** Is it really too much to ask a man who reads your email and looks at your profile to respond...even if he isn't interested? Cuz it really seems like that is a huge problem for some men on these sites. Isn't that just common courtesy? **

Someone once told me that if a man is interested in you or wants to date you or just wants to be with you? He will move mountains to let you know it. I like that.....

I am a mom to a beautiful seven year old little girl. She is my everything. I also have a 22 year old daughter and a 20 year old son that live in California. I am very lucky to have them in my life! (Fabulous over coffee story if you're curious).

So, what does this sassy brunette really want? Physical touch is something I crave as well as deep conversation. I prefer coffee over tea, lemonade or wine over beer, beaches over forests, and music over TV (sometimes). I love fires in my fireplace, the sound of an acoustic guitar and Musical theatre, especially Broadway shows. I'm an animal lover - cats, dogs and horses. I love farmer's markets, great restaurants and road trips...a massage and a home cooked meal are also quite tempting. I also put passion into everything I do in my life.

I love the Fall. I'm looking forward to pumpkin patches, baking, pumpkin spice candles, making apple cider and drinking it by the fire, Honeycrsip apples, and maybe finding a cozy cabin somewhere for the weekend. I want something REAL. A real guy, with real pictures, a real job, stability, someone that is looking for a real relationship, maybe not right away, but certainly a possibility in the future...someone that knows how to take a woman to dinner, or to a movie or just for a walk. Someone that can be my friend and make me laugh.

If you want to spend time with someone that smiles a lot, that loves romance, to sit by a fire or on the balcony with a glass of wine and good conversation, that is not only pretty on the outside, but if you take the time to find out, pretty beautiful on the inside too. Someone that is a bit too sexual for her own good with the right person and has a bit of a naughty side, someone that is re-learning to love life and everything it has to offer. If you want someone that can hold her own at a basketball game, has a deep passion for writing, loves bowling and board games but can't ski or golf worth a d*mn, look no more....you have found your woman!

If you're looking for a playtoy, I am not your girl. I want to be the one you hold hands with, or surprise with a spontaneous trip to the coast , not the one you call if you're needing a little fun for the night and only the night, ....yea, been there, done that more than i care to admit, not a good thing..

Adore me and I'll adore you right back, but ignore me and you'll get nothing. I love being in love, but I need to like someone again...

I am direct, I am loving and I am honest...you won't be bored. If you've read this far, I applaud you.

First dates can be fabulous if they're done right. I prefer a coffee date first so you can chat and get to know each other. Then the second date would be something like an outdoor movie theatre in the summer, Newberg drive-in when it's cold out (love that), pizza, beer & bowling, a sporting event, walking downtown or the waterfront, or dinner. The great thing about Portland is there is so much to do.....