I'm a stunningly brilliant guy looking for a woman to be friends with first. I love conversations over lunch or dinner, my political veiws are socially liberal / fiscally moderate, and I always vote. You'll find I'm absent-mindedly intelligent, a hopeful cynic, stubbornly agnostic, and an artist with mathematic gifts. I make quick friends with people who appreciate my eccentric nature. I'm witty, but be warned that it's a subtle and irreverent kind. I am always pleased by some well deserved ironic justice.

For the record, internet dating wasn't designed with me in mind. I want some sort of human-to-human interaction, and this simply wasn't designed for it to happen that way. I come off a lot better in person, and I think that the real world is where I will find someone to share love with. Hope, however, is eternal and I continue to send out the occasional message to see if someone is listening. Optomism or foolishness? Only history will be able to decide that, but fortune favors the bold.

You don't trust me, and I don't trust you yet. So here's what we're gonna do. I want to get to know you enough to trust with my car keys. To get a good impression of someone, there is no substitute for face to face banter and a background check. So coffee and a page of references it is! kidding, kidding (or some other beverage, some people *gasp* hate it?) Once we've gone out a few times doing no-pressure friendly stuff in public and in groups, we'll see if we click as a couple. That's how I operate, and I hope you'll approve since it's a woman of higher quality that I'm looking for.