Hiya!

My name is Mark...no, not Robin I'm afraid but hopefully that won't put you off too much! I'm a caring and easy-going guy who's here in the hope of meeting that special someone.

I'm not really one to blow my own trumpet though so I thought I'd copy something from a card one of my (female) friends sent to me last year. I replaced the names with X's...

"Now you're probably wondering why on earth I'm sending you this card. But I wanted to thank you for being so good to me when XXXXX and I had our little disagreement. I know it was a while ago now but I've wanted to thank you ever since. Anyway, I know how lucky I am to have friends like you and I hope you never feel like I don't appreciate you. Now I know how fantastic you are so don't let anybody be telling you any different. I've got a little speech about you that I can convince anyone of your unique brilliantness. I'll save it for a rainy day. Don't let anybody try to bring you down. Love always, XXXXX"

I tend to get on with most people. I don't have any enemies (as far as I know!), I've never been in a punch-up and all of my friends are really nice. My Dad is a great man and I think I'm quite a lot like him. I'm a good listener and always happy to help people where I can. I try my best to be there for people and always treat others as I would like to be treated myself.

The first things people seem to notice about me are my long eyelashes, my white teeth and my Harry Potter scar! Probably also that I look younger than my age but I'll be thankful of that in a few years time!

I enjoy keeping myself busy with different things. I like going to the Gym, helping people, running, driving and listening to music (Maybe not all at once though!)

In my spare time I'm happy staying in spending time together in front of a good DVD but also enjoy going out to the Cinema, Restaurants and Nightclubs. I like travelling about and going on holidays whenever I can too; my last holiday was to Orlando in Florida which was great fun :) I also like trying new things - I'm going to start planning a Skydive for charity soon so I'm looking forward to that...I think :-S

One of my brother’s is the drummer in a local band called TheDollars which also helps keep me busy – I’m their Roadie so I tag along to all their gigs and help out where I can. It can be tiring sometimes but it’s all good fun! I know I’m biased but they’re great at what they do so if you get chance you should check ‘em out on the website I made for them: www.TheDollars.co.uk

When I go out I can usually be found living it up with friends either at Cucamara, Squares, Liberty's Bar, Rock City or Oceana in Nottingham.
Recently if I'm not gigging with the band I tend to go out on a Saturday instead though. On Friday’s I usually end up chilling out in a nice hot bath with a book or magazine, a glass of chilled wine and some cool background music.

I've got a bit of a creative side which brings out the perfectionist in me! I was pretty good at Fine Art back at school but haven't really stuck with it. It's something I'd definitely love to get back into when I have more time and space.

I like computers too but that's a bit boring!

I'm trying my best to keep myself fit and healthy with the running and visits to the local Gym. Vindaloo's aside I try my best not to eat too much rubbish either! Sports-wise I like cycling, swimming and the odd game of Badminton and Pool.

My music taste is one of the most varied you'll ever see so it would probably be easier to list music I don't like instead! I like some that everyone has heard of and some that hardly anybody has heard of. My favourite genres are Pop, Rock & Dance. I have a massive CD Collection and you'll never see me driving without one playing in the background. If I had to choose one all-time favourite band it would be Queen. My albums of the moment have to be those by Placebo.

When it comes to TV and films I'll happily watch most things but I love a good horror movie - The scarier the better! A few films that come to mind are The Lord of the Rings and The Matrix Trilogies, Face/Off, The Rock and The Shawshank Redemption. Some of my fave horrors are Saw, The Ring, The Grudge and The Blair Witch Project Franchises. My favourite TV programmes at the moment are Lost, Hustle, FoneJacker and Robin Hood (Of course!)

I wish I had more time to read but when I do I'll give anything a try. The last book I read was 'Tuesday's with Morrie' by Mitch Albom.

My favourite food is Chicken Vindaloo - Extra hot please! I'd like to give a medal to whoever invented it...a big, shiny one! At the moment we have a curry night every Thursday but to be honest I’d eat that stuff every day if I could! Pasta comes a close second but generally if it's hot and spicy I'll eat it! My favourite flavour is Cherry but for some strange reason I don't like Cherries.

I spend quite a lot of time thinking about the future and what I want from life...A family, a nice home, financial security but above all else, to be happy and healthy.

I'm right-handed but despite this I'm left-footed and eat with my knife and fork the 'other' way around.

I'd like to meet Freddie Mercury, Princess Diana, Michael Jackson and Rachel Stevens but that's not gonna happen so I'm happy just meeting some new people who are into similar things, live a bit closer and are preferably still alive.

Aside from all that I'm blessed with a Full-time job as a Web Master & Administrator.

A few things I can't do without are my Friends, Family, Laptop, Car, Music and last but not least...Chicken Curry!!!

Here's a few random words I'd probably use to describe myself...Faithful, Honest, Traditional, Organised, Patient, Loyal, Tidy, Respectful, Committed and Waffly Versatile!

I think that lots of good friendships are built on spontaneity but I also think that the best relationships are built on good friendships - I'd like to meet someone who I can be best friends with and then see where things go, I think that would be a good place to start. So based on that during a first date I’d like to do something where we can both just relax and get to know each other better, maybe just a few quiet drinks somewhere nice. However saying that I’m still open for suggestions!

If you're looking for a nice guy who will be there for you and treat you right you should definitely contact me. I'm hoping to meet a nice, classy girl who doesn't want your typical football-obsessed bloke who treats girls badly and acts up around his mates. I'm a genuine guy who needs a genuine girl.

So if you think you might be my Maid Marian send me a message!