It really upsets me to have to begin my profile this way, but it has to be done: Be aware of scammers using my picture as theirs on match! It's rampant!!
I think everyone is really more complex than most give credit and that is me--I'm complex! I love nature and natural people. I grew up on a farm, so I have down to earth sensibilities, don't care for pretense or people who don't want to take care of this marvelous planet. I enjoy many types of outdoor activities, but I'm not a fanatic about anything. I love the arts, have even been on stage quite a bit in my younger day doing community theater drama and comedy. I can be intense or laid back. I've lived in Europe, and though I haven't travelled nearly enough, I know how to handle myself in most situations. I'm really solid in my emotional, physical and mental makeup. Finances are very solid too. Not wealthy but you won't have to worry about me needing someone to bail me out. I'm not flashy, but do have some dynamic traits and a spark to my personality. I want to meet someone warm, natural, with a sense of adventure, a style that is uniquely you. You have balance in your life. You haven't forgotten how much fun love is with a really good man. You have learned the importance of thinking for yourself, and like me, are a little rebellious against authority and those religious hypocrites who think they know the truth. I can be a very fun person. I love adventure, trying new things, am stimulated by the sensual and the intelligent. I have my faults, but try my best to be a good person, treat others with respect and tolerance. I look to the future and don't drag the past around with me like dark cloud. Life is to be lived now and tomorrow.You are happy, creative, energetic and diverse in your interests. You have a great sense of adventure, want an equal partner who can complement you and vice versa. You have an independent mind, liberal beliefs, not bound by authoritarian dictates. You are ready for a good relationship, free to be in love. You want to explore new things, and love to show your lover what really moves you in your life. You know the difference between quality and quantity, and you wouldn't sacrifice the beauty of the planet, the health of what we all depend on just so you can fit into pop-culture's image of who has it made.
I've been away from match for several months, but now feel like I want to engage again in this wild and crazy way of meeting someone! I've done quite a bit of thinking about my previous match experience, and have come to some conclusions that I hope help you, and definitely will help me in determining how to proceed. I'm not new to online dating, so I've had my experiences--the good, the bad and the indifferent! I am going to be even more selective this time around in who I will contact or reply to, and I will not respond to winks. Match can get overwhelming with all the intensity of people seeking a connection, and I have quite a bit of empathy for that search, that need, and how difficult it can be to find someone who really gets you. But I just can't answer everyone who writes to me, so if you contact me and I don't respond, try not to worry about it, let it be and find someone else. One should never take anything personally on match right out of the gate. Age is irrelevant, but physical condition is not! I'm fit and very active in every respect, and would need someone who can "match" me! Distance? Well, ideally no more than half an hour, but I went to Stockholm for my ex, so really, it depends on the chemistry. But there would have to be some amazing chemistry!!
Beliefs! I wouldn't do well with someone who is deeply devout christian. For me religion is myth, but I do respect myth for what it teaches us on how to be human. Buddhism and the natural world inform me best on how to deal with my own humanity.
