A1088, 30, S, 5’2”, Writer. Messiah College.
Favorite books: The Bible, "A Tale of Two Cities," "Gaudy Night"
What's on your night table: A mystery, a historical novel, books of essays and letters, biographies, and a memoir
Favorite authors: C. S. Lewis, Charles Dickens, Dorothy L. Sayers
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: "National Review," "Weekly Standard"
Interest and taste in the arts: Theater, music, dance
Interest in taste in music: Classical, Broadway, country
Interest and taste in films/favorites: "Singin' in the Rain," "My Fair Lady," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"
Interest in travel/favorite places: England, Austria, Hawaii; would like to visit Italy
Hobbies & pastimes: Playing piano
Religion and interest in religion: Evangelical Christian (looking for other Christians)
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Publishing a book, raising a family
What changes in recent society please you the most?: I have to think about that one. :-)
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Self-centeredness, self-righteousness, and hedonism
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Strong religious faith, a sense of humor, kindness, integrity, loyalty
Write a short sketch about yourself: I may come across as a little reserved, but I can be quite chatty and fun-loving once you get to know me! I'm loyal and a good listener.
Springfield, VA
A1078, 57, D, 5’3”, Attorney; Rutgers University.
Favorite books: American Pastoral, The Human Stain, The Tin Drum, Billiards at Half-Past Nine, Love in the Time of Cholera.
Favorite Authors: Roth, Drabble, Grass, Garcia Marquez, Allende.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: Harper’s.
Interest & taste in the arts: off-Broadway.
Interest & taste in movies: Crimes and Misdemeanors, Crash, Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, The sweet Hereafter, Sexy Beast.
Hobbies & pastimes: hiking, gardening, dancing (am taking lessons).
What disturbs you most about today’s society?: climate change, general incivility, rise of religious right.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Must be unpretentious, physically appealing and pleasant.
Additional comments about yourself: While I enjoy my independence, it would be nice to need someone and be needed in return. It’s not easy finding someone with whom one “clicks”, though,and, for me, that’s an absolute necessity. I enjoy gardening, hiking, long lunches at outdoor cafes, and life in general. I’m a good traveler (an important quality when reservations and luggage get lost and plans go awry) and am interested in almost everything.
North Central NJ
A1079, 49, D, 5’4”; Child Advocate. University of Washington.
Favorite books: Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky; David Copperfield, Dickens; Portofino, Frank Schaffer; A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving; The Living, Annie Dillard; Bird By Bird, Anne LaMott; Andersen's Fairly Tales; Austen and Brontes; Journal of the Plague Year, Defoe, etc.
What's on your night table: "The Historian", Kostova; "Lowering the Bar", Galanter; "The Three Incestuous Sisters", Niffenegger; Many partially read issues of the New Yorker
Favorite authors: Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Austen, Dickens, Irving, J., Dillard, LeGuin, Tolkein
Interest and taste in the arts: Visual: Chagall, Hopper, Folk art. Theater: Chekhov, Shakespeare, open to a variety of works in all areas of the arts.
Interest in taste in music: Music: Symphonic music, opera, live jazz, choral music, bluegrass, some current artists;
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Films: Cohen brothers, Babette's Feast, Grizzly Man.
Interest in travel/favorite places: England, Europe.
Would like to fo to Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria
Hobbies & pastimes: Playing piano, singing shape-note music from the sacred harp. Reading, writing.
Religion and interest in religion: Post-Christian. No religion at the moment.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Publish a book. Travel more. Find True Love.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Intelligence, kindness, humor, kindred spirit.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I am a 49-year-old divorced mother of 4. I have been single for six years. I have one child left at home -- a wonderful, intrinsically motivated scholar/athlete.
I finished my degrees as a "non-traditional" (read, "old"!) student, completing my masters in 2001. I have worked for newspapers and non-profits, taught piano, and now work as an officer of the court advocating for kids.
I lead a relatively quiet life, and choose to fill it with books, music and my kids. Now that I have been solo for six years, I find myself beginning to think about sharing my life with a companion.
I am rather independent and don't "need" anything, but I still cannot let go of the belief that it is possible to find True Love!
Sumner, WA
A1080, 52, W, 5’0”, Library Professional.
Favorite Books: The Little Prince, The Grapes of Wrath, Anna Karenina, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress.
Favorite authors: Plato, Shakespeare, Steinbeck, Carlo Carretto.
Interest and taste in the arts: PA Ballet, Philadelphia Orchestra's outdoor concerts, First Fridays in Olde City.
