My profile

"Love is our Destiny. We cannot find it ourselves, but only with another."

Hi, my name is Greg.

I'm a real, living and breathing man, looking for the same in a woman.

If you are a woman who is here with the hope of actually meeting someone nice, in person, I'm a good choice for you to talk to. I'll answer most messages, even if I don't think we're a match; I'll be polite and, most important, I'll be honest. I won't lead you on; I don't want your money, and I'm not here to harvest your data.

I'm here with the honest intent to meet someone who is special to me. It could be you. These dating sites aren't magic; as with anything of value, you'll get out what you put in. That means I'll likely talk with a lot of women who won't be "it" and, if you're serious like I am, you'll talk with a lot of men.

I don't expect to become the love of your life this week or next. Love, like trust, grows over time. If we decide to meet, I want to take it slow and get to know you. By the time our relationship gets that far, if it does, intimacy won't be a problem, because we will already have trust.

Obviously there must be a physical attraction, but models aren't all they're cracked up to be. Most models are self-absorbed; I care about your wit, your sense of humor, and your positive attitude. The woman I fall in love with will do for me as I do for her, because we both realize her happiness and mine are intertwined.

I live in Tennessee, on a farm in the country. I'm not much of a farmer; most of my work is done online, so I usually work from home. I like living out here, where I can sip coffee on my deck naked in the morning, if that's what I want to do. Not that I usually do, but knowing I CAN is nice. It's quiet. I'm hoping when the time is right, when we've each decided the other is the "one", you'll want to move in here with me.

In the summer my work takes me to Michigan, where I also have a small place by a crystal clear lake. Although I'm there for work, there's plenty of time to enjoy pontoon rides on the lake, and campfires at night. Do you like to sing around a campfire, and look up at the stars?

My children are all grown into fine adults. I realize you may have children at home, or you may not. If you do, I realize you'll come as a package deal. I expect your kids to come first; any major changes you make in your life will affect them, so they'd better like me or it will never work. Of course I'd better like them too :-). We'll have to just see how it goes, won't we?

Wrapping this up, one more thing needs to be said: I don't expect you and I to agree on everything, but we should share at least a general world view. I believe the feelings of gratitude and entitlement are polar opposites; socialism is rooted in entitlement, and is the most destructive ideology on the planet. I am grateful for all God has given me, and I believe the world owes me nothing. If you realize the media lies more often than it tells the truth, and if you are not perpetually looking for a new way to claim victimhood, there's a good chance we'll get along.

If you're still reading, it's time to talk. I have some very simple ground rules-- I will not give you a phone number, email address, or hangout ID, until I have met you and decided on a second date. If you ask, I'll know you haven't read my profile, and I'll figure you're a scammer.

I will be happy to do a video call with you, which will give us both confidence in who we're talking to. I subscribe to a service that let's me quickly spin up a private area where we can text chat and have a video call. It's free to you as my guest, and you can use any browser. I only need to send you a link. I can't use it to track you (or you me), so it keeps us both anonymous until we're ready to take the next step, which will hopefully be lunch or dinner in a public place.

What are you waiting for? I promise I won't think you're forward if you message me first :-)