Qualities I hope you find in me (on a good day!):I am a well-educated man who enjoys cultural & outdoor activities. I volunteer time for community work & am concerned about increasing social & economic justice locally and globally. I enjoy domestic and international travel. I love the ocean, the mountains, the crisp autumn leaves of New Hampshire, the enchanting desert color of New Mexico. I value living a simple life.I am well read, enjoy nature, science, literature, music, theatre and the arts. I appreciate a woman who values intelligence, interesting conversation, wry humor, community concern, living a simple lifestyle, independence; wants a life partner but is open to a casual relationship on the way. I love many varieties of live and recorded and live music and I enjoy dancing, poetry, theatre, art, cooking, photography, woodworking & much more. I enjoy passionate, intimate sexual encounter. I'm creative & adventuresome; I love to learn how you enjoy being erotically stimulated to peak sexual arousal. I hope you find me to be authentic, a person of integrity, caring, respectful, appreciative, non-judgmental, passionate, assertive, open-minded, unconventional, intuitive, sensual & a good listener; I hope you are, too.What I hope for in my match:Are you looking for a casual relationship that may eventually lead to a lifelong friendship and partnership? I hope to find an intelligent, kind, loving woman who enjoys good conversation, has a compassionate heart who freely and authentically speaks her heart and mind. I'm looking for a woman who is well rounded- in all & the best senses of the word! I am particularly attracted to SSBBWs who wear a size 28 or larger.Although I'm not religious in the usual sense of the word, I have developed a profound awareness of & appreciation for existentially grounded spiritual insight through meditation, contemplation, reading, reflection & conversation. I can be funny- I can be deep; I try to be aware of my gifts & share them with others; I try to be aware of my shortcomings & heal what wounds may lie beneath them. I encourage you, likewise, to live a kind, gentle, authentic, compassionately examined life.