I am a professional, liberal, free-thinking woman who is very adamant in her status as a non-believer (I am an atheist). The most attractive quality to me is the ability to engage my mind with issues that matter. That being said, I am not a surface person.

I am looking for a partner who makes me think, who makes me laugh, who challenges me on a daily basis, who makes my heart skip a beat. Is this asking a lot?

I am stable and secure. I have a great career, have been a home owner for well over a decade, have kids that are nearly grown. I am ready to share the things I have earned with a special man.

I'm very laid-back and easy-going. My interests are diverse. My ideal day may consist of going hiking during the day, getting all sweaty and muddy and then going to the theater at night, all the while discussing politics or existentialism.

I am starting to realize that there is no such thing as ideal, but I do believe if I do not know what I want, I will not get it. It is very necessary to me that my mate is very intelligent and interested in knowledge for the sake of knowledge. It is also necessary that he has a career path of some sort. I only am physically attracted to manly/Alpha males. Other than that, attraction is in the eye of the beholder. Common interests are very important in a relationship.

I am a high-energy, passionate, intense woman. In my dating experience, I have found only men of equal or greater strength will compliment me.

Random? Yes. But to the right man this should make sense.