dear_prudence:

dear_prudence

11-07-1956

45-59

United States

Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

I am a person who has known great love and great pain. Life is too short to waste and not meant to be spent alone. We all seek our own kind by nature. In truth, we all need to be with others we can relate to. We all need love and acceptance. I am open minded and try very hard not to pass judgment on others. I am very active and love to travel. I stay fit, eat healthy and speak truth. I have many hobbies and interests. I consider myself a life long learner. There are more things to learn and places to see here on earth that one can never accomplish them all in a lifetime. However, I intend to try. I live on a farm in Pennsylvania and love the peace, serenity and privacy it affords me. However, I also love to take trips to areas where the landscape and culture are much different than ours. It usually makes me realize how lucky I am and how blessed I have been. I respect people from all walks of life and feel strongly that everyone has something to offer; we can learn something from everyone if we have ears to hear and eyes to see. "Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair." "I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers." "Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children." "March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path." "Much of your pain is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self."

I seek a single, widowed or divorced man who is kind, considerate and caring, while at the same time strong and protective to a degree. I am not interested in married men or men who are not in good physical shape. I am interested in men who take pride in themselves, by taking care of their bodies with exercise and a healthy diet. I prefer men who are active and enjoy adventures as well as exploring new places and people. I believe you are as young as you feel and that we can never grow old if we don't want to. I seek a partner, friend and companion with whom I can share life's experiences, intelligent conversation as well as intimacy. He must be trustworthy, honest and straightforward. He must be a gentleman and respect women. Additionally, he must not be a smoker or heavy drinker.