I am an optimisitc professional man living and working in downtown Los Angeles where there is a high energy level/ I have 2 grown children, although my daughter is still in grad school, and I don't do bars. Love rainy Sundays and the N.Y. Times crossword, the Hollywood Bowl working out, fine dining, and working hard, and would love the stability and normalcy of a healthy,loving relationship with a special woman, who is intelligent, well-informed, funny, takes care of herself, loves intimacy and is not afraid to be a partner.

If communications are good, we should go to dinner and talk, get to know one another, enjoy the evening no matter what the result, but with no pre-conceived notions of what to expect. Manage our expectations, and have fun. The worst result should be, we become friends, and the best result would be the beginning of a wonderful relationship. But a good bottle of wine in a quiet setting works just fine for me.