Professional seeks intelligent friend

I Can Speak

English

I Would Describe Myself As

I am a retired professional. I am well educated with a great sense of humor and an active mind. I enjoy conversation about politics, music, life, just about anything, and now that I am retired, I am experiencing loneliness without a team to see each day. My children are grown and launched and I live alone with all my dogs and cats (you should really like dogs and cats to be comfortable with me). I am writing a couple books, but looking for ways to have a small social life. I am rather shy (tho' you won't think so) and prefer one on one time. I hold a law degree and a doctorate in social psychology and am still interested in both of those areas, but am by no way limited to them. I enjoy a quiet evening or a concert, play or realistic movie or just talk in front of the fire with a glass of wine. I have been married to an alcoholic, but prefer not to become involved with an active alcoholic. I'm not a fan of science fiction. I am a unique person and if I can get someone to take my picture I will include it.
I have no plans for another marriage but miss the sharing involved. My 6 children are all grown and I am wondering what I should do next. I am comfortable with honest men who are comfortable with themselves. I am not interested in being involved with a married man as in "something on the side". I like being the main dish, even if it isn't a constant contact kind of thing. I am very honest, loyal, reliable and generous. My clients all trusted me, and I tend to trust people..perhaps too much.
I have spent most of my life raising children, going to school and earning a living. Retiring is another way of living which makes me wonder what I should be doing.
I think I would enjoy educated gentlemanly men, probably professional, who are interested in me as a person first. I like to hear about their theories of life and their wishes or dreams and their life experiences. Quiet evenings are usually very satisfying with someone like that, doing any of a variety of things. I am unique, but since that is other's perceptions of me, I can't predict if I will be to another person, and really don't know why people think that. I am spiritual but not religious.

Sign

Scorpio

My Body Type Is

Average

My Height Is

5' 6 (1.68 m)

My Eyes Are

Brown

My Ethnicity Is

Caucasian

My Marital Situation Is

Separated

I Have Kids

Yes - Not At Home

I Want Kids

No

My Best Feature Is

Smile

Body Art

Wouldn't Even Think About It

My Hair Is

Salt And Pepper

I Have One Or More Of These

Cat, Dog

Willing To Relocate

No

My Education Level Is

University Degree

My Current Employment Status Is

Retired

My Speciality Is

Legal

My Job Title Is

Mother Lawyer doctor Mom

I Make This Much In A Year

$60,000USD To $74,999USD

I Live

With Pet(s)

At Home

All Is Calm

I'm A Smoker

No

I Drink

Yes - Socially

Back In High School, I Was A

Brain

My Social Behavior Is

Reserved, Shy, Observant, Friendly

My Interest And Hobbies Are

Arts & Crafts, Reading, Music, Internet

My Idea Of A Great Time Is

Hanging Out With Friends, Staying At Home, The Movies, Relaxing, Sleeping, Reading A Book, Going To A Concert, Going To A Museum

An Ideal First Date Would Be

A quiet lunch or dinner in a nice restaurant to talk and get to know each other.

I've Always Wanted To Try

I think I've tried everything I wanted to and succeeded at most. Most, however, were things I wanted to try, not to do in perpetuity.

My Friends Describe Me As Being

Friendly, Cool

My Religion Is

Spiritual But Not Religious

I Attend Services

Once A Year

My Political Views Are

Very Liberal

My Goal In Life Is

Well, I am in the final third...I'd like to get my house painted and get things the way I want them inside (I have a 107 year old Victorian all to myself), get my last daughter married and confident as a lawyer (she graduates Sunday from law school) and as a mother, finish the two books I am working on and maybe publish one, have enough money to go to the caribbean again (st. lucia), finish the 4 quilts I have started,
I'm not sure how to set goals beyond that, except I expect to live to be 94 and hope I will think of other things to do in that time.

My Kind Of Humor Is

Clever, Dry / Sarcastic, Friendly, Obscure

On Tv, I Always Watch

News, Documentaries, Movies

When I Go To The Movies, I Always Go To See A

Drama

When Listening To Music, I Always Listen To

Classical, Folk

When I Read, I Always Read

Biography, History, Mystery, Philosophy, Political, I'm An Author

My Idea Of Fun Is

Watching something good with a fire in my sitting room sipping wine unless you are an alcoholic in which case I sip diet gingerale.

What Do You Find Attractive?

Intelligence, Humor, Empathy, Sensitivity, Spontaneity, Wit, Thoughtfullness

What Kind Of Relationship Are You Seeking?

Friend, Date, Committed