I like to keep fit and walk with a group on a regular weekly basis. I also teach a martial art on a voluntary basis. I visit the gym, not my favourite way to exercise but every little helps. Hate swimming. Lots of goals already achieved, but still quite a long list without ticks. I don't think I am unique, but enjoy life and would like to meet someone who would make me feel special and also make me laugh. I am a reformed smoker (25 years now!) and would therefore not want to meet up with a guy who smokes. My music tastes are quite wide, still retaining fond memories of being in my prime during the Beetles era. I have moved over to classical music but have not yet become an opera fan - and I do not like Jazz. I enjoy the theatre, both professional and local amateurs I feel I am a young looking 65 - and absolutely hate people knocking off a few years in the hope this will make them more attractive.

A first meeting would need to be neutral for obvious reasons.
A first date would most likely be in a pub/bistro, reasonably quiet so we could chat and generally discover over the evening if we have personalities/hobbies which seem to gel. First impressions should never be set in stone, but they are good initial indicator I guess.