Good, smart, sincere, romantic, gentle man and gentleman looking for partner. Former university professor, consultant to local, state and federal governments. Highly educated (J.D., Ph.D.) but not hung up on credentials. Appreciate intelligent/interesting people educated by life. Comfortable with movers/shakers, and comfortable and compassionate with the moved and shaken. Like to attend seminars and conventions. Enjoy music, concerts, art, museums. Like nature, mountains, lakes, oceans. Not elitist, but can mix with elite types. Can be casual/formal. Essentially retired, but consult and work as a volunteer advocate for people with disabilities. More interested in helping people than in money. Do much volunteer work/public service. Have served on State executive, legislative and judicial commissions. Respected by most who know me. Speak Spanish.

Like children and family (5 siblings.) Loving father of a son and daughter (in photo). After divorce, lived across street from my children's school to be there for them. Gave priority to children over social life for years. Gave them roots and wings; now they've grown and flown. Ready to stop and smell the roses. Have sense of humor. Like to discuss ideas, not people. Watch news/educational TV rather than spectator sports (no Sunday sports show fixation). Like to dance, fast and slow (inc. Latin). Like to travel to almost anywhere for weekend escapes/longer trips. Like to stay in hostels, which are often unique (my favorite is at California lighthouse) and good places to talk with diverse people. Born and reared in Piedmont North Carolina. Have since lived in DC, Puerto Rico, California, New York and Georgia. Returned to NC family/roots in 2003.

Don't need to rush into relationship. Can be casual, but prefer sincere life-sharing relationship (possibly marriage). Healthy, disease-free, debt-free, self-supporting. Warm heart, but feet vary warm to cold (can be shy). Rich mind, not life style.

ISO: Good smart woman ISO good smart woman w/i 30 miles of Raleigh-NC. A Good smart woman who is nice loving sincere sensitive attractive sexy independent woman. Sense of humor. Likes to do good (not just do well). Open-minded, who would rather discuss ideas than people. Can dress up/down. Comfortable with movers/shakers, and comfortable and compassionate with the moved and shaken. Interest in education, arts, government, and public affairs. Likes to stay home more than go out a lot at night. Likes/reasonably/ sometimes available to travel. Can stay in tents (rarely), hostels (they're not just for the young anymore), or hotels.

Likes to cook sometimes, any style. I'm easy to please, and will eat almost anything - my mother taught me that (but not cooking).

Ideally, a Lady in the living room, a cook (sometimes) in the kitchen, and a loving, sexy woman in the bedroom. (I try to be a comparable man, or at least help, in those rooms.) Woman who is affectionate, likes to cuddle, also likes making love (not just have sex) - not rarely, but not (at my age) every day either.

I'm not a demanding person - unless you are, I'm sure we could meet in the middle and come together in this and other issues. One-man woman, looking for one good relationship. Slight preference for widow, without emotional baggage of divorce/break-up. If divorced or survivor of broken relationship/s, carries or unloads little or no heavy bitter baggage about ex-husband/ex-boyfriend. Children okay - but if mother, a good one. Mother who promotes her children's respect for and involvement with their father if possible. Woman who tries to forgive and forget real or perceived wrongs, as I do. Warm heart, warm feet. No players/women looking for support and assets. (I don't want yours either -- prenuptial agreement is ok by me.)