Interest in taste in music: Have eclectic taste, like to hear new music, have a fondness for much classical music, but still have soft spot for the Beatles and Bruce Springsteen.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Love to plan road trips and go to new places. I like places that are either noted for scenic elements, interesting architecture, or good food -- mostly, though, it's not as important where I go as long as I'm with someone who's company I enjoy.
Hobbies & pastimes: In my spare time I garden - perennials and vegetables, read and walk for exercise.
Religion and interest in religion: Catholic - it has its warts but good points, too. Have interest in other spiritual bents also. Development of spirituality is important to me and something I like to share with others who are close to me.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Has integrity, sense of humor and desires to develop a loving relationship.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I like to keep fit, am intelligent, sensitive to others, comfortable with myself and easy to be with, somewhat traditional, as at home at an afternoon at the ballpark as an evening with the orchestra.
Havertown, PA
A1081, 53, D, 5’5”, Library Director.
Favorite books: Walden, Wuthering Heights,Siddhartha, Desert Solitaire, Care of the Soul, The Razor's Edge, Les Miserables, Pride and PRejudice, Angle of Repose
What's on your night table: Juan Batista de Anza, Gandhi's Baghvad Gita, History of Love, Yoga Sutras, King James Bible.
Favorite authors: Rumi, Rilke, Roethke, Sappho, Solzhenitsyn, Saliner, Abbey, Dillard, Emerson, Wordsworth, Hesse, Bowden, Wendell Berry, Maughm, Stegner, cummings,Neruda, Muir.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: New York Times Book Review, Atlantic Monthly, New Yorker, Yoga Journal.
Interest and taste in the arts: Expanding: Rodin, Van Gogh, O'Keefe, Ansel Adams, Blake,Monet, Wyeth, Michelangelo...
Interest in taste in music: Varied - Van Morrison, Greg Brown, Dmitri Matheny, Doughie MacLean, Folk, Celtic, Joan Armatrading, old Dylan, Baez, John Stewart, classic rock, George Winston, Keith Jarrett, Horowitz, Chopin, Miles, Gershwin....
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Il Postino, The Incredible LIghtness of Being, Last of the Mohicans, Wuthering Heights, Little Big Man, South Pacific, Chocolat, Like Water for Chocolate, Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, Mind Walk, What the Bleep, The BIg Chill, Children of a Lesser God.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Na Pali Coast of Kauai, Monterey Bay,Paria Canyon, Ouray, Colorado river, Mt. Baldy, Muir Trail, San Francisco, Bar Harbor, Boundary Waters, Bear Tooth Pass,Tetons.
Hobbies & pastimes: Reading, yoga, hiking, kayaking, perusing book stores.
Religion and interest in religion: Episcopalian for the ritual, Buddhism for the meditation, Hinduism for the yoga, the Tao for wisdom, nature for transcendence.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Write a book, build a cabin in the woods, hike in the Alps, wander through Europe, go to a Broadway play, see the Louvre, sail the Greek islands, live happily ever after with my true love.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Solar energy getting cheaper, possibilites of the internet for free exchange of ideas...
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Bush, war, destruction of ecosystems, dependence on oil, materialism, lack of historic perspective, illiteracy, intolerance, war.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Integrity - intelligence - compassion - innate kindness - strength of character - sense of perspective - spiritually open - likes books
Write a short sketch about yourself: A soul in wonder - 52 year old librarian and archivist searching for connection of mind/body/spirt. Certified Kripalu yoga teacher, devoted mom to two sons (28 and 16), cat lover, hiker of solitary trails, idealist, star gazer, romantic realist.
Tuscon, AZ
A1082, 59, D, Legal Secretary.
Favorite books: The Pillars of the Earth (K. Follett); By the Rivers of Babylon (N. DeMille); Armageddon (L. Uris); The Far Pavilions (M.M. Kaye)
Favorite authors: Leon Uris, Ken Follett, Nelson DeMille, Elizabeth George
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: New York Sunday Times
Interest and taste in the arts: Love going to see Broadway plays, both musical and drama; very much enjoy visiting the various museums of NYC; member of the American Ballet Theatre
Interest in taste in music: Country, oldies, show tunes, classical
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Independent, foreign, well acted, romantic comedies. Favorite: all Jane Austin films, Passge to India
Interest in travel/favorite places: Very interested in learning about different cultures and seeing new sights, meeting people, favorite places I have visited are Scotland, England, Alaska
Hobbies & pastimes: Very committed to doing weekly volunteer work; knitting, bike riding, reading
Religion and interest in religion: Hebrew. Am interested in knowing about all religions
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Advances in medical diagnosis and treatment.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Lack of face to face communication; fast pace-no time for interaction with one another; making a profit matters more than anything else.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Being able to communicate (both talking and listening); sense of humor
Write a short sketch about yourself: I am an attractive, warm, thoughtful, easy-going, intelligent woman who enjoys being with others as well as being alone. I like the beach in Winter, Central Park in the Spring; walks in the woods in the Fall, and my air conditioned apartment in the Summer.
