Creative marketing professional, former corporate exec, and former musician, father of 2 grown daughters, now have consulting business and it's wonderful to make my own hours. I feel younger than my years, still play piano and guitar, love to cook - romantic dinners for two or dinner parties for a large group in my beautiful Victorian home. I'm very creative and intelligent, high IQ and high emotional IQ, need intellectual stimulation most of the time. Many eclectic interests, very passionate, affectionate person.

The things I enjoy tend to be eclectic. Not always boy stuff (so I will watch that chick flick with you). My kids say I look big and tough, but everyone who knows me knows I'm (for the most part) very easy to be with and talk to. The term Teddy Bear has been used more than once.

I like intellectual conversations that end in a big laugh or something silly. I like playing both sides in a political conversation although I'm really 90% liberal. I love classical art, and I also love military aircraft and high tech stuff. My taste in music is everywhere - Classical to rock, Latin, euro-folk - pretty much everything except hip hop.

I love intelligent women. Nothing turns me on more. I love humor and look for it in all aspects of life. Any woman in my life must have a great sense of humor and love to laugh. And when we reach the point where we can just glance at each other and share the humor in a situation, THEN you're on your way to a relationship!

Looking for the same characteristics in a woman. Companion, date, playmate, friend, whatever title you'd like to put on it... I am looking for one terrific woman who I will have a great chemistry with. You're smart, independent, feminine, passionate, sexy and funny (or at least appreciate good humor). You're looking for an extraordinary journey, and you're tired of all the nonsense in the dating world. Can we get real please?

First date would have a lot to do with our common interests or maybe the desire to try something new with a new person. Either way, it shouldn't be too structured. I have no problem setting off to do one thing and then end up doing another. I am also fine with standard things like theater, concerts, museums, dinner, etc. But a first date shouold be somewhere we can talk. Let's see where our chemistry together leads us...