Date men and women from United States / California / Downey, 36 year old

Date people from Downey, United States. Here I go. I'm putting myself out there and hoping for the best. (Crossing my fingers, toes, eyes, and whatever I can cross.)
I'm single and ready to mingle, and hopefully I'll meet Mr. Right. (At least right for me.) I love to be romanced. I appreciate a man who treats me like a lady and is affectionate. When it comes to dating, I'm pretty much an old fashioned girl to some extent living in a modern world. I love conversations that are interesting, funny, insightful, and entertaining. One of my best attribute is my listening skills. With a positive, there has to be a negative. Right? One thing my friends complain about is my bluntness. Being blunt can be good sometimes, but not all the time. Generally, people say I'm pretty easy going and I may come off as being very reserved in the beginning, but once you get to know me I can be pretty fun. I believe in charity and generosity. I have a soft spot for children, grandparents, and animals. I'm also big on family and friends. My grandmother taught me most of my values, so I guess you can say I'm a mix of both traditional and modern.
I'm not into clubbing every weekend. I'm pretty much over that scene and phase. Instead, I enjoy staying in and watching a movie, cooking with my significant other, watching the sunset, going to the beach late at night, activities, picnics, going to hole in the wall venues to watch musicians play, museums, and just spending quality time doing something or even sometimes doing nothing with that special someone. I appreciate the little things that life has to offer.
I'm looking for someone who makes me feel comfortable and can establish a friendship at the least. Someone who is kind, easy going, honest, funny, respectful, and enjoys life. A man who knows how to carry himself, is articulate, intelligent, and cultured. I consider life as a learning experience, so I crave to learn and see new things all the time. It would be great to find someone whose willing to go on this journey with me. If you're pretty black and white about everything, I doubt we'll be a good match. And of course I'm looking for great emotional, mental, and physical chemistry. All in all I'm just looking for a great connection; not perfection.
Thanks for visiting and good luck! =)

Meet men and women from Downey, United States. i'm just looking for someone that will be my best friend and that will love me and my kids. i'm independent ,a very loyal person and strong-willed at times. i'm a mother of two teenagers and very involved in their lives. i just wanna find my "soul mate" if hes really out there!!!!

Date a woman from Downey, United States. Hello, First let me start off by saying there's nothing little about me, lol. I dont look like or can be compared to Beyonce, Halle, Lisa, or Kim.... I am just me, beautiful, lovable, intelligent me. So if your looking for someone similiar to the anove stop reading, select not interested and keep moving forward in your search. Second i could sit here and tell you all the things i could think of that reflects me as this wonderful person, but i won't do that, i'll just wait and talk to you indvidually and let you decide what type of person you think i am. What i will tell you is that i am a proud single mother of a beautiful little girl who is the total joy of my life and I work very hard to provide for myself and my child. To answer the statement above about what would make me a great partner, I believe that due to my past experiences in relationships i've learned a few of the most important concepts of having and sustaining a relationship. If you'd like to know those concepts ask me if we ever get the chance to speak.
The type of man i'm looking for is one who will treat me with the utmost respect. It's important that the man has good family values and ties. The one i'm looking for has to be able to communicate with me and not be critical or judgemental. If he hasn't reached his dream for becoming all he'd hoped be become in life then he has to show that he hasn't given up on his dreams and are still working to become the person he imagined. He has to be confident within himself to acknowledge when he is wrong. He has to be able to accept my thoughts, desires, and needs as being just as important as his own. He needs to be affectionate and not stingy with compliments. I'm just looking for man who knows how to be a man and knows how to truly treat his woman, kind of like the men of old who would do whatever it took to make sure his woman's needs were met.
I'm all for professional and personal growth. My life has taught me that life is short so why sit and stress over what could have been, instead take that same energy and take that could have been and turn it into reality.