Hi. First off let me tell you some good things my parole officer had to say about me recently, yes I'm kidding. I'm new to meeting people online and hopefully this will be a productive way to introduce myself to others in hopes at least one person may feel intrigued enough to want to learn more about me beyond glossy profile statements and "match of the day" probability analyses. If I winked, favorited, or liked you then please know I did so because your profile intrigued me enough to do so. I didn't initiate communication out of hope for a booty call or FWB scenario. I respect women!
About me: I am harmoniously divorced and have primary custody of my two children. Raising them is a lot of fun for me, although it is challenging at times. I am very passionate about working hard to insure my kids have a wonderful life and reach their full potential. I am a dedicated and loving father and my friends and family see me as just that, but I know there is more to me than just that and I can also be dedicated and loving in a relationship with someone of the opposite sex. I work in the field of education at a school for teens and young adults who have significant disabilities and enjoy it tremendously. I feel I have a good balance between work and home life because I often find myself happy when at either place. As far as first impressions I have been told I am a challenging first read but then suddenly my humorous side sneaks up on people and everybody goes home happy. Other than being a good father to my kids, my friends and family would characterize me as being an honest and genuine hard-working individual who is also funny and intelligent. I feel I also have a keen sense of insight/intuition regarding people and experiences that others are not aware of (not to be interpreted in a psychic Dionne Warwick sort of way or that I hear voices in my head). When it comes to dealing with others I am friendly, respectful, patient, quick witted, and very tolerant. I am outgoing but not super extroverted, so I am not going to try and be the life of the party or wear t-shirts with catch phrases in bold type so as to draw attention to myself in a crowd (if I just described you then sorry, my bad). I do resort to a lot of humor in my day but know sometimes not everything needs to be funny. Traveling is something I used to do (Mexico, Germany, Austria, Japan, Guam, USA), but unfortunately haven't done enough of in recent years. I have started to make it a priority in my life again (with and without kids). I try to continually evolve in a positive way which is why I exercise frequently and enjoy the occasional new experience (cooking class) or philosophical discussion (counseling a parent who has a child with autism). And believe me, I seriously know what it takes to give myself to others unconditionally but I am also wise enough to prevent someone from taking advantage of me over and over again.
I would like to get to know you if you could be accepting and respectful that I am a hard-working and loving single parent and I would hope that how I interact with my kids is something you find very attractive. I understand this is something neither you or I could judge completely until we got to know each other more and I do know there has to be time in a relationship spent away from kids. I hinted earlier that humor helps me get through the day so if you can laugh with me, laugh at me, laugh at yourself, and in the end make me laugh unexpectedly that is a big plus. I hope you can be open/honest to me about your feelings but not necessarily to every Jack and Jill you meet on the street, I feel that takes away the intimacy of that aspect of sharing in a close relationship. I hope you enjoy being outdoors for a variety of activities ranging from a day hike to drinking a cup of coffee on the patio. But you should also enjoy time indoors ranging from performing arts to cooking a meal together or relaxing on the sofa with a good book or movie.
