Profile Arthistorian: Bright, cultured, gentleman seeks friend

Basic Information Tell us a bit about yourself.

I Can Speak English, Italian
I Would Describe Myself As A man well educated, well travelled, unique and passionate, looking for a friend to share time and travel while feeding my soul and sharing my experience.

I am a man in my mid-fifties but extremely young at heart, born and raised in Rome, Italy by an American archaeologist and an Italian lady. I've travelled the world, especially the Mediterranean basin on excavations and buying and selling the art and antiques of Greece, Rome, and Egypt.

I am a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley with post graduate work at Columbia in Roman Architecture. I am a former assistant to the curator of Greco-Roman art at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

I have three businesses. I import ceramic porcelain tile from Italy. I lecture to an architectural audience on Roman architecture and history, and I am an aspiring romance novelist having finished my first book and working about mid-way through my second. I travel for business across the country and to Rome several times a year for pleasure and to lecture.

I am separated from my wife of 26 years but still live in the same home on different floors of a Victorian farm house in New Jersey close to New York City. I have remained in a loveless marriage for many years in order to give my two daughters the chance to grow up with both mother and father. My first daughter has graduated and is away on a fellowship. My second daughter leaves for college in one month. My marriage cannot be saved and I live in anticipation of a happiness I have not known for many years. It would be a big improvement in my life to have a companion and lover to share the things I am passionate about and to end the celibacy I've experienced for near twenty years! I want to meet a mature woman, experienced and caring, who craves my company and attention, intellect and culture. I need someone who understands relationships and the human condition.

I am a faithful, generous, and happy person who needs no drama, jealousy, or infatuation. I love my family and respect and wish to protect my wife of many years. We no longer are able to co-exist but I honor the memory of who and what she was to me many years ago. I also wish to protect my daughters who are blessed with beauty, intelligence, and a desire to be good citizens and give back. They do not need to have a mother destitute or a father who abandons them. I want them to inherit the possessions of my family going back several generations, and the art and antiques I've collected after I am gone. I am not looking to sponge off a new relationship. I have plenty to bring to any match which exceeds anything which financial riches could bring. I just want someone who revels in knowing me, respects my commitment to my family, wants a teacher, a student, a friend and lover to keep them company for the balance of my life.

As for my personal self...I am 6'2", 230 pounds, self confident and have a presence wherever I go. I am talkative, friendly, alive and still robust. I have lived a life rich in experience and testing of all that life has to offer. I have thinning hair, brown eyes, have not yet gone grey, and would like a companion who would enjoy an active life, away from the television and computer, and enjoying the finer things to be found through education, culture, experience, and travel.

It would be great to be with someone more active than I've been the past few years so I can improve my weight and health. I love the outdoors but have spent far too long in an office and behind a desk with no one sharing the outdoors. I like to bicycle and often go to Central Park which I love and to DC which is also a good ride.

Most of all I want someone who loves me, who would enjoy a physical relationship, who needs a man to care for and to take care of most of her needs as well. I welcome further inquiries into who I am and what can be.
Sign Libra

Appearance & Situation What's your present situation? Describe your appearance.

My Body Type Is A Few Extra Pounds
My Height Is 6' 2 (1.88 m)
My Eyes Are Brown
My Ethnicity Is Caucasian, European
My Marital Situation Is Separated
I Have Kids Yes - Sometimes At Home
I Want Kids Not Sure
My Best Feature Is Eyes
My Hair Is Salt And Pepper
Willing To Relocate Yes

Status What do you do?

My Education Level Is University Degree
My Current Employment Status Is Full-time
My Speciality Is Sales / Marketing
My Job Title Is National Accounts Manager
I Make This Much In A Year $100,000USD To $250,000USD/yr
I Live With Pet(s)
At Home Friends Come Over Often
I'm A Smoker No
I Drink Yes - Socially

Personality How do you act? What are your tastes?

Back In High School, I Was A Cool Dude
My Social Behavior Is Friendly, Outgoing, Party Starter
My Interest And Hobbies Are Arts & Crafts, Cooking, Dining, Family, Gardening, Learning, Movies, Music, Reading, Shopping, Theater, Travel, Volunteering
My Idea Of A Great Time Is Hanging Out With Friends, Going To A Concert, Going To A Museum, Reading A Book, Relaxing, Staying At Home, Trying New Things
An Ideal First Date Would Be Walking Central Park and touring the Metropolitan Museum.
I've Always Wanted To Try Horseback riding a beach, scuba diving a wreck, tacking a temple tour of India, taking a cooking class in Paris.
My Friends Describe Me As Being Friendly, Someone They Want To Be, Cool

Views Views on life.

My Religion Is Atheist
I Attend Services On Holidays
My Political Views Are Liberal
My Goal In Life Is I've raised the next generation which I believe to be the purpose in life. Now I just want to enjoy myself and care for someone and in turn be cared for.
My Kind Of Humor Is Clever, Friendly

Taste What do you like?

On Tv, I Always Watch News, Documentaries, Movies
When I Go To The Movies, I Always Go To See A Comedy, Romance
When Listening To Music, I Always Listen To Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock
When I Read, I Always Read Ancient, Auto-biography, Biography, Classic, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Science Fiction, I'm An Author
My Idea Of Fun Is Touring Europe, a mud bath in St. John, bicycling Central Park

Looking for What are you looking for in your soulmate?

What Do You Find Attractive? Empathy, Flirtatiousness, Good Looks, Great Skills, Humor, Intelligence, Money, Sensitivity, Spontaneity, Wit
What Kind Of Relationship Are You Seeking? Friend, Date, Intimate