Emotionally and financially stable, highly educated, very fit, kind and affectionate man seeks same (well, all except for the man part)....

Otherwise, I have a long list of what I'm looking for in a relationship, and a woman, but I'm trying to forget about that list, and just go on my gut. (Although I do need to categorically rule out drug users, the criminally insane, and registered Republicans.) I'm tall, good looking, very smart, successful, warm, and down-to-earth. Really! Oh, and I'm divorced seven years after 22.5 years of marriage. Two shared teens. One big, friendly dog. Two peach trees.

I'm seeking a relationship that doesn't involve hours in the car each week, and eventually won't involve any time in the car, except perhaps if we are together, headed to the mountains or NYC for the weekend.

I'm of Jewish genes, if that matters to you, one way or another...

Note that "nonreligious" means that I don't know if there is a supreme being, and in the end, does it matter what we believe? Isn't it how we treat others -- especially those smaller and weaker than us -- that really matters?

Please, if you wish to write (do!) but your profile is only a few words, try to reveal something about yourself in your note. While I very much appreciate a pretty face and a shapely body, they really aren't enough. I'd like a clue what is upstairs, because someday, as gravity and the years take their toll, well, you know...

One final thing:

To the 98.7 percent of women on this site who specify in their profile that they want a man who "doesn't play games," I'm not the guy for you; I enjoy Scrabble.

Nothing...I'd like to do NOTHING. First dates exist for no other reason but to torture us. Can't we just go right to the SECOND date?

I suppose if we MUST have a first date, I'd like for it to be as low-key and as little like a job interview as possible. You start taking notes, and I'll run. And NO, beg all you want, but I won't have sex with you.