So if your profile pic shows you one step from naked please don't email me... I'm just not impressed by someone who wants to show off his body to the entire internet audience...

Anyway... I am a friendly, energetic, motivated person and would do well with someone who has a lot of energy and has a driven personality also. I love people and animals... especially dogs. I have one of my own who keeps me company hiking every weekend.

I admire people who have been through the fire and come out more beautiful than ever because this shows that they are survivors, have tenacity and do not quit when life becomes rough. It is a very desirable character trait and I also have the same to offer in return.

I am looking for a man who loves the Lord with his whole heart, soul and mind. At the same time, like me, I would hope that he is not stuffy and has the character to get along with everyone. I am looking for a loving leader with a strong personality. Someone who is genuine, sincere, and confident in who they are - not intimidated by a successful woman.


Here are some thoughts I have about three types of men I have met:

I've met three kinds of men.

The first kind is my least favorite. This would be the guy that always agrees with me or has no confidence and tends to follow along with whatever the plan is because his character is not to take a stand about much of anything. Being a confident woman, I run from this type because dating someone like this makes me feel like the man in the relationship, and that's just not ok. We'll call him the nice guy... problem: he's too nice and just plain boring.

The second kind would be the arrogant guy. This guy puts up a front that he is tough and trys to act macho. It may appear sexy at first but the problem is that he does not have the inner confidence to be who he is without either putting on some type of show to try and pretend to be strong minded or he has to act mean and nasty because he associates that persona with "not being the nice guy" and somehow thinks (and he may be right in some situations - cause there are plenty of woman who can't tell there is a difference between dominant and arrogant) this is what woman are looking for.

The third kind of guy is the dominant guy. Women are naturally drawn to him. He has a well balanced personality and knows the difference between leadership and control. He has a strong character and isn't afraid to say what he thinks/believes even when he knows it is not what his date may want to hear. He has integrity and he knows that women want their man to be the leader, he embraces that role... but he knows how to go about it in a respectful way... by standing firm, saying what he means and doing what he says, making decisions/plans etc. This is not to say that the woman couldn't have/do those things at times too, it just means that this guy is confident and secure in who he is and knows that there is a difference between being inappropriately aggressive or arrogant and being confident and secure in his manliness.

Here is a little secret... I am holding out for the third type of guy. One day I'll find him. One and two don't cut it for me. Type one guy loses my respect in two minutes, type two guy is more entertaining but I run out of patience by the end of the first date because I respect myself and won't put up with that. Type three, well he's very hard to find but will definitely be worth the wait.

So, if you would like to save us both the time (and I hope you do) - only contact me if you believe you are type three... because type one I can sniff out in a second, and type two will be revealed by the end of the first date... so why not save us both time and just fast forward through that part =-)

Something that allows for conversation and getting to know each other. Maybe a hike, maybe dinner, or perhaps sailing. Hmmmn, maybe we should save sailing for the second date so that the only way out won't have to be jumping overboard ;-)