I am looking for a communicator, a man who can TALK, not just email, instant message or text message. I am not looking for an impersonal, online relationship. I desire daily personal contact...a simple phone call to let me know you are alive and thinking about me, and I can tell you that I'm thinking of you, also. I want to hear your voice, or even better, look in your eyes and touch you while we talk. I like to talk on the phone soon after our initial email contact to see if this might be the start of something good for both of us.

I like to be out and about and stay active but I also enjoy a quiet evening at home. I believe in the traditional roles of a man and woman. I enjoy intimacy, am open minded and uninhibited. For me, physical intimacy is an important part of a relationship. Loyalty and honesty are important to me.

I prefer to date a man whose children are grown, and I prefer a man who takes pride in his appearance and who wears a sexy smelling cologne. Pets are not an automatic disqualification, but I'm not a huge animal lover, mainly because I like my freedom to come and go without worrying about taking care of a pet. Having to get someone to water the garden is enough!

I am emotionally secure and independent so I don't need to be in a relationship, but I would like to be. I'm not just looking for someone to sleep with. I'd like to wake up there to, and enjoy what happens after that! I hope that dating will eventually lead to a long term relationship.

That is up to the gentleman. I may make suggestions, but the final decision is yours. The one thing I really don't care for is a smoke filled bar or restaurant.