I am a single dad, recently divorced, getting on with the rest of my life! Most of my activities currently revolve around my kids - i usually get to help coach on whatever team they might be on (I didn't really do much for my daughter's cheer squad - oh well!). At any time of the year, I will have a few games a week to go to. I have a shared custody arrangement; I have them for a week, then the ex has them for a week, etc. I am currently in sales, so I am lucky in that my work has me in the Monday through Friday 8-5 range of hours. My preferred hobby is weight training. I spend what time i can in the gym, 4-5 days/evenings most weeks, not more than an hour or so at a time usually. I do not hunt, I rarely fish,I rarely go to bars, unless to see a band etc, or watch a football game on the big screen. I do not gamble. I am a very light drinker - when i do make it to a bar, i usually drink a couple cokes. I am liberal in my political views. I am an infrequent but sincere church goer - my divorce papers limit me to taking my children to the church I belonged to the past few years, and I have been looking for a church for myself, without much luck.
gee, the type of person I would like to meet...I am very devoted to my kids, but as much as I do for them and love them, i really want to develop a life for myself. The past year of my life has been pretty crazy - some good, some bad, a lot unexpected - but that was last year. I do not have a preference whether or not the woman that I date has children, or wants them. Mine are pretty young, that might be something you would want to consider before chatting with me. I am very cautious about who I bring home to meet mine - I would prefer to delay that until a true relationship has developed. Although one of my interests is gym time,that is something i do not look for in someone that I want to date. That time is "me" time - i don't go there to talk, just to train. So if huffin', puffin', and sweatin' - at least in a gym - is something that you are not into, that is fine with me. Geograohically, I guess the closer to Fairmont the better, but I do get to, and have friends in the area from Pittsburgh PA down to Charleston WV, and from Cumberland MD over towards Parkersburg WV. I like to talk - a lot - to the person I am dating, and I hope to be involved with someone who likes to share as much as I do. As far as age, I feel much more comfortable with women in the age range of their late 30's and older. The same thing with the way a woman dresses - I am not impressed with 50 year old women dressing (and acting) like they are in their 20's. I prefer mature and sensible as opposes to some ditz who dresses to show me her pierced belly button and tattoo on her ass. As far as looks - to be honest, I really cannot say that there is any one specific "type" that I prefer over another. I am a pretty big guy (5'10", 260 pounds - see me in my pro wrestling pic?), and smaller women seem to feel a little intimidated by me. i like to smoke a cigar now and then or on a weekend, so if the woman i dated was a smoker, or someone who tolerated me indulging in my pleasure, I would probably get along with them better.
When i go out on date - as opposed to a day to day relationship thing - I like to do things that allow me to get to know my date better. So any type of activity that allows for conversation works well in that regard. Dinner, lunch, having a few drinks at a bar are things that I am comfortable with. Taking a couple hours for a drive out in the woods is something I enjoy as well, and if you are into those things, we should get along great. I also enjoy going to sporting events - WVU football and basketball are fun, if you like going to stuff like that, I do too. I do tend to socialize with my family a lot - my sisters, specifically - and I hope to meet a woman who appreciates family situations like I do. Again, I would try to keep my kids out of meeting anyone until i knew that I was going to be spending some signifigant time with someone.
My divorce was final in February '07. Most of the post-divorce craziness, I have allready been through. I am open to dating, and if something turns into an LTR thing, I would be open to it - I couldn't say that a few months ago. So, if I were to get in a relationship, as opposed to the early dating thing (there is a difference there somewhere), I guess there are a few things I would be looking for, and the person I would be involved with would probably share them as well. I get into people - especially if I care about them. I love to talk, ask questions, find out what makes people do what they do, and if we were involved, even more so. Work time is work time, play time is play time. And I am pretty good at goofing off! Stay home, rent a movie, open the windows when it rains, snuggling up on a couch - I am a pretty physical guy, and I love to touch, kiss, hold hands - I hope you get the idea.
Anyways, I think I just wrote enough for a wikepedia entry on my dating life. If I sound like the kind of person that you would like to know in real life, send me an email - I would love to hear from you!

Anything that would allow for conversation.