Good manners count for a lot with me. I'm bright (have something to say and I'm a good listener), off-center, artistic, funny and serious, sensual, and reasonable (most days). I love cats 'n' dogs, good books, old movies, and fishing. I'm comfortable in an art gallery or cooking over a campfire. He is a great kisser, is open to the notion of a long term relationship, and is a multifaceted person. He has interests of his own and there is space in our relationship for my interests as well. He's open and open minded, intelligent and genuine. Having arrived at 60 , I find that I have no room in my life for people who are wearing a mask... if he can't be himself and let that be enough, he's not for me. He's single, of course, and has been for more than a year. In a perfect world, he'd be a bridge player and he'd love working the New York Times Sunday crossword in ink with me. But the world's not perfect, and I'm working at staying open to new ideas and new relationships with new kinds of people, so let's talk.

.Once that cup of coffee is out of the way and we both know the other doesn't have three eyes or purple teeth, first dates are for getting to know each other. Dinner is ideal, somewhere quiet where we can talk for hours if that's what we feel like doing. Weather permitting, a picnic would be nice. I'll bring my kite! If everything goes well, we might test that all-important first kiss before the evening's over

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