"My favorite quote or personal thought: You've never stood so tall as when you stoop to help a child. Music? I enjoy nearly all music ... except rap :-) For me, life has had some amazingly difficult times. But it is those painful times that we must experience in order for us to become the people we need to be. Through it all I have found integrity is the most valuable character. I love life and you'll generally find me with a smile and have a positive out look. I enjoy wearing shorts to a tux.

I'd love to meet a single lady who also considers herself a person of integrity. Someone who is positive and loves adventure and being spontaneous. If she enjoyed exploring Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands by boat that would be an amazing plus. I have faced some of the hardest times you can imagine, but I will not say quit. I am looking for a best friend: Someone who knows me inside out. Someone who can tell me when I am wrong because she cares. Someone who is there when I need her, can cover my back, my side, my front. Someone who knows what I need, and who will talk, not clam up, who will build up, not tear down. Someone who will allow me to be her best friend. I am looking for companionship: Someone who loves to hold hands, hug in the store, walk on the beach and look out into the water watching the ripples of the wave ... just chillin.' Someone who can sit with me on my lap, laid back against my chest with my arms wrapped around her while we watch one, two or three good movies. Someone who can kiss all night long. There is something about kissing that is more sexual to me than anything else. I love to kiss.

With this said, I want to be there for her. I want to be her cheerleader. I want to be her safe harbor to run to and feel protected. I want to encourage her, build her up and know she is appreciated, loved and desired. I want to serve her, to do for her before she has an opportunity to ask. I want her to feel respected, treasured and valued. I want to be her best friend and someone she will come to trust beyond anyone else. I want to share in her delights and pain. I want her to feel that she is special and the only woman in the world.

I own a 51 foot motor yacht, so I love spending time on the water. So, someone who would enjoy going boating with me. Someone who would enjoy learning how to be a deck hand as much as the captain. Someone who would enjoy long hikes on all the different islands in the San Juan's. Who will go to church with me. Someone who can tell me when I look good and appreciate when I take care of myself for her. Someone who can't wait to see me, can't wait to talk to me and never lets that compassion die. I am looking for someone to love: I am not afraid to fall in love, or to be loved. If the friendship, companionship and true love develops, I will not run from my past, I will stand and delight in the present, and look forward to spending the rest of my life with the woman I love. I am NOT looking for: 1. Atheist 2. A player 3. sex maniac 4. Drug user or dealer 5. cheater 6. Smoker 7. dictator 8. Married woman.

A glass of wine at Palisades. Walk the docks looking at yachts. Relax on my boat in front of the fire and watch a storm cross Puget Sound. Thank you for reading my profile. If I am unable to respond, please forgive me as we may not be a match? I'm sincere about my desire to meet someone special to begin a friendship with and see if that friendship could lead to something genuine. Once again thank you for reading this post.