NY, NY
A1083, S, 72, 5’3”, Eng. Doc. Coord.
Favorite books: American & European history, Southern USA; occasional biography.
What's on your night table: By a Slow River, The Hearts of Soldiers.
Favorite authors: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, John Irving (early works), Thomas Keneally.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: Time, Money, Phila. Inquirer, MSNBC.
Interest and taste in the arts: Artists - "old masters", Occasional Broadway show.
Interest in taste in music: Andrea Bocelli, Il Divo, Chicago.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Period pieces, Pride & Prejudice, Munich, Along Came a Spider.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Favorite European places to visit are Prague & Ireland.
Hobbies & pastimes: Reading, of course, visiting & entertaining grandchildren.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: I don't expect to change the world; just be a good person.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: More interaction with different people.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Not enough personal responsibility for one's actions.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: The usual "sense of humor", interest in the world in general.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I'm said to have a good personality and funny (sometimes inappropriately), as for looks, well, time marches on.
Mt. Laurel, NJ
A1084, 53, D, 5’5”, Librarian (full time); adjunct English instructor. BA, MS, MA.
Favorite books: Howards End; Madame Bovary; Pride & Prejudice; Persuasion; Stones from the River
What's on your night table: latest book I'm reading; Bible; Oprah magazine
Favorite authors: Austen, Flaubert, Woolf, EM Forster,Keats, Alice Munro, Muriel Spark, Ursula Hegi, Uwe Timm & Dubravka Ugresic
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: NY Times (cannot live without!); Oprah magazine, many others
Interest and taste in the arts: I love going to museums of all kinds; my favorite is the Metropolitan Museum of Art where there is so much to enjoy. I love the Impressionists and John Singer Sargent.
Interest in taste in music: I have eclectic tastes in music. In classical music I love Dvorak, Prokofiev & Sibelius. I also enjoy folk music and many types of rock music. I'm a huge fan of the Moody Blues and the "British invasion" groups of the l960s; another of my favorites is AC/DC!
I also love musicals, "West Side Story" & "Guys & Dolls" stand out for me.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Huge fan of old movies (1930s and 1940s); Claude Rains fanatic!
Interest in travel/favorite places: Love to travel; favorite places: England & Ireland, US New England & southwest
Hobbies & pastimes: Reading,museums, concerts, walking, biking
Religion and interest in religion: I consider myself a Christian, but am presently "church shopping"; I strongly believe no one group or sect has "The" answer, and I'm extremely respectful of other's beliefs.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Get published; find true love!
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Internet
What disturbs you most about today's society?: war in Iraq; global warming
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: I need someone who is able to share feelings & innermost thoughts, someone who is emotionally mature and able to make a commitment. This person should also be affectionate and warm. It's also very important to me that this person be open-minded and accepting of people in general and have empathy for humanity in general.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I believe I am a warm, caring, intelligent, cultured and refined woman. I try to live by the "Golden Rule." I have many and varied interests and am open to new experiences.
Rockville Centre, NY
A1077, 56, 5’5”, D, Account representative.
Favorite books: To Kill a Mockingbird, Great Expectations, Divining Women, Having Our Say, Ava’s Man.
Favorite authors: Hemingway, Dickens, Patricia Sprinkle, Rick Bragg, Kaye Gibbons,, Ann B. Ross, Peter Collier, Mary Laswell, Jaqueline Winspear, P.G. Wodehouse, John Grisham.
Interest and taste in the arts: Enjoy plays, Broadway, symphony, musical productions, concerts; love museums.
Interest and taste in movies: I like movies at the theatre best, but rent them sometimes classics, thrillers, comedies\ (not slapstick),, historical, chickflicks, no angst!
Interest and taste in music: I listen to pop, country, classical, some rock, some blues, no rap, jazz is not my favorite; favorite band-The Eagles.
Interest and taste in travel: my other passion besides reading: one to two big trips a year. I love Canada, like small historical towns, the beach. Love NYC!
Interest and participation in sports: Favorite spectator sport is college football. Watched most of the Olympics.
