Hi

I’m looking for someone with a similar outlook on life, who is optimistic, romantic, fun loving, intelligent, honest and genuine, and enjoy life with.
Like most I like going out sometimes, and also staying in sometimes, we all have busy lives, work hard etc..

I have an interest in food and wine, as a former wine buyer, and involvement in the family restaurant and catering business. I like cooking for others, and apparently do it quite well ..

I’ve had a great life so far, even if not everything always went the way it may have of course. It can be a case of how do you deal with Plan B! I have always enjoyed sport and keeping in shape, played Hockey to International level, and travelled a lot with that for a while. I still play Masters, time permitting. My friends say I have a decent brain and a quick wit, I have two University degrees, and love to see the humour in anything, so maybe that says something!

like to paint, and also recently completed an OU writing course … hoping to get the first book published soon which could be a way the future may go if it works out.. its romantic fiction ..obviously

I like a challenge too, done the London Marathon for WaterAid, the Three Peaks for Leukaemia Research, a Parachute jump, etc

Spent a year teaching in West Africa which was a great experience, and gives one a perspective on what's important in life, and to always try to be positive, generous, and grateful.

I have a lovely daughter who is 12, and share joint residency. She is a total joy to be with, which I am about three times a week, I love being a Dad, and looked after her full time for a while when she was little, we have a lot of fun, and do a lot of homework together!

Being relatively local is a help of course, but mostly it’s about the chemistry, feeling relaxed, happy, looking after each other, and being able to laugh a lot together I think..

If any of this sounds interesting or familiar, or what you may be looking for too, please drop me a message, well.. you never know!
John