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Hello, thanks for visiting my profile.College educated, fun loving, honest, confident, easy going guy here. Looking for a female counterpart to share the adventure called life, and formulate new chapters together.I am a non-smoker, so if you do smoke and willing to stop when you find the right man ..I guess i'm one of your match.You should enjoy some of the activites I do, not necessairly all of them, and, bring some of the activities you enjoy to a relationship to share. I enjoy friends, and, although my family is small, family. I value independence and I'm not looking to dominate or smother the person I am interested in meeting and dating.Variety is the spice of life. Enjoying some things apart is important. A word about trust. If you have it there is no need to be jeolous or concerned about your companion's activities. I expect to have trust in a relationship and will return it. I trust my friends and family implicitly.I am active, and I like to explore. I'm interested in new adventures, experiences.Nature photography is a hobby. I enjoy working around the house, but painting and wallpapering are definate weaknesses. I enjoy tinkering with and I am mechanically inclined.I enjoy talking with and looking into the eyes of my date, listening to her thoughts and opinions and sharing my own. The person I seek is someone who is willing to try new things and enjoys sharing past, present and future experiences. She would not be a perfect match, as I believe that no two people are exactly alike, and if they were, the relationship between them would be boring.I am not perfect. I listen to constructive critism and try to improve. I prefer someone with whom I can build a relationship with that will stand the test of time. Having said this, some physical attraction is important.I love animals, particulairly my kitten summer.Be aware she sheds, and I and my son do clean my home regulairly. I like going to a lake, playing golf and tennis . I like taking friends on my speed boat or traveling north to "God's Country" taking a dip in a clean lake and docking the boat to shop in Charlevoix or Boyne City. Perhaps travel to Hessel in northern Michigan, accross the bridge to the UP. I like snow skiing. I enjoy nature, like to hike, and walk as often as I can. I try to keep in shape.I am focused and good natured, and goal oriented. I do not anger easily and if provoked, anger usually dicipates in short order.I have enjoyed good fortune in business and rewards from my efforts, but the book is not yet closed.For those people who read this and think this sounds like I am bragging, I apologize for that mis-conception. I have lived an active and adventurous life and collected a few material possesions along the way, not because of the image they projected, but because I enjoyed them. I have been fortunate to travel and enjoyed the experience.I can be a risk taker, as I am "putting myself out there" on this site. If you are on this site seeking prospective dates and companions, we share that quality.If you are looking for the guy next door, keep reading my profile. I have several suits, and blue jeans, and I am comfortable at a country club, and at Quiznos, and everything in the middle. If a guy like I described interests you then I may be the person you seek. I'm down to earth, laid back, and I am self driven. I enjoy concerts, theater, movies, nature and sports, both participating and watching. I do drink, but not much or often.I have been a widowed for five years, but I am looking and not afraid of commitment. If I have captured your interest or aroused your curosity, I would like to hear from you. I am looking forward to your response.