. I do research on an Italian philosopher and have spent a lot of time in Italy, sometimes taking language courses to work on my Italian. But I'm interested in traveling anywhere in the world, particularly to areas where I can hike as well as enjoy the cultural and culinary pleasures travel offers.