About Me:
This is the hard part, why don't they have drop down boxes for this? Once you get past my rare mixture of ADD and Analytical, you will soon learn I'm a raging egomaniac. Nah, that's not true, either (Well the ADD part is). How do you just say you're a nice, successful guy looking to share his life with his future soul mate? I guess that would do it. I'm the proud dad of a twenty-one-year-old son and a sixteen-year-old daughter, (I live with her full time, note I didn't say she lives me…lol, and I live WITH a Yellow Lab too), we have a great life, and I'm just starting to explore the possibility of new relationships. I have been amicably separate/divorced for well over a year now. I've gone through the 5 stages of grief (mainly because the first 4 didn’t pertain to me and I was all about the Acceptance), and excited to meet some good people on here. Friendship is not at all out of the question. It's welcomed. Things are different now, but I look forward to taking some chances and seeing who's out there.

I'm a good man. Family and Friends are most important to me. I enjoy doing practically anything, to me it's not about doing, or things, but who I’m with at the time or situation. I like to talk, I'm very inquisitive, and think getting to know someone is exciting. I’m a visual person, so explaining something to me usually results in, “why don’t you listen to me”, but show me and I’ll get it before your finished. One of my greatest strengths is I know my weaknesses; and know how to communicate them so you’ll get me.

My job is very social, and provides a wide range of concerts and events, so it doesn't seem like work. If you’re a fan of new country music you’ll be thrilled. I also am more than meets the eye. I'll be the first to admit I don't take a great picture (maybe I'm like the aborigines and afraid it might steal my soul), so I don't take many, but I've also never scared little kids off or caused woman to shriek (at least not in fear). I'm as comfortable helping around the house (yes I clean, do laundry and cook (windows might cost you extra) as I am being outside in the yard, hiking, games or concerts. I'm not always the most handy fix it guy, but I do know how to use the Yellow Pages.

About the One I'm Looking For:
I smile when I think of you. I think about you when I'm not with you, am excited when I know I will and take you in my arms when I do. I walk on the Plaza and I want to buy you a $400 purse that you pointed out but would never get for yourself. You like my kids. You put up with my Dad, (he means well; really, he does!). You like being with me, you like the intimacy of a late night talk, you appreciate the little things like a text during the day to say I’m thinking about you, you give and receive affection with equal enthusiasm and you’re glad I’m your Guy. I think it's cute when you snort as you laugh. You make fun of me when I can't leave the house without forgetting my keys. You act younger than you look because I like mature women who haven't forgotten what it's like to be a girl.

My Idea of a Perfect First Date:
It doesn't involve a chain restaurant, a roller coaster or a movie. It may involve eating, excitement or entertainment. It definitely involves me, you and a long, drawn-out moment where we don't want to say good night.

My Perception of an Ideal Relationship:
After a 19-year relationship, I may be rusty about this courting stuff, but I'm not jaded by divorce. It's even clearer to me that there's not just one person out there. And even if you get lucky and meet a winner, there's a mountain of work ahead, no matter what. It's knowing that the work is worth it, that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. I'm not looking to jump into anything, but I'm a firm believer in chemistry and wouldn't turn my back on someone incredible. A perfect relationship is one in which the reality is not that far from your fantasy. As long as you have a realistic fantasy, you are bound to one day find your bliss.

What I've Learned from Past Relationships:
It's better to understand than to be understood. Honesty is a must and communication is crucial. Laughter can save a relationship; lack of laughter can kill it. The Chiefs will tear your heart out, but it's fun to have something outside yourself to root for together. Soup can actually be an aphrodisiac if served at the right time of night. And finally, this being-single thing isn't going to be nearly as bad as I thought it might be...