Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the one's who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it. Friends are like balloons; once you let them go, you can't get them back. Affectionate, attentive, decisive, responsible, traveled, worldly (I've been on all the continents save one in the last decade), financially stable, communicative, generous, intelligent, creative, animal lover, construction recently completed on my new home situated on 2.3 acres. I WILL NOT respond to anyone without a current photo. I value communication, honesty, respect, and loyalty. Not looking for a game player or anyone that believes in multiple relationships at one time. I am looking for a monogamous relationship. Someone who not only is my lover but my very best friend! At the same time, I am not lonely, but I am alone, and would like to share my life, good fortune, and dreams with that one special woman. The rare and sincere are very hard to find, I am willing to go the distance to find the right one.

A first date would be a place mutually agreed upon. A casual get to know one another. There is no substitute for the "in person" meeting. If the chemistry flows both directions, a second date will be in order.