robtip (65) from Somerset

Physical description: Assuming you are good at sums - imagine Tom Cruise - then simply subtract good looks, wealth and talent. What you are left with is yours truly. I'm tall, 6ft; slim, but fit; all over sun tan; good teeth and personal hygene. Glasses worn for distance, but hair gone south over the years due to wrong hormones - or right hormones - depending on your point of view. Whichever view you take, I'm still lovable in a Sean Connery, Bruce Willis or even Woody Allan kind of a way.

Significant possessions: House, car, computer, TV, guitar, T-shirt, shorts, Aquascutum suit, toothbrush, successful garden maintenance business - but no cat - all you can get out of them, in my view, is a quick curry and a pair of mittens! Also possess a sense of humour. Once likened to one of those 'fools of the Middle Ages'. Actually, the term used was 'middle aged fool' - which, of course, is the same thing, isn't it?.

My passtimes are: reading, walking, cycling, sailing, fishing, rock guitar, cinema, gardening, avoiding sport and 'soaps', unusual routes to financial security (I need a collaborator on this), worrying about the future of myself and civilization and just chilling out - which is no fun solo. On an upbeat note, I'm taking dancing lessons - unbelievable! I can also tell you that I'm well educated and interested in philosophy, the meaning of life, the universe and everything. I'm a hard worker, loyal, a non-smoker and I help old ladies across the road - even if they don't want to go!

Looking For: A woman who has been on the peanut and melon diet. And it wouldn't matter to me in the least if the peanuts hadn't worked. Seriously, since I wound up alone about ten years ago, I have come to realise that one thing will cheer me up - a new, non smoking, person of the opposite thing. A girl with all the bumps in the right places, who does not go about maxed out on credit cards, who is low-maintenance and who is seeking romance, very serious discussions and adventure. Not seeking to change anyone, because that isn't fair and never works. So looking for a girl who is full of contradictions like me - someone who is single minded, but not one-dimensional; enthusiastic, but cautious; funny, but not funny in the head. A person who is passionate as well as compassionate - you know, 'naughty, but nice'. I wouldn't care if my girl friend were different from me, as long as we felt able to pull in the same direction. This, I think, is the most important thing. We should be like the 'nasty' and 'nice' detectives, who were only successful and compatible through being on the same case. As you know, detectives need to assemble the facts and yet, because of the complexities of 'the case', they need intuition as well - and this, like true love, takes time to emerge. So sleep on the facts I've supplied about me and maybe you'll be crossing a sunny street or powdering your finger nails or whatever, when a little intuition will make you turn and come back to this 'wilderness place' where I'll be waiting for you - because that's all I can do here in cyberspace!

Rob x