Enjoy white water rafting, hiking, boats. I am an outgoing, friendly person. One of my greatest strengths is my ability to adapt to various types of people and situations. I can make plans as needed, but am not opposed to spur of the moment trips or activities. I believe that if we do not enhance each other in a relationship then the relationship should not exist. I am looking for someone who can provide and accept shelter from life’s storms as well as share a little Mardi Gras in our lives.
Knoxville, TN
A1072, 55, 5’3”, W, Teacher (retired);University of Pennsylvania.
Favorite books: "Moby Dick", "Last of the Mohicans".
What's on your night table: "War and Peace", "Love in the Time of Cholera",
Favorite authors: Tolstoy, Garcia-Marquez, Cheever, Henry Miller.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Love to travel.Italy, Morocco, Spain, France, British Isles, Germany, US, Caribbean, Hawaii.
Hobbies & pastimes: Exercise, reading, antiques, acting, piano, sculpture.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Travel to China, Tibet, Australia, Southeast Asia, Tahiti.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Intelligence, wit, good manners.
Philadelphia, PA
A1073, 61, 5’8”, D, Aerospace Systems Architect, retired; Univ. of Maryland.
Favorite books: Philosophy, History, Archeology, Classics, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyer.
What's on your night table: Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling, latest by Wayne Dyer. Favorite authors: Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, and Great Classic writers.
Interest and taste in the arts: Impressionists, statues, museums.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Worldwide, Historical Places, Gardens.
Hobbies & pastimes: Gardening, stock trading, antiquing, galleries.
Religion and interest in religion: LDS (Mormon) attending member. Interests: Judaism, Buddhism, Confucianism
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Altruistic, religious, and organized. A nonsmoker, nondrinker. A true Gentleman who can deeply appreciate a gentle lady. Love of gardens and gardening is a plus.
Write a short sketch about yourself: Very warm, caring, and sensitive with a great sense of humor. Passions for gardening, helping others and fine dining, mostly seafood, love the waters. I exercise daily. I am a nonsmoker, nondrinker, slender, young-at-heart, and an attractive gentle lady. Have a zest for life and love to be the lady by his side. Looking for marriage, but waiting for a very good match. Being very straightforward and honest, I am visually impaired nonetheless still the same sweet-natured, adventurous lady. I love to be read to, including the scriptures.
Salt Lake City, UT
A1074, 59, 5’6”, D, Semiretired psychologist/college instructor; Rider University.
Favorite books: Varied. Steven Hawking, Brief History of Time.
Favorite Authors: Varied. Gary Zukov.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: NY Times, Discover.
Interest & taste in music: Classical, Baroque, Chamber and symphonic. Everything Bach.
Religion & interest in religion: Jewish. Interest and participation in sports: Enjoy swimming.
Hobbies & pastimes: Reading, Listening and playing music. I enjoy new things .
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Articulate, creative, compassionate with warmth and wit-intellectually curious; emotional integrity and strong sense of ethics.
Additional comments about yourself: Pretty Woman. Smart, attractive, slender semiretired psychologist/college professor. Upbeat, caring and intellectually curious. Enjoy quiet times, interesting ideas, classical music and laughter.
Plainsboro, NJ
A1075, 49, 5’81/2”, D, Social Worker; Bloomsburg University.
Favorite books: Poetry by Rumi, Kahlil Gibran, books on psychology.
Favorite Authors: No particular favorite.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: Dressage, Equus, NY Times.
Interest & taste in the arts: Enjoy museums, concerts, opera.
Interest & taste in movies: Film noir, Now Voyager.
Interest & taste in music: Blues, jazz, classical.
Interest in travel: Anywhere by the sea.
Hobbies & pastimes: Horseback riding(English, Dressage), musician-piano, artist.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Kizmet-it feels right. Compassion for others, sense of honor. Looking for an animal lover, desiring to live in the country, who enjoys the blues and jazz. I need an affectionate, physical individual. One who enjoys long conversations over dinner, plus enjoys the arts.
Nescopeck, PA
A1076, 68, D, 5’3”, Writing coach.
What's on your night table: historical fiction, especially the Middle Ages, spirituality, archeology.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: Smithsonian, Archeology, New Yorker.
Interest and taste in the arts: eclectic.
Interest in taste in music: classical, jazz. Hobbies & pastimes: dining out, ballroom dancing, walking, good conversations, making connections, swimming, duplicate bridge.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: wants to connect.
Write a short sketch about yourself: Kindness, compassion, laughter: everything else is extra. I'm warm, caring, funny, don't take myself too seriously. Smart and sexy.
Malvern, PA
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