If you're on my FAVORITES list I liked your profile and intend to contact you sooner or later. It’s a short term tool to store your profile until I can email you. I'll remove you once I email you. You are free to remove yourself if you don’t want to be on there or you are welcome to email me if you do.

I try to be kind even to those who treat me with malice. Still, never assume I'm accepting of all people, all beliefs or all ideas. In my life I am very blessed in the areas that matter most to me. I am generally happy. I make an effort not to deliberately cause suffering to others. I do not like pride or arrogance (in myself or others). I actively seek to prevent evil people from hurting others when and where I can.

I strive to eat a natural (as possible) and healthy diet. My kids are very fit. Health and fitness MUST be a lifestyle for you too, something you actively seek (not just talk about). So if fast food and TV are your staples, I am not your gal! I do NOT consider compulsive exercise to be healthy. Scrawny ultra-marathoners, vegans or very strict vegetarians need never apply for attention here. I want nothing to do with those selfish, self-abusive lifestyles. Life is about balancing relationships and activities, not sacrificing one for the other. People aren't expendable.

I love the theatre, cultural events, museums, science centers and aquariums, anything with a science bend is interesting to me. I know that may not be your thing.

I'm hoping to get accepted into a doctorate program in the next couple of years. I know that scares most men away. I'm not looking for "most men." I'm looking for the one who will love, honor, cherish and respect me in response to my treating him the same way. If things move in the direction of a LTR then great. If not then that is still a solid basis for a good friendship.

Yes, I'm looking for the man I want to spend the rest of my life with. That does not mean I assume it is you just because we have the same goals or aspirations or we have a good conversation. I can have a good conversation with a crackhead or a mentally challenged person. I approach any LTR with great caution. Time taken to get to really know and understand someone, is time well spent. I'm not looking for infatuation or a “warm body.” So if you're the type who "falls in love" at the first sign of compatibility, I want nothing to do with you. Seriously, I have no desire to waste time on a clingy, needy, smothering man any more than I want to date a man too immature to be able to faithfully commit to a long term relationship.

I hope someday to have my private pilot license and be fluent in Spanish, Chinese, Hebrew, Punjab, Russian and Italian. I'm slowly working on the language part. If you are already multilingual then cool, very sexy!

I'm looking for a guy not afraid of hard work, loves animals (but they are NOT his only friends); but can hose down and dress up nice. A man who loves to cook meals with me would be a dream come true! LOL! If you refer to yourself as "alpha male who ONLY gets along with women," then just so you know: I interpret that as meaning real men can't stand you because of your arrogance, know-it-all, disrespectful and judgemental behavior toward others. Hasn't proved wrong yet!

I strive to be whole, not good. I seek to do what is right and to live a life based on the standards set down by YHWY. I'm just me. I don't try to impress anyone. I believe I have a good balance of autonomy and an ability to fully engage and be responsive to the feelings and needs of others. I also know when to back away from unhealthy situations or relationships.

I love having friends to do activities with socially. But the whole dating being treated as “an interview” is just crazy thinking to me. If your mindset is that you have something to prove or that you expect me to "prove" I am worthy of your attention, then I prefer you don't waste either of our time. No one can build a healthy friendship based on such sandy grounds; why waste time even attempting to build a relationship in that way?

A must say:
NO BAD BOYS: If you've wasted much of your life in deeply immoral ways or victimizing innocent people or even yourself, please note: It deeply disappoints me to communicate with you for a length of time then have these nuggets of evil you’ve inflicted on others “disclosed” once you feel “safe” with me. At that point I'll completely reject you and end all communication. Therefore, if such things are part of who you are, please do NOT contact me. If I mistakenly contact you then I appreciate if you simply choose not to respond. Thank you for respecting my wishes in this matter.

And for men who served in the military, so long as you behaved with honor, what you were required to do as part of your service is NOT what I m referring to. I specifically mean wicked-minded men who wasted the better part of their lives inflicting pain and suffering on innocent people... simply because they had the power to do so. Nuff said on that I hope.

Can we just sit down and talk or do something fun? No more of the heavy pressure "interview and sales" tactics so many guys are employing on here okay?

I am not free to date until the new year. Yes, I am divorced. No, there is no nefarious cause. I just have a tremendous amount of work and must focus on the goals I set for myself to complete before the new year starts. Please be understanding. I'm not saying this to reject men. LOL!