I am a father and I am in a relationship. The first former will never change and is my top priority. The latter is a fluid situation (we are not married) but we are still very much together. I'm an average 30-something guy, only I'm not your average guy. Educated and sane, plenty of hobbies-healthy and unhealthy lol. I'm laid back and like the simple things in life. I play poker and bridge, I like both board and video games. I love to grill but enjoy cooking inside as well. On a summer afternoon you will find me fishing or in a garden. I have a down-to-earth personality with an array of interests that make me equally intertersting and frustrating.

My Ideal Person Right now, I'm seeking a friend first and foremost. I'm looking for someone that wants to get to know the puzzle that is me on several levels including physically. I'm not looking for a best friend, a lover, or a girlfriend. I need someone who can handle being a mixture of those things. And I would be a mixture in return.

I've used the term "friends with benefits" as the best way to characterize my desire. In it's simplest form it is a correct representation of what I am seeking. Below the surface I am more apt to believe that a very mature relationship can develop over time. One that becomes quite strong resulting in us being very close, but still friends on the surface.

On the surface, I am attracted to older women with wisdom to spare and playfulness to uncover. But I also feel that age is not a limiting factor in any way. A shapely women who flaunts her curves proudly will draw my eyes in her direction. Yet I have learned that the cover of a book has little bearing on the prose within.

You would enjoy drinking wine with some meals, beer with others but sometimes just a simple glass of water will do just fine. You would be fine seeing me two or even three days in a row but also wouldn't raise an eyebrow if weeks passed without a friendly embrace.

Above all, you would be strangley drawn to this potential friendship because you are uniquely qualified and in need of something similar in your life.