Honesty, communication, playfulness, and really liking each other are so important in the long run for me. At my core I am deeply passionate, stable, adaptable, expressive, and humble. I have a keen mind, am experienced, confident, and balanced as the rough patches in life have taught me quite a bit - enabling my passion, dry humor, and internal kindness/humility and intelligence to shine. People see me and think I am conservative but people who know me better.. know that I am not.

I work out regularly and hike, run, cycle, and am comfortable doing a lot - I love good food and wine too. I enjoy cooking shows, cooking, eating, wine and the unexpected. I just think it is more important to say yes in a relationship and keep it interesting and surprising.

I am well-educated and value intelligence and experience in life (the good and the bad)..

Music wise- I like alternative and jazz - new and old. With XM I have options!

First dates are for talking and getting to know each others rhythms and feelings.. doing it over food, wine, and coffee is a good start. Perhaps if we connect a hike, a drive.... We should quickly know whether we are both interested... and want to continually find out we are more interested in appreciating each other.