I love to laugh with friends and am looking for someone who will make me laugh and can laugh both with and at me (when I deserve it :-). I am equally comfortable getting dressed up for a nice dinner and drinks/dancing as I am with cooking in, curling up on the couch and catching a movie on DVD, or sleeping under the stars. I care for animals and have little tolerance for those who don't. I am romantic and caring. I have a lot of love to give but please expect to earn my trust first. I absolutely love my job and am passionate about what I do. I have a love of learning and I'm working on a graduate degree. I am looking for someone fun, kind, sensitive, strong, confident but not arrogant, stable, and with a sense of what they want in life and a plan for how to get it. I can be corny and goofy and need someone who doesn't take them self too seriously. Someone that can be responsible but still knows how to have fun! I do love a passionate debate and witty banter.....sarcastic humor, and geek chic a plus. :-) Life is short - let's get real, have fun, and enjoy getting to know each other and expanding our pool of new friends. I deserve to be treated respectfully and I will return it in kind. Let's not be total losers and do a million long e-mail exchanges because everything actually starts at the moment you meet someone. You gotta have chemistry and if there isn’t any……no biggie, let's be friends or just move on. If we like each others' photos and our profiles seem interesting, let's make plans for a drink after work and learn about each other the old fashioned way, in person! (currently separated is a mere technicality at this point)

I think a first meeting should be casual and not feel like you have to try an impress eachother. A drink at happy hour after work? Coffee and conversation? I think it's less about the activity and more about who you're with....then you can move on to more.