Hi girl....thanks for reply.....ok, you've had profile on here for some yrs now and I'm sure you've heard many men talk themselves up!.....hahahaha.....first and foremost, I am a good human being and treat everyone I know and meet with respect(even when it's not deserved or earned)...am very intelligent, clever, even tempered, amusing, generous and loyal, but also emotionally intelligent and I rate that as my best quality. I understand myself and who I am but also understand others and have great compassion and empathy for those less fortunate in life. Take my commitments very seriously and was married to childhood sweetheart for over 20yrs and had second serious relationship of 10yrs so want next relationship to be the last!!...I'm a builder by trade but am pretty much retired now, living on a coastal island with my dogs and cattle. As you can see, I'm not the most attractive man on here anymore but I am one of the most trustworthy and genuine. Have 3 brothers, 1 sister and son that is married with 3 kids and while I am good with kids and would accept yours as my own, I have no intention of having anymore of my own as that would be selfish and unfair on the child. So girl, I contacted you cause there is something about you that appeals to me emotionally and I'd like to find out what that is....please understand that if we take this further, I would expect that you would make the effort to tell me all about yourself......seems women on here want to know me but don't like talking about themselves!.....hahahahahaha.....hugs...