Online Dating & Personals    

The surface of the water does not reveal the treasures hidden within. A few ripples in life are normal, and to be expected, but I am trying to avoid the huge crashing waves that remove everything from the landscape when they are gone. So I sit here, still as a pond, watching and waiting for the right admirer to slip in and linger awhile longer...
She slips into the water quietly, almost timidly, fearing even her own ripples in the moonlight. I reach out and take her hand, letting her heart skip a beat but only one. I guide her into the center of the stillest part of the water, where she remains calmly enveloped in tranquility, ready to relax and let love flow all around her.

Chivalry and romance are not dead...just hiding from those who fear it or fail to
appreciate it.

My parents will be happily married for 40 years this Saint Patrick's Day, and I learned much
about love, romance, and compassion from them. My Dad still buys Mom flowers
"just because."

For those of you worried about my screen name, it's harmless. It came from an
online game I played many years ago, as the "SolitaryPredator" in Half Life (after the movie "Predator".)
I will not coddle your fears about me, but help you to embrace them, and come to
understand that I mean no one any harm.
I also want to apologize to any who have fallen victim to abuse from anyone. I would give my life before I allowed anyone to be abused.
Simply put, if you get freaked out by a screen name, you just aren't a strong
enough woman for me. After all, it has been my experience that the molesters,
abusers, axe murderers and jerks come across mighty sweet and innocent.
I am sweet to a few, and certainly not innocent. ;)

I fear no man, and will never raise my hand to a woman no matter what.

I have survived some horrible tragedies that have changed many lives, including my own. It is because of these, that I seek out beauty in a world that would only attempt to hide it.
My respect for life, happiness and quest for beauty comes out easily in my words, actions, feelings and in how I raise my son.

I have travelled to Canada and Mexico, West coast to East coast and have yet to
find the one woman who can captivate my mind, heart, and soul.

I moved to Texas in October 2005 and still don't know anyone to hang out with,
and am unfamiliar with much of Texas....a stranger in a strange land. I have a small handfull of friends, but many are out of state.

I am bald by choice, slightly overweight (and working on it), live very modestly,
and am desparate by no means.

I will not lie to you, nor will lying be acceptable coming from you.
Many have considered me trustworthy enough to tell me more than their counsellor
or psychiatrist, and anything said to me remains in confidence many years later.

I can be handy around the house, don't mind doing dishes or laundry, but like you
I will not be taken advantage of in those areas.

I believe in a harmonious balance in life, and always try to be diplomatic. I am
a protector of loved ones and even strangers. I would give my life in an instant
to save someone else.

There are many shallow people on here, but I keep hoping I will find a good woman that stands out above the rest, and who is unafraid of a relationship or at least open enough to talk about the walls, and earnestly attempt to break through them eventually. Someone with compassion, understanding, able to make at least some decisions, not into games other than Parker Brothers, doesn't drink like a fish, use drugs, or smoke like a train. It's only fair...I'm not bringing garbage into your life, please respect my son and I enough to do the same.

I am not the wealthiest, the most handsome, nor am I God's gift to women. I am an
average man, with dreams of greatness, looking for a woman that will help me
conquer those mountains, and share the glory by my side.
I want to see her dreams, ambitions and desires come true in life as well, and
will bend over backwards to assist her any way I can. (It is not all about me.)
No one can live life without having a certain amount of "baggage", "hangups", or "issues", and that is acceptable. Unfortunately, many women I meet aren't interested in solving their dilemma, just talking about it and allowing it to continue happening.

I am a normal, basic man, with an extraordinary past. The future is wide open.

If you can't be serious about a relationship, then you can't be serious about
having a lasting one, and I believe that the right relationship will be full of
fun, laughs, romance, tenderness, strength and embracing the challenges of life
together. But if you are too afraid to be serious, then you get what you get, but
you get it somewhere else.

I want one woman, whom I can treat like a Lady, be passionate and fun with, hold
her hand till the end of time, and satisfy her behind closed doors beyond her
belief.

I really don't think I am asking too much here....or maybe I am?
For the right woman I would travel a million miles to gaze into her eyes and
touch her cheek. What would you do for the right man?

Starbucks is always good (for those who do not know, they have more than just
coffee there) but I am not limited to just meeting there. Any place with good ambience and quiet enough to hear without yelling at each other is a great place to start.
The rest depends on the chemistry, the conversation, and the connection.

Female
Must not do drugs