Hello. I am looking for someone who wants a man who can be open to you emotionally, can communicate, a hard working man, a man whose heart yearns to be one woman's to love. I am seeking a *normal* relationship with a woman - two adults who are attracted to each other finding that they can trust each other, and building the relationship on that trust. I understand that building the relationship means acts in the fullness of time that reinforces and bears witness to the bond between us.

I'm from Seattle, and have been in Chicago since May 2009, learning my way around this city. I work in the Loop. I'm from Seattle; there, I hiked, kayaked, and sailed. In Chicago - so far - I go for walks in the neighborhood and nearby parks. I miss the natural world, help me learn to connect with it in Chicago.

Things that won't begin to describe me:
* I'm from Seattle, in Chicago since May 2009.
* I work as a software technical writer.
* I have no children, but women have often remarked that I'd have been a great dad, if that tells you anything.
* My Meyers Briggs is EFSP.
* I am progressive politically and environmentally.
* Widely read. Keep up with the world on many levels.
* Very people-oriented, although I can be very private as well - life needs balance. * I easily socialize, am friendly, and can be shown to friends and family with confidence I won't embarrass you...(smiling)
* I have been divorced more than once.
-> Full disclosure: I am Herpes positive.

Before a first date, coffee to get to know each other. A first date should be a quiet one, so we could get to know each other more.

Later dates - dinner, a show, a concert, walk the Lake on a spring afternoon? Go to a Cubs game, whatever it is Chicagoans do in this, my new home town. I could cook for you, I will listen to you, and I want to make you laugh and make you smile much more than you ever hoped for.