In His Own Words
About him
Hey ho, once more unto the breach, paint a pen picture of yourself and a life in 200 words or less, like Blake seeing the world in a grain of sand and eternity in an hour.
Now his would have been an interesting profile.....
Mine? Rather more prosaic. Physically fit and healthy thanks to hill walking, cycling, yoga , an accidentally healthy diet based on fruit, nuts, vegetables, anything that doesn't need killing or cooking, comfortable in my own skin as the cliche goes, which is just as well since it's the only skin I've got, hopefully sane, at least by my definition, which may be a tad biased. Linguist, born wanderer with vagrant tendencies who never quite shed a beatnik mindset from earlier days, spent life travelling the world in the clothing trade running my own company, having got fed up of being routinely fired for being pathologically incapable of being told what to do as an uppity 20+ or a marginally less uppity man of somewhat more mature years, although 'mature' might not be the most apposite term in this case - 'mature' makes me sound like a cheese. Emile Zola's kid brother Gordon, perhaps. But without the blue veins or aroma. Still running the business part time to help my son take it over. I was also for a short while an artist in earlier years but hated painting for money.
My passions are walking wild hills in all weathers, art both in the observation and the execution, verse with attitude , cryptic crosswords, anarchic humour, any music with soul from Billie Holliday to Gorecki to Neil Young, animals, big daft dogs, early mornings, cycling and my kids - not necessarily in that order, or indeed any order. Planning never was my strong suit, unless I forced to, in which case bulls get dragged by horns until they see the error of their ways or I get skewered
About his ideal match
Independent spirit, not afraid to tell me to grow up when needs be, what Yeats called a pilgrim soul, somebody who knows the difference between Preraphaelites and art, a good brain, keen sense of the ridiculous, patience of a saint when I insist the GPS is wrong and Northampton must logically be next door to Southampton, loves Paris and Rome but refuses to go to the Eiffel Tower or the Vatican or to leave Sainte Chapelle or Trastevere, who can sit in the Orangerie lost in the Nympheas for hours and ignore that simpering halfwit's passport photo of a picture in the Louvre (I have an abiding vision of Leonardo slamming down his palette and yelling "oh for God's sake smile!") who goes to Xi'an for the buddhist temple not the Warriors, who knows that the name Bleaklow is a contradiction in terms - and is happy to lose herself in its folds knowing full well we'll find our way home eventually despite my having dropped the map in a bog, and being too ladylike to mention that it was the wrong map in the first place. And yes I have done that. Not that it matters because the sky will tell you where we are. I got to 73 and the bogs ain’t claimed me yet.
Or none of the above - bring your own ideas and I'll give them a go.
And nice legs - well I can do venal with the best of them.
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About him
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom | |
Location: |
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England | |
Gender: |
Male | |
Age: |
75 | |
Star sign: |
Aquarius | |
Height: |
5' 10" (178cm) | |
Body type: |
Slim | |
Looks: |
Average | |
Hair colour: |
Balding | |
Eye colour: |
Hazel | |
Relationship Status: |
Divorced | |
Looking for: |
Let's see what happens | |
Have children: |
Yes, not living with me | |
Want children: |
No | |
Daily diet: |
Vegetarian | |
Smoking: |
Never | |
Drinking: |
Occasionally | |
Education: |
Postgraduate | |
Occupation: |
Self-employed | |
Income: |
Comfortable | |
Ethnicity: |
White/Caucasian | |
Home language: |
English | |
Other languages: |
French; German | |
Religion: |
Ask me later |
About his ideal match
Country of origin: |
Anywhere in the World | ||
Location: |
Within 100 miles of postcode district M20 (Manchester) | ||
Gender: |
Female | ||
Age range: |
63 - 75 | ||
Star sign: |
Any | ||
Height: |
5' 2" (157cm) - 5' 10" (179cm) | ||
Body type: |
Slim; Athletic | ||
Looks: |
Very Attractive; Above Average; Average; Attractive | ||
Hair colour: |
Any | ||
Eye colour: |
Any | ||
Has a photo: |
Not important at all | ||
Relationship Status: |
Any | ||
Have children: |
Any | ||
Want children: |
No | ||
Daily diet: |
Any | ||
Smoking: |
Any | ||
Drinking: |
Any | ||
Education: |
Any | ||
Occupation: |
Any | ||
Income: |
Any | ||
Ethnicity: |
Any | ||
Home language: |
Any | ||
Other languages: |
Any | ||
Religion: |
Any |
- Not important at all
- Slightly important
- Moderately important
- Decidedly important
- Non-negotiable
More about him
Sense of humour: |
Irreverent |
Intelligence: |
Intellectually Challenged |
Ruled by: |
The head |
Party behaviour: |
An impartial observer |
Personality traits: |
Independent; Intelligent; Loving; Loyal; Philosophical |
Valued qualities: |
Chemistry; Honesty; Humour; Patience |
Fashion sense: |
Casual (I'm usually in my favourite jeans) |
Favourite colour: |
Blue |
Is the glass half full or half empty: |
What glass? |
Hair style: |
Disappearing |
Eyesight: |
I wear glasses only when reading |
Facial hair: |
None |
Body hair: |
Hairy |
Body art: |
I don't have any |
Date activities: |
Dinner at a restaurant; Meeting for coffee; Going for a walk |
Music preferences: |
Alternative; Blues; Classical; Folk; R&B / Soul; World |
Reading: |
I read books regularly; I read newspapers occasionally |
TV habits: |
I rarely watch television |
TV programmes: |
Documentaries; Dramas |
Movie frequency: |
Occasionally or irregularly |
Movie preferences: |
Art Films; Black & White / Silent; Documentary; Independent |
Interests: |
Painting; Photography; The arts |
Sports: |
Cycling; Hiking; Mountain biking; Rugby; Walking |
Cooking: |
I can't or won't cook |
Food: |
French; Italian |
Go Out to Eat: |
I eat out a few times a week |
Dietary Restrictions: |
I have none |
Time at work: |
I work part-time |
Family size: |
I've got a brother |
Relationship Type: |
I'm just plain single |
Willing to Relocate: |
I'd consider it |
Animals: |
I like animals |
Pets (Like): |
Dog(s); Horse(s) |
Turn-ons: |
Flirting; Intelligence; Showing affection in public |
Turn-offs: |
Body piercing(s); Power; Sarcasm; Skinny dipping; Thrill seeking |
Work aspirations: |
Fire the boss |
Religious attendance: |
Never |
Dream home: |
In the country |
Politics: |
Anarchic |
Retirement plans: |
Living in the country |
Honesty: |
Extremely |
