Mature, educated, local, normal male.

First name

Matthew

I Can Speak

French, Spanish, Russian

I Would Describe Myself As

I am Ashkenazi. I moved to Palo Alto from Manhattan in 1989. I married my wife, but my wife passed away in 2006. I remain a widower, living alone with my two dogs. I am educated with many interests. I read history books, I am interested in the arts of the Italian Renaissance including the Baroque period: Music, Dance, Costume, Theatre design, palace gardens, painting, architecture, etc. Thus I enjoy travel, museums, etc. I used to cook, including French seafood, Chinese regional, subcontinental Indian cuisine, regional Mexican, Mediterainian, etc. but rarely cook now. I like to travel, but when I travel it is more like cultural anthropology, thus months of research as preparation. I am not the typical tourist, but also love natural beauty, parks, beaches, oceanographic centers, volcanic sites, etc. I am not limited to travel in Europe.I travel in time.

Sign

Leo

My Body Type Is

Fit

My Height Is

5' 10 (1.78 m)

My Eyes Are

Blue

My Ethnicity Is

Caucasian

My Marital Situation Is

Widowed

I Have Kids

No

I Want Kids

No

Body Art

Wouldn't Even Think About It

My Hair Is

Grey

I Have One Or More Of These

Dog

Willing To Relocate

No

I keep kosher

No

I go to synagogue

Never

My favorite home cooked jewish meal is

Stuffed Cabbage

My Education Level Is

University Degree

My Current Employment Status Is

Retired

My Speciality Is

Education / Academic

My Job Title Is

Cook, senior (for my dogs)

I Live

Alone, With Pet(s)

At Home

All Is Calm

I'm A Smoker

No

I Drink

No

My Social Behavior Is

Reserved, Shy, Friendly

My Interest And Hobbies Are

Dining, Reading, Arts & Crafts, Learning, Music, Movies, Theater, Travel, Cooking, Gardening

My Idea Of A Great Time Is

Staying At Home, The Movies, Sleeping, Reading A Book, Going To A Concert, Going To A Museum

An Ideal First Date Would Be

Talk to each other, maybe meet at a museum. Object: find out who we are. My parents were divorced when I was young, unusual at that time and unusual among Jews. Thus my life was very different. Before divorce lived in suburbia and wealthy, after divorce poor financially, living in Manhattan. A mentally retarded younger sister made family life difficult, especially as my mother then was the only bread earner as a public school teacher. I had to learn to take care of myself in a chaotic family. For example, cooking for myself with little money. I have ALWAYS taken care of myself. I am amazed that many men can’t shop, cook, wash, read, etc, just vegetate watching sports or using drugs, etc. I focus on reading, when I travel to foreign countries I am more like a cultural anthropologist.

My Religion Is

Not Religious

I Attend Services

Never

My Political Views Are

Very Liberal

My Goal In Life Is

Leave a positive history.

On Tv, I Always Watch

Documentaries, I Don't Like Tv

When I Go To The Movies, I Always Go To See A

Documentary, I Don't Like Movies

When Listening To Music, I Always Listen To

Classical, Blues, Latin, Folk

When I Read, I Always Read

Ancient, Fiction, History, Philosophy, Political, Science, I'm An Author

My Idea Of Fun Is

Most of my interests are not choices on any site like this. As an example, I make a distinction between movies, I don’t watch trash, so avoid almost all films made in the USA. For example, I might read Camper (facial angle), used by people like Blumenbach, later by German racist Fascists such as Immanuel Kant. Sites like this don’t quite get the distinctions. I prefer Baroque music to Classical music, once again distinctions are ignored. Languages? Mathematical Linguistics, not Brazilian Portuguese, etc.

What Do You Find Attractive?

Wit, Sensitivity, Empathy, Great Skills, Good Looks, Thoughtfullness, Intelligence

What Do You Look For?

I look for a person interested in the surrounding world, thus educated and empathic. Interests in the arts, languages, books, music, history, psychology dealing with family, etc., not pulp fiction or Readers Digest.

What Kind Of Relationship Are You Seeking?

Friend, Intimate, Committed