Find me a boyfriend! :)

[hsher]

If this thread disappears, look for it probably in the DU Lounge! I get tossed in there a lot!

Dear DUers, I am a single, never-married, childless 38-year-old woman. I work PT three hours a day at a holistic new agey massage and cranial-sacral therapy office, and spend the rest of my week earning an income as a television producer, director and writer. My bio and resume are on IMDB. After years of "not looking", then dating, then "not looking" again, I have decided to ask the gang at Democratic Underground to set me up with a great guy for a LTR. Not necessarily marriage, but a LTR would be fine. My photo is up in the PROFILE section of my comic blog, which is:

http://www.yourmorningleibowitz.blogspot.com.

My pedigree is: an African-American/Native American/Dutch dad, and an African-American/Portuguese/East Indian/Chinese/Jewish mom. She's still gorgeous and gets hit on in her sixties and used to look like Halle Berry. So we age very slowly in my family!

My religion is: on the books, Conservative synagogue-going Jewish on and near high holidays; off the books, kind of Taoist, metaphysical and new age.

My hobbies are: photography, illustration, vinyl record-hunting and thrift-shopping.

My life purpose is: to inspire America during a dark time, and keep people believing in themselves and in her. Also, to give Generation X back its power, voice and dignity.

My sucky qualities: fairly quick temper, like to spend lots of time alone, a little pessimistic.

My great qualities: get over the temper just as quickly, not clingy, don't care if you don't call, fun, independent, permissive and easy-going.

HERE'S WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR! (No, not Jon Stewart. LOL)

A guy who is:

Tall (6'0" or so)
Kind of dark-complexioned (Italian, South American, Spanish, Greek)
Dark hair
Dark eyes
GREAT sense of humor - make me laugh! I'll return the favor!
Strong interest in news and politics
Well-read
Age 38-45
Single (divorced ok)
No children if possible
Gentle, smart and polite
Wants to change the world through a dynamic, fun, equal, hard-working romantic partnership with someone else who wants to change it too

Basically, give me Mo Rocca's looks, Jon Stewart's smarts and voice, and Stephen Colbert's personality. That's it in a nutshell. :)

Anyone know this guy? See you in the Lounge...

Edited to add: glasses a +

[TahitiNut]

1. (sigh) If I were only younger (and thinner).

... but I'm blond, too. :cry:

:hi: :hug:

[hsher]

28. Awww?

:pals:

[CalebHayes]

72. If I were only older and fater

[pitohui]

2. tee hee

too bad you ain't looking for a short chick w. no sense of humor and ten years older because you're just my type

don't worry, i won't become a stalker, just giving you a kick

you will find what you seek, you have a lot to offer

[hsher]

3. Chicks not excluded

The jury's still in on that one... ;)
But no sense of humor????? :(
Say... are you... a Capricorn by chance...? :D

[pitohui]

12. not a capricorn

close enough, though, high functioning autistic
:evilgrin:

heh heh, it sounds like some more real possibilities are being offered downstream

enjoy and good luck :-)

[Catherine Vincent]

4. I'll try but you can't have Patrick Fitzgerald.

He's taken. ;-) :loveya:

[villager]

5. well, dang. Two years past your cut off, and with two great boys

But I'm pretty well read -- I even write books!

And I'm also a teacher at a ...reform temple, but yes, with a lot of "Tao" mixed in...

Good luck to both of us, then, hsher!

[madrchsod]

6. do you live out in the middle of nowhere?

i can`t imagine you cannot find anyone. i have been out of the loop for 35 years so is finding someone this hard these days? i think you`ll find someone who you can share your life with...

[hsher]

25. No, but I'm picky

I live in a medium-sized city that's very friendly towards couples and marriage. But that doesn't leave a lot of single guys to pick from. When I got here, most were already hooked up.

[blogslut]

7. Do what I did

Give up!

Actually, to be fair, I did procreate out of wedlock 20 years ago so I do have the joy of motherhood.

