I am John R. Bell. I am direct and honest. I am a realist with an optimistic edge. I see the glass as it is half on it way to full. I am here to have fun. If I connect with someone, that would be nice but it is not an expectation of this site like a dating site. I am a 56, single, never married, no kids and live 30 miles west of New York City in Lake Parsippany, New Jersey. If you want / do not want kids, that is fine by me. If you have kids...the must be independent of you. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff and being basically happy all the time is a good thing. Anything else you would like to know, just ask.

I like a woman who is direct, honest, passionate and romantic. I do not date a woman who smokes/smoked, drinks heavily or does drugs. I am not interested in hooking up with a woman who is....in a relationship, engaged, married or it's complicated.... (if I send you a nice message and you are in one of the 4 categories, I am not hitting on you. Take it for what it is....a compliment.) I truly appreciate all women: age, height, race & religion. I have dated all races, religions and 4'8" to 6'1" and Yes, she liked to wear 5" heels. So she was literally a foot taller than me. I find smart (book, street or both) very sexy.

To all the ladies: I assume every comment, drink, gift, poke, etc. are part of this sexually charged game and you can assume the same in return. If you really are interested in a friendship or more, I started with the friend invite...you will have to make the next move via a private message. Please be very clear with this message, as some on the site continue the game in a private message, which I find fun and entertaining but do not take seriously.