Best described as an affectionate and caring, soft spoken with a kind heart. I'm looking for the same to spend the rest of my life with. Originally from the midwest - extra points if you are too. I enjoy sharing nature travel, ethnic restaurants, the ocean when the sun is low in the sky, sky gazing, walking/hiking with a special person. I'm semi-retired, but highly motivated keeping busy at every moment. I volunteer at a local animal shelter, have many hobbies and some consulting jobs to keep be challenged. I'm well traveled both for business and pleasure. Very much hands on, bright, creative, always looking for and enjoying challenges. Will be the best friend one would find. I workout at a gym - like taking aerobics classes, and a true believer that health is the best attribute one can have. I have been single for a while and not necessarily by choice. Family is very important to me. I am an honest man who is looking for a caring, compassionate, and affectionate woman. She is professional, highly intelligent, emotionally and financially stable, passionate, energetic,and physically active. Photos and description - current and accurate.

First I would like to meet for coffee or a drink, for a quick meet and greet before there is an actual date. I'd like to meet for the first time at a quiet place - we can talk without interruption and get to know each other. The first date happens when we decide to meet again.