Just the same, I've been boyfriend free for 8 years. I'm at a point where I've gotten so used to being totally in charge of my life, I might never share. My house. My teevee. My computer. My bed. My freedom to scratch my ass and fart whenever I want to.

[dweller]

20. come here often?

;-)


dp

[blogslut]

24. lol

I hear tell that one finds love when one ain't looking. I'll let you know how that goes. :)

[dweller]

34. i'm not looking

and certainly not telling.

but you can tell me anything :7
dp

[hsher]

27. Exactly

>>I've gotten so used to being totally in charge of my life, I might never share. My house. My teevee. My computer. My bed. My freedom to scratch my ass and fart whenever I want to.

This is my situation exactly. I'm not sure I even want to share anymore. I'm giving it one last try for the gipper. If I don't find someone this time, I'm done with it and enjoying singlehood.

[blogslut]

30. Muahahahahahah!

Another convert!

[hsher]

38. LOL

Indeed I am!

[Le Taz Hot]

57. I've just gotta say re . . .

"My freedom to scratch my ass and fart whenever I want to."

:rofl:

Sistah!!!!!!!

[Mythsaje]

8. I'd introduce you to my best friend

but he's totally not your type physically.

One of the best people I know, generous to a fault, and responsible and open-minded.

But he's 5'8, blond, and too shy for his own good.

:)

[hsher]

29. So many blonde guys

[lapfog_1]

9. Saw your set of "comics"

and your pic on blogspot. Really, you should have no problems finding someone. Those panels are spot on! You actually DO capture Jon really really well. And the content is first rate, you could write for TDS. Great sense of the deadpan delivery style that gets the irony across (much harder to do with a comic strip than with live characters). You have a great sense of humor and artistic ability.

You live in Albuquerque, where one branch of my family lives (Sandia Pueblo). I loved my summers there and in Taos (before it was trendy).

Anyway, if you are feeling a little out of sorts over this Thanksgiving... I'll can be "here" for you. Just keep posting. I can't go to my family's Thanksgiving this year so... I can multitask (them on the phone, folks here at DU and other blogs).

[hsher]

31. Thank you!

:hug:

I do work very hard to try to capture TDS as closely as possible on that strip. I'm glad you noticed and like it! I'll be here in ABQ this Thanksgiving, bored and alone... so yes, I'll keep posting and maybe we'll bump into each other!

[lostnotforgotten]

10. Find Me A Girlfriend! - Seems That The Modern Age Creates Many

That can't connect.

Divorced now 10 years - not a date in sight.

[hsher]

32. Hug

:hug:

That's true. I know the feeling. I wish we could all connect. There's such discontent and loneliness right now.

[alittlelark]

11. My brother (Portland and single) would work,

But he has blue eyes and med-toned skin. Other than that you are describing Kyle. He is also waaaaay cut, bikes everywhere, hates 'the way things are told to us to be'


If you are serious about meeting kyle - pm me.


He is at least an 8.9 according to hubby and son (just asked them).

PS - he's HOT... He would hate me for posting here and would likely hate you if he knew I posted.



PPSS - Our mom did evil things to him. He has a lot of damage. My sis and I I made it out of the fundie underworld, he still has damage from the experience.

[951-Riverside]

13. I'm sure you're a great gal but I'll pass

*tug* *tug* *tug* *tug*

[alittlelark]

15. I'm sorry for my ignorance, but what is

*tug* ?

[OneBlueSky]

14. hell, find me one, too! . . . (60-year-old guy) . . . n/t

.

[mykpart]

16. I was going to recommend my son,

who manages a radio station. But he's only 5'9" and has light brown hair, freckles and hazel eyes. But he has all the other qualities you listed. Too bad you can't look past the superficial.

[yurbud]

17. If it wasn't for the temper and new age stuff, I'd already be in my car...

And I don't look anything like an Italian, or even a Mexican who hasn't gotten enough sun.

