I'm tentatively checking out singles sites after my husband and partner of 32 years decided to "move on" when the nest became empty. (He moved out two years ago, but we've been working on things until very recently.) This profile will be a work in progress as I figure out what I want to say about myself. The online match thing seems a little strange to me, but it's what people seem to do these days. I've been a busy professional (academic, Ph.D) for the past 25 years, still in the same job at the same institution. Balancing profession and family kept me extremely busy for most of that time, so the concept of "free time" and what I like to do with it is a little foreign to me. Work still keeps me busy, but it's manageable without family to take care of.
I love traveling but have lost my travel partner. I try to keep myself in shape although I'm not an exercise enthusiast. I like to walk a lot and hike a bit, am learning to like bicycling. I read a lot and I garden, although my enthusiasm for the latter has waned over the years under the pressure of keeping up the 3200 square-foot garden plot that came with the house 24 years ago. I've maintained pretty healthy dietary habits for over 30 years, Was once a "health food nut" out of the Adele Davis school of thought, but years of being busy and bringing up a child have led to a lot of relaxation on that score. Politics and religion are very important to me--I'm quite liberal and quite non-religious. My reading tastes run to the political. Thanks to an e-reader I'm reading a lot these days, and reading a variety. I just began Chris Hedges' Death of the Liberal Class, Robert Scheer's The Great American Stickup and Russ Baker's Family of Secrets. I'm also reading a lot of Mark Twain's lesser-known stories. I'm a "left-brained" type by nature, training, and vocation, but I wouldn't mind discovering some of my lost creativity. Or, for that matter, my sense of humor.
When my husband left he said I'm "comfortable" but he wants "exciting." That's probably as good a descriptor as any.
My ex-to-be was my partner and friend. Remains my friend. I can't fathom a relationship with a man who isn't both.
If you're interested in becoming acquainted, email me and tell me something about why.
My Ideal Person:
I'm looking for good companionship with someone who shares my values and interests. Well educated. Financially and emotionally stable. Interested in the world outside work and family. Conservative or religious are deal-breakers. Good companionship is an absolute "must" before there can be any question of intimacy. I'm very much a monogamous sort of person.
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