About him
Here's what his best friend says.
He has an extraordinary range of interests, the result of an enquiring mind & loving upbringing. The 1st thing you notice is his energy, lean athleticism, sense of playful fun.
He's not easy to get to know, but if you're open & engage on the same level he'll reveal depths & be a friend forever. Underneath the energy is a tender heart, able to cry as well as laugh, a brilliant teacher, keen to help, get close.
One of his adult children and he direct their own business based in Cambridge. He’s a person who loves what he does for a living.
A key aspect is dedication to his children, active support in all their varied activities. They do lots together, setting up businesses & websites, making things of all sorts, holidays together on boats or in the mountain house, playing sports, esp. sailing tennis & skiing. But they're grown up, with their own lives; he has space.
He's a passionate self-taught linguist, derived from a love of travelling "deep". We've done that many times together, often on hedonistic bicycle trips in Europe, but unlike me he's able to do business in many languages, including chinese, F It D Es.
Writing & invention feature large. Lately he's written extensively about life today in China, & helped create a new language learning method in Beijing to deal with the unique problems it brings. He's just written an entertaining distinctive book about playing bridge & he's invented a new online communications system that's being built by some clever people in Cambridge.
The tragedy is the death of his partner & mother of his children, a decent & creative woman with complimentary life interests.
If you enjoy similar things, 'twould be helpful. Here's a flavour:
The piano -listening & playing
Getting lost in my book
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Walking, in the hills or esp. by the coast
Taking pictures when least expected
Being naughty
Making something beautiful
Sailing - round Corsica on a boat with sails, or racing in England
Swimming, esp. in the sea
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About his ideal match
I'm not overly fussy about much really, except intelligence, emotional intelligence and integrity. And a good sense of the ridiculous when needed.
But being prescriptive feels wrong. Hopefully we'll have lots to learn & enjoy from each other, & plenty in common.
How did you get on with the likes above? Here's more!:
Learning anything new
Inspiring music (esp classical, opera, rock)
Setting up a ‘new’ home
Making something practical
Buying the bits & cooking together
Arts films, or any kind, that make me cry with joy
Cycling slowly through France & Italy
My ancient attempts to paint & draw
The moving beauty of many great works of art (not just music!)
Weekends away in new cities
Lazing all day in my house in the mountains
Cycling round London at the weekend
Studying chinese
Beijing on a clear day
Beautiful music coming up the stairs
Writing
Design
Playing bridge with friends
Tennis before dinner
Conversation with someone who knows how to talk, listen & challenge
Discovering great places in Europe; ditto China
Sharing a meal with some of the locals
Journey through South America
Schubert Lennon Simone Hendrix Tarantino Almadovar Chopin
Speaking Italian in Italy
Finding solutions
Not fast food nor fast cars
Not 24/7 shopping
Travelling rough
1st class upgrade
R4 that used to be
My sister
Mum
Dad
Slow Sunday breakfast in bed with the papers & kisses
Up early to get to the coast on a windy sunny Sunday
The last few pages of a good read
Getting warm again after being out in the cold
Recognise any of these ?
Above all, a friend. A partner to share interest, fun, passion for what's out there. Someone who wants adventure, doing & seeing new things. Someone giving, open to new ideas & plans, flexible, spontaneous, thoughtful. Someone warm, tactile, energetic & sexy, who knows that there is nothing better than spending a whole day in bed being utterly mutually indulgent.
In other words an intelligent, kind, lover of life with a conscience who needs to laugh, often at the same things I do!
Not much, really