[yurbud]

18. We need a dating or whatever forum here.

[hsher]

33. Yes we do

Oh, *SKINNER*???? :7

[yurbud]

19. I kick myself all the time for not locking in a relationship during college or grad school

[Nicole]

21. When you find one, ask if he has a brother

I mean father. :rofl:

[Minnesota_Lib]

22. God, if I was only younger, smarter...and had some class

:) Looking at your bio and photo, I have one question. What the hell is wrong with all those guys out in Albuquerque? Damn, you are a "keeper" girl!!!! (forgive this old fart for that really sexist slip). :crazy:

[hsher]

35. Men in ABQ

They're all TAKEN. No lie. This is a very coupled, monogamous town. I didn't know that when I chose to move here. Everyone knows each other, they all met in high school, and they all married on the spot. It's eerie... surreal... it's like Marriagetown, USA. That's why I'm not taken. Lots of guys look... but they also have rings on their fingers, so when I catch them looking... I look away.

[pitohui]

44. you live in abq

ok, now i'm really sick, i love that town

but i will admit for the single gal it may not be too ideal, now you mention it people do seem to come two by two a la noah's ark

[alittlelark]

46. Funny that you say that... Hubby and I met in HS in Alb

30 years and 2 kids later......

[alittlelark]

23. OMG - I just clicked and found out you are Alb!

I'll be there on Friday. We bought a B&B in Jemez Springs. http://barbsphysics.net/dancingbear.htm I grew up in NM, I plan to retire there on this property

We need a reason for Kyle to return. He is currently off the grid.



PS- what HS/year?

[hsher]

36. Yep that's Jemez Springs

>>What HS/year?

I'm ignorant... do you mean what high school I graduated from, what year...? Duh... just call me dingbat for not knowing what you meant...

[Norrin Radd]

26. I know someone who nearly fits the bill...

Though he is in his late 20s, but he so almost fits most of what you are looking for physically (wears glasses as well), has the same hobbies (he took the photo that is on this album cover http://www.amazon.com/Take-Fountain-Wedding-Present/dp/B0007IO6XC/sr=8-1/qid=1164269526/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-1921093-5563909?ie=UTF8&s=music">here with his beloved LOMO camera), and makes everyone laugh. I'll send him along to your blog.

[hsher]

37. Thank you :)

Fingers crossed, taking it casual, will see what happens if anything. Thank you very much!

[Norrin Radd]

39. Welcome. He should thank me, actually.

Oh, by the way, I had slightly updated my other post during your answer.

[Robeson]

40. Sorry, wish I could help....

...I just wouldn't want to saddle you with any of my friends.

[hsher]

41. Your friends sound like my guyfriends

:(

You look at them and their narrow interests, and you're like wow... and yet they all have girlfriends. Meanwhile, really cool girls (not just me) have nobody.

[Wetzelbill]

42. You almost had me

But I am under the height and age requirements. I even have glasses too. I once told a girl on a date that I was "the son of a Montana Turd Miner." I stole that line from Stephen Colbert. :) (it nearly killed her she laughed so hard)

[Omphaloskepsis]

43. That reads like a blueprint for a mate.

Enjoy the single life. Sometimes we have to eat the burrito without the sour cream. And I really like sour cream.

Good luck with your search for perfection.

[Robeson]

45. Geez, why did you have to throw reality into it....

...;-)

[hsher]

47. LOL why do guys call women's lists "perfection", when... :)

Their desire for magazine supermodel perfection, which no woman can achieve, and which comes straight out of Adobe Photoshop 7.0, is apparently OK? All men have a physical dream-list in their minds they compare real women to when they meet us. Everybody knows this. But when we girls have a physical list, too, suddenly THAT, is called the desire for "PERFECTION"...

Just sayin' :shrug:

OK, I give up on perfection. I'll just take Jon Stewart. :7

[Robeson]

48. I don't know about your stereotyping of men's desires....

...but just find a guy you share things in common with, and who you can talk to, and, maybe like.

