·If I added you as a favorite without emailing, consider writing to me. I perhaps cannot write to you because of your distance settings or maybe I didn't have time or maybe I was seeing if you would show interest...or if you are real.
·I usually prefer women about my age, but if you're older or younger I'm open to it
·I do have a webcam so you can actually see me before you ever have to worry about meeting me and have me turn out to be a bald, hairy, toothless, short guy who wears women's clothes (unless you like that sort of thing then I'll see about getting you with my non-existant Uncle Bob).
·If you're short and can't handle a tall guy, then don't bother reading on. If you like tall guys then by all means, do read on. If you're not sure, then I would suggest some role playing with two vertically challenged people stacked up to get a feel for how it might feel to date someone my height. If you decide you would like to date someone tall after that, feel free to read the rest of my profile and perhaps email me.

I cook. I clean. I do my own laundry. I shower daily, for the most part. I put the toilet seat down (and wipe around the rim). I take my shoes off at the door. I say please and thank you. I own at least three nice suits. I'm open-minded. I try not to be prejudice. I take out the trash. I am something of a handy man. I read directions. I ask for directions. I plan out a route. I don't like to yell. I swim. I'm patient. I'm giving. I'm honest. I don't cheat. That's me in a nutshell.
I just happen to currently be single and am looking to get to know women who are fun, humorous, and looking for a serious relationship but not in a huge rush to find it. I don't go to bars to pick women up. If you have major issues with men and trusting men, I suggest therapy or a change of lifestyle. If you're relaxed and can get to know me as a friend first, write me.

I'm a bit of a jack-of-all I guess. Balanced maybe? I can do anything I put my mind to and I teach myself new tricks.

I don't really do favorites, because you can't really appreciate a single color of the rainbow if it is the only color you ever see. So I don't really have any favorites but in case you were curious, blue is totally my favorite color.

I like some country but I listen to other types of music too. To name just a few of my more recent faves: Jimmy Wayne, Dierks Bentley, and Emerson Drive. I like the tonality, harmony, and romance of country music but lately I've been getting into rock again, and some pop, etc (I grew up in a church pew singing to hymns but am not religious and yes, I can sing).

Turn-ONs:·appreciation·assertion·candlelight·dancing·education·flirting·honesty·intelligence ·sarcasm·selfcomposure·skinnydipping·spontaneity·stimulatingconversation·thunderstorms·wit·womenthatcansing

Turn-OFFs:·chainsmoking·lazinessmaterialism·prejudice·selfishness

QUOTES FOR KICKS:
·The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing. ~Edmund Burke
·The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason. ~Benji Franklin
·It is well with the man who deals generously and lends, who conducts his affairs with justice.
·Life offers you a thousand chances, all you have to do is take one. ~Anonymous
·No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. ~William Wordsworth
·Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere. Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. ~Carl Sagan
·I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. ~Albert Einstein
·Tolerance, patience, compromise. They are always the answer. ~Me
·A pretty face and a nice body might get you to my door and maybe even an invitition to tea, but it will never earn you the right to sit down at the table and dine on the main course. That requires you to be a real friend. ~Me

I don't really watch tv anymore, and I didn't grow up watching MTV either. Netflix FTW! (In no particular order. Alright, I made it alphabetical. Oh, and FTW means for the win. It's 2009, get caught up on your internet lingo already!)

TV SHOWS/MOVIES I ENJOY/ENJOYED:
·Alias
·Always Sunny in Philadelphia
·Arrested Development
·Family Guy
·House
·News Radio
·Scrubs
·The Office
·The Sopranos
·More when I think of them. Suggest a show I don't have on my list!

RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME:
·Really tall, in case you missed it. I'm also told I have a very nice voice, and that I look better in person. So why are you still reading this? J/K. Read on.
·Broke my ankle on the growth plate playing basketball at the rec center as a sophomore, and therefore could not play basketball the following years. Now you don't have to ask if I "played ball".
·Was in a plane crash and survived without injury when I was 14, and have flown several times since.
·I've had stitches three times but in fairly inconspicuous spots.
·I'm adopted.
·Met my real mother at the age of 23.
·Moved a LOT growing up.
·I like gerbils just fine, but not in a sexual way.
·I can almost do a cartwheel. If you consider getting a leg halfway up in the air and then falling in a mess in the grass "almost".

RANDOM THINGS I DID IN THE LAST FEW YEARS:
·Built a few computers including this one after teaching myself how by reading websites and a book.
·Decorated a wedding cake for my best friend's friend's wedding, along with other stuff I don't know how I got roped into doing.
·Helped throw that same girl's bridal shower (I was the only guy there).
·Insulated a garage.
·Made lemonade, without real lemons.
·Fell in love...with my crock pot!
·Somewhat perfected my grilling abilities over both gas and charcoal.
·I have been to Haiti, a desperately poor third world country the U.S. failed to help.
·Turned water into wine. Ok, maybe I just drank a bit of both and got confused.
·Went on a free internet dating website. (Hey don't judge. You did it too!)
·Waited for you to say "hi" or respond to an email I wrote you, in which I may have said "heya", "hiyo", or "OMG U 2 SEXY" rather than "hi". Wait, that last one was from that other guy.

For a first date I'd like to get to know you better over a drink or meal, or maybe go some place where we can have fun and get to know each other. I haven't been roller skating in a long time and when I fall down it hurts because it's a long way down. So we could end up in the ER and me with a sprained wrist, talking the night away. Sounds fun right? I know. Nothing is stupider to me than going to a loud bar or club to try to talk. I like to take things slow, friends first = love forever!

Anything outdoors during the warmer months is great, from fairs to car shows and festivals. In the winter, museums and movies are nice, so are coffee shops and even bowling. It's more a matter of what sounds like a good time to both people and what's going on that weekend or whatever. I think it's best if at least the first few dates are agreed upon so there are no surprises (I'm all for becoming friends first) and then maybe I would take you on surprise dates as we get to know each other better.

Window shopping can also be fun. Seeing knick-knacks along the store fronts can strike up conversation. Off the top of my head some cities that are great for window shopping are Marshall or South Haven.

A stroll on a beach and ice-cream would be fun, although spending the day at the sand dunes seems more like a second or third date to me. I guess a first date is more determined by what's going on locally some weekend, and what your interests are too. I like to think I can be pretty darn creative, so I tend to come up with options and see what your into doing.

Chivalry is not dead. I do open car doors, pull out chairs, and help with the coat. In the past I've wasted a good bit of money on women who weren't worth the trouble so I'd rather save my billions upon billions of dollars (kidding) for someone who is worth it all. First dates should not be expensive. If you want a guy to blow paychecks on you, find a millionaire. Millionaires don't usually get rich by being bad stewards of their money though.

Whether you think you can or can't, you are right.

I have a bucket list of places I want to travel, like the geo-glyphs in Peru. All that's left is the money and the girl. :)

The other headlines I've used:
·"La vita è bella"
·"made a headline. Great job Ry!"
·"Cheesypuffs. They aren't for everyone"
·"This space left blank intentionally"
·"Slightly better than your top interest"
·"Look 4 free, touching costs you somethin"
·"Not big on hormones (it was genetics)!"
·"Just another Antwone Fisher story"
·"You have to meet someone to know them."
·"Witty guy seeks same. Oops I mean..."
·"You need POF to get a spellchecker."
·"Great rewards don't come easy."