About him
The tricky bit... Well I'm funny and sensitive and intelligent that goes without saying. Err, actually I am though! Well I think so. I do actually enjoy everything off the checklist, arts, cinema, theatre, eating out. Countryside - I live in Elgar country. And I am quite fond of immersing myself in it. I have travelled the globe quite a bit, so I'm good for a few experiences, stories etc., and up for seeing more of it.
I'm a university academic, but I like to think I'm not quite as dry and earnest as a lot of my colleagues, however if you do want a serious debate about Foucault or Ferlinghetti or whatever then I'm your man. Otherwise I'm a sort of relaxed, eclectic, philosophical, optimistic kind of bloke. Music - everything from Eminem to Emma Kirkby - though the gravitational pull of Radio 3 seems to be getting stronger these days (should I admit this? Should I be talking instead about ingrained Glastonbury mud on my tee-shirts... anyway, press on). Art and galleries etc., quite fond of that, usually make a beeline for the impressionists. I think I'm quite good at a bit of deconstruction when it comes to thinking about art, but also capable of being in the moment. I have a nice garden - I'm rather keen on growing vegetables just lately, though in a slightly haphazard way. DIY - I'm useful in that department too.
I have a grown family, three daughters, amazing people with lives of their own of whom I am very proud. If we've all got baggage, then they are my Louis Vuittons...
About his ideal match
What am I looking for? Well, friendship is nice, but I also believe in love (really). Someone to share things with, to care for, to stand next too and try and work out what on earth is going on. Someone to talk to and listen to (I know how blokes will bang on about themselves incessantly if you let them...). Quite like the idea of lazy Sundays doing the crossword in bed, and having a laugh... We will know if things are right - chemistry and all that (or, should it be physics? Given the electricity involved...) Maybe just to be with someone without feeling self-conscious, someone to reveal my stupidity or cleverness to without caring to differentiate between the two.