Who cares if he 6 ft.+ and South American, or otherwise? What matters, is do you share common interest, and can you TALK?

[hsher]

49. Yes - I want a guy I "click" with. I want that exactly.

But I'm also not going to sleep with somebody I'm not attracted to. Bad for me and also bad for him. It'd be great to fantasize about HIM while we're making love - instead of some other guy. So I'm looking out for my future man as much as for myself, by knowing very clearly what I'm attracted to. But then again:

I was "told" who my "soulmate" was, while in meditation. He's certainly not my type. He's:

Light-haired
Has blue eyes
Fairly short
Kind of stocky

While I like dark hair, dark eyes, height and build. So who knows!

[Roland99]

55. Any guy that thinks a Cosmo girl is perfection has more than a screw loose.

Give me someone like Jenna Fischer (from The Office) anyday.

[Schema Thing]

60. Honestly?...

I think most (I suppose I'm going out on a limb there, with "most") of us men get past all that by the time we're out of our twenties.

The wide ranging features I find attractive in women now, makes me laugh at what a narrow view I had back when I was an arrogant twenty year old (heh, arrogant but so shy that it was mostly theoretical anyway).

[hsher]

50. 2:10 am... I'm hitting the sack... alone :(

Ah well. Listening to Donnie Hathaway's sexy version of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy"... drinking a cup of sangria... going to bed. Thanks all. I'll be back tomorrow... far from family (thank goodness), single, enjoying Thanksgiving.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

[lapfog_1]

51. 'night...

Check your inbox... continue posting tomorrow.

Happy Thanksgiving!

[patricia92243]

52. If I knew him, I would not tell anybody else- I'd keep him for myself ;)

[hsher]

69. Yes, it's that scarce out there, folks

Ya gotta keep what you find, cos if it's good, there ain't no more to be found... :D

[xchrom]

53. lemme keep this kicked for now, grrrrrrlfiend!

happy thanksgiving!

[NewJeffCT]

54. All of my single male friends are not worthy of you

and, i'm married, have a kid, and miss your height cutoff by a couple of inches.

I do have a friend that is 6'2", almost 40, never married... but, he's more libertarian than liberal, and lives in Maine. And he's pretty pale.

[hsher]

68. You mean you know Tucker, too? :D

Boy that sounds like a certain Tucker Carlson I used to know. He even has a house in Maine. He's bigtime maintaining that tan, though. The sun worshipper.

[wildhorses]

56. you can have my old one--i am through with him--

i don't think he meets all your requirements, though:P

[Porcupine]

58. Specified male is already married w/ spare keeping tabs on him.

It's nice to dream isn't it. I've met the guy you're looking for. He's never been two weeks without a main squeeze and couldn't get in and out of a bar without women slipping him their cards.

When you're looking for a shorter, balder, guy w/kids come back.

[hsher]

67. We know you post to DU under an assumed name, Jon Stewart

Just joking. But your entire post sounded just like him!

[Deja Q]

59. How about

A guy who is:

Tallish (5'11")
Kind of pasty looking (Scotish computer geek)
Dark hair - check
Dark eyes - check
GREAT sense of humor - make me laugh! I'll return the favor! - check
Strong interest in news and politics - check
Well-read - check
Age 34.6 (though some claim I am more mature than others in my age group...)
Single - check
No children if possible - check - check - check - check - check - check
Gentle, smart and polite - check
Wants to change the world through a dynamic, fun, equal, hard-working romantic partnership with someone else who wants to change it too - check - check - check - check - check - check - check

I also wear glasses, love photography, art, and thrift shopping.

I too can be just a tad pessimistic, a loner, and can be quick to temper if provoked the wrong way. Ditto for a pionus, but they make lovely companion birds. I know I'd make a great companion, even if I don't meet all your critieria. I have other benefits too. :)

[NMDemDist2]

62. you get my vote for boyfriend HT, hope you end up in ALBQ then

I can visit you too when I drive up!!

