Date men from United States / California / Palo Alto, 51 year old

Date a soulmate from California, United States. Personally, I am most passionate about a happy and rewarding family life - a beautiful thing. I love my children and, when we lost their mother a few years ago, we have come closer together. I would love to be with someone who values family life and can lead, inspire and make us better while we do the same for her.
Professionally, it is helping people with the skills I've acquired. I'm determined to lead a purposeful life, and happily, that works in both personal and professional settings. I'm trained in medicine and engineering and thrive on the applying these together to solve problems.
I'm highly motivated and energetic, but know how to chill. I would like to find a woman who has both drive and passion, and who is comfortable with herself. If you know this quote, I like you already...
"On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux."
The ideal person would answer the important questions the right way and would have lived consistently with those answers.
I am drawn to the outdoors, technology, health matters, music, food, and art. If you want a true and caring partner in life, a personal pilot, a gym or trail buddy, someone who will be happy cooking on a Viking or a rock, a guy who will fix your dang laptop, a friend to all dogs, a snuggle-in-front-of-the-fire guy, a person to explain how pacemakers work, or if you might like hearing things like "let's go to Antarctica," it will be fun!

Meet a man from California, United States. I'm not typical or ordinary. To me those words spell mediocre and boring. If you strive to be different just for the sake of being different you end up weird or just dressed funny. But I have always sought to be that different way that was unique, inventive, curious, unaccepting of conventional wisdom until I could prove it to myself... I can talk about my feelings and listen, but I'm an alpha male when I need to be. I like italian clothes but I'm just as comfortable in my boots out in the wilderness. A dry sense of humor but no problem being silly or telling a joke and laughing at myself doing it, eat drink and live. I've been very successful in my career and creative endeavors. At the same time I am a hopeless romantic and optimist, nostalgic, loyal, and my mind is a rushing stream of consciousness. I've overcome my stage fright.

Date single man from California, United States. I am an easy going, often cultured and sophisticated well-educated professional. My friends tell me I am handsome, generous and warm hearted with good character. Outside of work I prefer to be active outdoors and take an interest in culture and fine living. I can cycle long distances, swim or workout -usually not more than per week. If I have the opportunity I can sail, wind surf, snowboard and play tennis often with more effort than style. I also like to explore new places (sometimes best on a bicycle). From time to time I like to visit museums, art galleries, attend a ballet, an opera, or theatre, discover a new restaurant in SF and read as time allows. I like to travel. So far mostly in Europe where I lived for some years in the land of chocolait and cheese, so I still have many exotic places to explore. Outwardly I am reserved in character yet underneath the outer calm I have a strong core of self assured confidence, curious and full of adventure (I really have slept on a beach, under the stars - watching meteors ). I am strong and passionate, with broad shoulders and long arms that would love to wrap you up in big long hugs, that last till dawn. I have a strong inner belief in good values, being true and honest. I live a clean and healthy life with respect for the environment and those who live in it. I have a good spontaneous sense of humour, more word play than sarcasm. I have been separated/divorced for several years and get along well with my ex-wife and her new family. In recent years I have learnt how great it is to experience the full commitment of a relationship. To enjoy giving and receiving that special something. My children are 17 and 20. They are bright, fun, caring and completely independent. In fact so independent and social with their own lives, I get a brunch once in a while. Many of my photos are recent (except the tarzan). I am still trim and workout not often but intensive enough. When we meet your only surprise is I look better than my photos, or at least so my friends say. As if describing myself was not difficult enough, trying to describe who would be my best match is an exercise in contradictions.....