Date men from United States / California / Escondido, 44 year old

Date single man from Escondido, United States. She has to laugh at my jokes. She has to be fun, intelligent and have a sense of humor. I am willing to have someone who really wants to enjoy life. I do not think that it is important what I say here since we have to meet and talk about what we like anyway.

Meet someone special from Escondido, United States. My closest friends describe me as a reformed Bumble ( from Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer ), or as Chewbacca, but I'm not hairy. I was nicknamed Mongo ( from Blazing Saddles ) back in the Marine Corps, and it has stuck ever since.
Came to the area while in the USMC, met and married a local, and stayed after getting out. I have an awesome 11 yr old son that thinks it's great to have two of every major holiday, and actually likes going to church with me.
Was legally seperated, which became divorced. I had to seriously re-evaluate who I was, and take responsibility for who I had been for nearly 15 years of marriage. I like who I am now much more than the guy I was, and have been learning to let go of old ideals, and embrace the new normal that is my life now.
I don't know what kind of woman I am looking for, but I guess I won't ever know if I don't try to find out. I can be too blunt sometimes, so a wilting flower probably wouldn't be the right match. I think a woman's spirit should be strong, assertive, and able to work with her partner to enhance one another, without dominating the other, or supressing who she truly is. I believe we are all works in progress, and that finding the right person, should build both persons into something better, and healthier than they could be alone.
My social life is being involved with my church's ministry programs, and sometimes going out to eat with a few friends. I am a co-leader of a "mens group" at church, and am encouraged seeing the change that can take place in people's lives, when they humble themselves, and develop an honest relationship with God, through His son Jesus Christ. The rest of the time is keeping ahead of the chores, and work.
What I am looking for in a relationship is a friend, a sense of being alive again, a sense of being accepted as worthy of someone else's interest, and that I can be happy being me, with someone that is happy being her. I know now, more than ever, that my life isn't half over, it has only half begun, and I'm hoping that there's a woman who would like to explore the rest of our lives, together.