[hsher]

64. This may be the guy! But... where's Poiuyt?

So HT, drop me a line! :D
If this works, I have everyone on DU to thank!!!!

[smalll]

61. If only I were taller!

Single, never-married 38-year-old man here.
Seriously though, you gave a lot of information about yourself and what you are looking for in a man, but I didn't see anything anywhere about WHERE you are.

That's pretty important, isn't it? You should tell us what part of what state you live in if you really want people to set you up. If you're in California say, the perfect man in Ohio would be pretty useless to you!

[hsher]

66. My 20 is on the blog

A little dangerous to make it too obvious on the site. We're not the only ones who visit here, and I have a female stalker.

[Poiuyt]

63. Hey! I thought I was your boyfriend!

I guess I don't meet enough of your requirements. Damn!

I do wear glasses though

[hsher]

65. Poiuyt, we're married. Don't you remember?

I'm going through my cheating phase. You're supposed to come win me back with roses and a song sung underneath my window so we can walk off into the sunset together and fade to black!

You were the perfect guy I married years ago! Don't you realize we girls always screw up the marriage with the perfect guy???

[Boojatta]

70. My Two Cents. Feel free to ignore it.

HERE'S WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR!
A guy who is:
Dark eyes

Edited to add: glasses a +

I hope you mean sunglasses. Are you actually ignoring functionality so much that you make an issue when it comes to color of the eyes and also prefer eyes that fail to function as they should?

My sucky qualities:
like to spend lots of time alone

You have the option of upgrading "like to spend lots of time alone" from a sucky quality to a good quality. It's a kind of "low maintenance" quality.

My pedigree is: an African-American/Native American/Dutch dad, and an African-American/Portuguese/East Indian/Chinese/Jewish mom.

That's admirably informative, but also rather complicated. Can we dumb it down a bit? How about this? "Very mixed ethnic ancestry, but none of my ancestors was a peanut, so men who have peanut allergies need not worry."

cranial-sacral therapy office

That sounds a bit frightening and/or creepy. How about this instead? "Therapy of the part of the anatomy that is not only above the belt, but actually above the neck."

I have decided to ask the gang at Democratic Underground to set me up with a great guy for a LTR. Not necessarily marriage, but a LTR would be fine.

That statement risks crushing the spirit of the acronymically challenged. How are they supposed to know whether you are looking for a Lead Technical Representative, a Long Term Relationship, a Long Term Romance, a Loving Tender Relationship, or a Light Tactical Raft? When in doubt, spell it out in full. You're certainly not saving much space (on a percentage basis) by using the "LTR" acronym.

[hsher]

71. Straight out of Monty Python

Read your notes with a British accent. I love it! It's like a suggestion from the "Make Yourself Clear Ministry of West Esher"! I read this and enjoyed it; just imagine John Cleese sitting behind a desk, and I'm Eric Idle. In a suit, I come in, sit down, facing him, and say meekly, "Yes. I would like to post an ad for a mate, please."

Cleese: "I'm sorry?"
Idle: "A mate. I'd like a mate, please."

Idle hands him some paperwork. Cleese peruses it. Count to five seconds.

Cleese: "Mmmm. Yes, I see. Well, I am afraid your requirements do not meet our standards here at the Ministry of Make Yourself Clear, West Esher."
Idle: (puzzled look) "I'm sorry?"
Cleese: (peering, harsh stare) "You aren't clear enough."

Cleese stands up, takes Idle from office.

Cleese: "Come, sir. I'll take you round to our Corrections Office and see if they can smarten your standards up. Won't find much of a mate with THAT cockup of a list. Run an ad like that you'll end up with a penguin from Rhodesia who speaks Spanish."

[Redstone]

73. Sorry. Got all that, but I'm married. I wish you luck, though. If I run across anyone

who fills your bill, I'll let you know.

Redstone