PASSIONISELEGANT

I'm a reader who writes occasionally and happens to be working on his cooking acumen. A self-professed hopeless romantic, I have made it this far in life to be able to view the past as echoes of unanswered prayers. Life is constant preparation, and trial and error—what better reason to have the right person by your side to hold your hand, laugh with you, talk to you, and to enjoy everything a shared life is meant to be..

My goal is not to find perfection; rather, to to enjoy all the nuances of imperfection.

I like the excitement and surprise of spontaneity, the quiet rush of life when good moments are created, and the solid foundation that good communication brings to a couple. When possible let's get away somewhere, soak up the world around us, and steep one another in our company.

I love being able to have conversations about any number of subjects and to be able to skitter from one subject to the next with the kind of ebb and flow that only its participants can understand. Someone who values and genuinely wants to be with someone for their company, for what they bring to the equation. Someone easy going, someone who can be completely enthralled with a sunset and giddy with amazement at the night sky. Someone who sees more of the world than what their eyes take in.

I am a genuine believer in affection—and not, as might be assumed by my gender, as strictly sexual. The best affection transmits warmth and caring through the simple act of holding hands, or an embrace for no reason whatsoever; the quick, gentle kiss on the cheek that conveys heartfelt thought. Romance is a blood relative of affection, is it not?

Perhaps it is folly to seek the one who takes my breath away, maybe moreso to hope I may do the same for her. But I may earnestly argue that Hope itself is not folly.