The following profile may be a little long, but...

What to say? What salient points should I cover? To begin with, I assume members would like to know my facticity; therefore, I will begin there. I have been divorced for two years. In the last two years, I have discovered that the "real" world - as I once knew it - seems to have completely changed (social mores, dating rituals etc.) I guess you might say I am undergoing culture shock. Hence, my dilemma: how do you meet people with whom you are compatible, and what are the proper dating protocols. Someone suggested that I try the on-line dating scene. Well, "nothing ventured, nothing gained."

I enjoy life. I believe that you should “Dream as if you’ll live forever; Live as if you’ll die tomorrow.” By living I will quote Nietzsche: live according to your Passions. I believe without having a sincere passion for something/anything - is to not live at all. What am I passionate about, you may ask? art, music (classical to jazz and blues), good books, good people, animals, philosophy, writing, lifelong learning, black keys on the piano, broadway plays, opera, ballet, photography, poetry, helping those - human and nonhuman - that cannot help themselves, brisk autumn days, stormy days, the hush that comes over a city after a deep, luscious snowfall, Sunday morning breakfasts, an intimate conversation by a blazing fireplace on a cold or stormy day sipping a fine glass of wine talking about anything and everything. The other side of my brain loves a good “rock-and-sock-’em” hockey game.

Since I am of an independent nature and resilient, I can adjust to the single life; however, my preference would be to find that special someone to share/enjoy life with. After all, human beings are social animals by nature and were not meant to travel the long road of life alone. Although I am a hopeless romantic and an idealist, I am also a realist and do not expect to find a 100 per cent match. In fact, I would embrace learning some new interests. The question now arises: exactly what am I “looking for in a woman?” My desire is to meet someone who is, first and foremost, feminine; a woman who enjoys being a woman. At the same time, I like a woman who is intelligent, adventurous, independent and self-confident. I enjoy being with someone who enjoys an occasional repartee. A woman who is sensitive, tender, sensuous, and passionate. In poetic form, I might describe my ideal woman as...

a woman who is
mad to live,
mad to talk,
mad to be saved,
desirous of everything at the same time,
a woman who never yawns or says a common place thing,
but burns, burns, burns,
like fabulous roman candles
exploding like spiders across the sky

Now back down to earth...

Perhaps I should state that since physical attraction is one component of attraction between the sexes, I prefer women who are “slender to average.”

I will conclude with one of my favourite poems which I think/hopes captures my inner Self.

If questioning would make us wise
No eyes would ever gaze in eyes;
If all our tale were told in speech
No mouths would wander each to each.

Were spirits free from mortal mesh
And love not bound in hearts of flesh
No aching breasts would yearn to meet
And find their ecstasy complete.

For who is there that lives and knows
The secret powers by which he grows
Were knowledge all, what were our need
To thrill and faint and sweetly bleed.

Then seek not, sweet, the "If" and "Why"
I love you now until I die.
For I must love because I live
And life in me is what you give.

I would have to say it all depends on what my date would like to do. As for my preferences:

meeting for cup of coffee or a glass of wine and hors d'œuvres
maybe a casual dinner with a quite intimate atmosphere
or anywhere that is conducive to conversation