I am a divorced man, been a little over a year. I took 9 months off from dating to clear my head. I recently got back into the dating life. It has been 25 years since I dated last, boy has it changed. I am a well trained man. I know how to fend for myself, I can cook, clean, and do laundry. I am self maintaining to say it easily. I enjoy cooking and gardening, they are very relaxing.

I have grown past the point to tolerate head games, players, and drama. I am not interested in that. I am looking for a woman that has a good mind and heart. Looks are less important to me because if you suck personality wise, appearances aren't going to make you attractive to me. I value a woman that are caring, have focus, are opinionated, and have intelligence.

I live in Newark Ohio, Licking County. I am probably not going to date outside that general area without a good reason. We can talk and see if distance is possible. I understand distance relationships are worth trying, but they are hard to maintain. Dating requires a lot of effort to do effectively without distance being an issue.

If you are looking for a one night opportunity, I am probably not your type. My interests are long term relationship, and I plan on making an investment of time and effort into the right relationship. So, having prior commitments completed before I begin to invest myself is a must. I don't want to invest myself in a relationship to find she wants to go back to her prior relationship.

If you are looking for a balance sheet and cash flow statement before talking, lets not do this. To me it is rude to discuss finances before getting to know each other. It also leads me to believe your intentions are not right for a workable long term relationship that is based on the right things.

If you are from outside the US or you need money to get back from where ever you are. I am not buying it. I don't have intentions of sending money to someone that I have no existing relationship. So if you are a spammer, don't waste your time with me.   Send me a message!

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