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About me and who I'm looking for

About me:

I'm looking for someone incredible. Not just another pretty face. I deserve a really great woman, and I won't settle for less.
I want someone who is attractive on the outside, so she can grab my attention, and absolutely beautiful on the inside, so she can keep my attention.

She should be intelligent, cheerful, funny, and a good talker.
I don't mind shy girls, because they tend to be like treasure chests (Difficult to open up, but full of beautiful things). I hate obnoxious girls, but being bold is not the same as being obnoxious, so bold girls are awesome too. I like short girls, but tall girls are also lovely. Healthy hair is a huge plus, and nice eyes are awesome.
I like earrings, especially hoops, but I get grossed out by people who have more peircings than a pin-cushion being attacked by a voodoo doll. I don't mind tattoos, but only in moderation. The human body is much more beautiful when left relatively unmarred.

Age is not of huge importance to me. I'm mature and intelligent enough to hold my own amongst even the most mature persons out there, and light-hearted enough to get along with people far below my own age. However, there is a difference between youthful exuberance and childishness. I don't want to date a little girl. I'm an adult, and I am looking for an adult. I've seen that huge age differences can cause problems in relationships, so I'm not looking for anyone over the age of 25, possibly 26.
I love children, and can have just as much fun with an 8 year old as I can with a 28 year old. I very much look forward to the day when I find my till-death-do-you-part woman, so we can have children of our own....

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I can also have just as interesting a conversation with an 18 year old as I can with an 88 year old, so I wouldn't mind dating someone younger than me, as long as she's not a child.

I prefer those who do not already have children, since it complicates things very much, but I would not turn down my soulmate if she already had a kiddo.

I don't need someone who will love me as much as I love her, but I do need someone on whom my love would not be wasted. I need someone real. I need someone who doesn't pretend to be someone she's not. Someone who likes herself enough to be comfortable with who she really is.

I don't drink, because I come from a long line of alcoholics. My dad and grandfather have both quit drinking, so they're the end of the alcoholics in my family, but I want to be the beginning of the never-alcoholics in my family.
I don't smoke, because I can think of at least a million more enjoyable ways to die than lung cancer or COPD.
I don't refuse to date people who drink or smoke, but I much prefer those who don't smoke, and don't over-do alchohol.

I only give my word when I'm certain that I can keep it. I have been known to forget things, but I always keep my word.

I prefer to be friends first, and then possibly move on to more.

I'm somewhat old-fashioned, and I'm a strong believer in "Chivalry cannot die until I let it die", so don't be suprised or upset if I try to hold the door for you, stand between you and a busy street, or lend you my coat if you're cold.
(#1 thing that is causing Chivalry to die is automatic doors... How can I hold the door for you when it opens and closes by itself? Stupid machines.)

If you think you are what I am looking for, please send me an email. If you don't think you are what I'm looking for, or live too far away, but would like to be email buddies anyway, send me an email. I'm almost as interested in being friends as I am in being more-than-just-friends.