It has been said, possibly by me, that by male standards, all women are crazy but that by female standards, all men are pigs. I am not a pig (references upon request) and I was rather hoping to meet a non-crazy woman. My ideal would be a woman who could be my best friend and yet still look totally hot in heels and a skirt. Most of my male friends are barely passable in a skirt and walk like a duck in high heels but that is a story for another time.
"Who am I?" you wonder and what makes me think that I deserve one of the apparently few and oh so elusive sane women left in the world? A fair question... I am a decent and honest man (stop smirking - it could happen) who can actually express his feelings and his thoughts with equal clarity. I am quick witted and funny in a quirky way beloved of teenage girls and old women. Teen-aged girls love me for my sense of humor and hopeful flirtiness while old women love me for my impeccable manners and old fashioned chivalric sense of right and wrong. Sadly, I am not attracted to either teenagers or the Geritol set. Well...not in that special way. Okay a bit but I do not act on it. Somewhere around 1964 the world changed and I seem to have missed the memo. Still in love with Doris Day and frankly a bit appalled by all the man hating Jane Fonda's of the world, I drift here hoping that the zen of dating will at some point land me on the proper shore. Was that a bit over the top? Well it is late and at this point I am pretty sure I am talking to myself.
Who will Miss Right be? Oh first and foremost she will have a wonderful sense of humor and adventure. No broken sparrows for me. I have spent a lifetime loving women who were hurt and mangled inside and though I feel for them still, I have finally learned that I can not heal them. Just for the record, a wonderful sense of humor is NOT the ability to laugh at others but the ability to laugh at yourself. Big difference. Other than a sense of humor it would be nice if my Miss Right was beautiful and sexy. Before you send me any angry emails about Barbie Dolls let me just say that physical attraction matters. Much as I am sure that you are entranced by my profile, I know too that if the picture that accompanied it was of Jabba the Hut - you would never have gotten this far. (okay - nobody but shut-ins and gay men are still reading this now).
Other than a sense of humor and adventure, some sanity and emotional health and perhaps an attractive form, I would most enjoy the company of intelligent, extroverted and expressive women. I am (you will be stunned to find) a bit talkative and ever so slightly opinionated. I am ex-military and have travelled the world, a historian and political scientist, coach and teacher and a father of two wonderful grown sons. I can talk about just about anything and listen and learn about even more. If you had the same talents, that would be fabulous. The father thing is optional.
So, if you have made it this far and are not actually constructing a voodoo doll then why not drop me a line and say hi? I almost never bite and even if we are not right for each other, maybe you will make a new friend. D
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A first date with me is usually just a meeting for coffee or drinks since I am a big believer in chemistry and I can usually tell within 30 minutes if we have it or not. Frankly, no matter how wonderful we each are - if there is no chemistry, there is no point.