==LATEST UPDATE==
It seems that friends can turn into lovers. I've been chatting with one particular lady for quite some time and we had met several times in person. We have so many things in common that we never run out of things to talk about. I didn't expect to fall in love again for a long time, but it has happened. Life can be stranger than fiction, but there it is... proof that Internet dating works.
==end of LATEST UPDATE==

I have met several very nice ladies since first posting my profile, and I thank all who made the effort to contact me. Unfortunately, as fate would have it, my life became far too complicated and I never got to meet many of those who wrote to me. As a single parent of a teenage boy who had been given far too much freedom at much too early an age by his mother, I now have my hands full just trying to maintain a relationship with him; never mind trying to reverse the negative influence of his mother's judgement and actions. My first priority is to try my best to rebuild a relationship with my children; one of which lives with me, while the other lives with her. In order to help my children, I must be healthy myself, and I need to keep that in mind, as I tend to forget about my own needs too easily. I felt as if I was spinning my wheels for the past 2 years while going nowhere, but in the process I have set up a web site to assist others by sharing what I have learned and allowing others to share the things they have learned or to ask questions about relationships, divorce, and dating. Because of my nature, and due to my unfortunate circumstance, I have learned much about family law and am seriously thinking about helping others by mediating settlements for them so that they can avoid the courts and the huge legal bills that are associated with going through the legal system. If anyone is interested, you can ask me for my web site URL where you are free to seek help with emotional issues or just read what others have posted. If you wish to try me as a mediator, just say so. OH! When you do write, make sure your filters don't prevent me from being able to answer you! I've encountered a few people who set limits on the age of a person that can contact them to a range outside my age, so I was not able to respond to them and they probably thought I was ignoring them!
I am maintaining my profile here so that those with whom I have already become friends with can continue to write me, but I am not seeking any more friends as I have more than I can handle already. In fact I feel guilty about not having enough free time to spend with the friends I have already made!
Below is my old profile:
I'm a hopeless romantic, but I don't often show it. I'm honest and reliable; fairly well educated, and speak 3 languages (I also remember a few words of French from high school). I have 2 children, but only my 18 year-old son lives with me. I have too many interests with no time to pursue them all, so I need to learn to specialize. I'm alergic to cigarette smoke, and I consume alcohol so infrequently that I could get tipsy on half a beer (but I don't really like beer). On special occasions, I may participate in a glass of sweet wine, or a liquer or mixed drink with food, but I am definitely NOT a pub person.
I'm looking for someone wholesome to become friends with at this time, as I'm not ready for anything more yet.

A simple meeting where we could talk and learn about each other would be a good first step.