IF YOU READ ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THIS,THANK YOU I KNOW ITS LONG LOL, BUT THERE IS A GOOD REASON WHY I WROTE DOWN SO MUCH AND SO DETAILED.
Where do i start? Well I'm African American as you can see from my pics, but i am also half Panamanian on my father's side, and Trinidadian on my mother's side. I work out allot and i work full time and go to school so i am a busy person but i always find time to relax go out with friends enjoy life. I have no kids or drama, and would like to keep it that way, well the drama part. Kids! hopefully one day when i meet the right woman. I'm an artist. I paint, sculpt, draw, and do printmaking such as silkscreen and etching and I am pursuing my masters degree at Pratt Institute. One of many of my goals is to travel to countries in Europe, Africa, South America,and Asia.

I am a family oriented person. My family is very important to me. The young girl in the third pic is my younger sister and I. I have taken care of her since she was a baby. I'm very open minded and will try just about anything. I really value that in a partner. Someone who can go beyond their own judgments and fears, and try something new and unexpected.I can be very sarcastic at times lol. I treat others the way i would like to be treated with respect, kindness, honesty, and allot of passion to give and to receive.I would describe myself as a hopeless romantic. I want to meet someone who has a sense of humor someone who i can laugh with, who I can be silly at times with, does not take her self to seriously, but knows when to be serious. Someone who is smart, Classy,not snobby or stuck up, but down to earth.

It's easy to find beauty, it's hard to find true love. I have Learned to value what is inside a woman. I'm not saying the outside does not carry it's importance, but one without the other does not complete its purpose. I want to meet someone that I can let myself go, and feel comfortable talking about anything. I am not here for any games. If you are on this site to hook up for fun or a friends with benefits relationship, PLEASE don't even email me. If I wanted that I would be out in the clubs or on one of those sex dating sites. I want more out of life than just a pretty face.I want to meet a woman that makes me feel special and wanted. There is nothing worse than giving all of yourself to someone and getting nothing back. Someone that isn't going to use me because of what I have, or because I am a nice guy. A nice guy YES, a push over to be walked all over on NO. A mutual respect for the person you are with is important to me. I am the type of guy that even when you have your hair up or in curlers,no makeup, and in your pajamas I will still think you are sexy and beautiful. I appreciate honesty allot. Please don't be fake with me, I have no problem being myself and saying what's on my mind.

NOW THIS PART IS MOST IMPORTANT. If you are emotionally and mentally unstable PLEASE do not waist my time. If you are born of a different ethnic background, and your just looking to hook up with a black man before you get married because you are curious and never been with one of us or you are just looking to piss off your parents because you know dating a black man will make them angry DO NOT EVEN THINK OF EMAILING ME. I have dated many ethnic backgrounds(white,asian,black,Indian,Hispanic,etc..)and I respect all people of all cultural back grounds, so I deserve and expect the same respect. Also if you are looking to play head games, be manipulative,a Liar, too needy, make other men pay for the mistakes your ex boyfriend or ex husband did to you in the past(get over it we all have been hurt before),and most of all controlling, PLEASE PLEASE do not apply lol. It is not going to work with me, you've picked the wrong guy, I'll drop you real quick.I already had a mother for 20 years of my life on this earth, God rest her soul, I'm not looking for a new one.
I want to meet a woman who is secure with herself, confident,but not arrogant. To me actions speak louder than words, so you can talk all you want, but if you can't back it up you are a waste of my time. I'm looking for a possible serious relationship, maybe something casual and not too serious at first. Going with the flow, taking things slow is fine with me. It would be great to meet someone respectful, independent, loyal, and when I mean loyal i mean a real woman who will have my back in the bad times, as i will have hers all the time, so I definitely need a woman that isn't going to run for the hills at the first sign of trouble. Every relationship has it's ups and downs. I need someone who can stick with me through all of that. I'm sorry if this paragraph sounds a bit demanding lol, I have a good heart, but I just know what I want, and what I definitely shouldn't deserve to deal with when it comes to relationships. Now I know it sounds like i'm looking for the perfect girlfriend, i'm not looking for the perfect woman. There is no such thing, just like there is no such thing as the perfect man. We all have faults. Thats just the part of being human. True love means accepting the bad with the good.

If you just got out of a relationship and you're seriously not over your ex yet, it's probably best you don't contact me. I believe relationships are fifty, fifty. If a man has a good unselfish woman who truly thinks of him and has his back , he should treat her like a queen, a precious gift given to him from above.

I also want to say that it seems that i have been getting allot of emails from women who seem surprised and a bit shocked at the things i have to say in my profile, which i don't understand. I have more than once have read in many emails that my profile is too opened and detailed too who i am, and i have to be careful and closed off with my true personality on this website. The ones that i do reply to i tell them all the same thing that i live by and truly believe in. I understand about being scared, because you don't want to be hurt again. I myself have gone through hurt, but if you let that experience no matter how many times it has happened to, You let it have power over you, and the way you live your life as far as letting people know the true you, and what makes you that unique person you are. I put these things in my profile
because i want to be upfront and honest about what i want out of this internet dating experience as well as meeting people outside. No man will be able to truly love and appreciate you for the real person you are, if you keep your self closed off. You have to have the courage to risk that hurt again to find that man who you will click with mind, body, and soul. This paragraph is for those females on this site who feel they need to be closed off, and live there life in a safe mode. No one should settle for less because they are afraid of getting hurt.

On my first date it depends on the type of person I am with. I think of the other person's interests as well as mine.
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