Date men from Canada / British Columbia / Castlegar, 55 year old

Date single man from British Columbia, Canada. I’m realizing that I'm once again ready to explore the possibility of giving destiny a second chance…before I seclude myself to the Monastery of Montecassino…although I understand the monks there make excellent wine…it has just the right hint of oak.
For the past many years I've focused on parenting - and have helped to nourish and raise two absolutely incredible kids along the way. One son and one daughter…both beautiful people and both living on their own. Without those two my life would be meaningless.
I am family oriented, always positive and hard working. I can see both the detail and the big picture in life. So…while I know how to work tenaciously for what I want, I can also sit still to savor and appreciate the gifts of living.
I’m uncomplicated and come with absolutely no baggage at all…none! We all have history and the attachments that come with living full lives, but I'm not in any way a person who is still allowing major obstacles to get in the way of living his life. I will bring no drama to anybody's life.
I am emotionally stable and available and I don't feel any anger or regrets towards my past. I have dealt with everything and accepted it. I only wish to meet someone who feels the same.
Hanging on to things forever or talking it to death drives me crazy. If you are angry and go silent (the dreaded silent treatment) and hold a grudge for days…that won't work for me. I forgive people I care for quickly (5 minutes tops). If I have a problem I address it immediately (never loudly). Then it is over…done…finito.
I believe that anything in life is achievable. I truly believe that with the right partner you can overcome any challenge by communicating and by working together as a team. “Equally yoked” as it were.
What I’m looking for in a partner is someone who can handle most anything that comes along, one who can face trials, handle challenges and still see the beauty in life… even when it's not too pretty. Someone who can live with failure, still stand up straight…and stand along side me. If you are in front of me, I won't follow. If you are behind me, I won't lead, beside me...we are a team.
I’m not at all materialistic. Money is great, but to me it is a tool to enjoy life and help others, if you use it to feel superior to others…it goes against my grain. I don't care for excess and believe in quality over quantity. That being said… I do love good food, good wine and well made clothing.
I enjoy trying new restaurants but I also love to cook. My mother “mamma mia” is my best friend…and she has taught me well.
Being Italian (born there) romance is very important to me. I was raised in an ethnic household with respect, morals and strong family values. I feel deeply and love fiercely.
I’m always sincere and absolutely 100% passionate about everything I do in life. Ask anyone who knows me well to describe me using only one word…“Passionate”.
I will enjoy being able to focus my attention on my partner…showing her affection…even in public…but please don't confuse that with being overbearing…because I’m not…absolutely not.
I would like to meet someone who is not looking for a prince, but instead a charming man. You see…I still believe in chivalry and I can pull it off without ever being accused of being chauvinistic. I am confident, but not conceited…big difference. So yes…you can expect me to pull out your chair and open your door.
My sense of humor is my trademark. Sometimes witty and clever…sometimes dry…but ever present. You will laugh…probably a lot.
This next part is easy. Integrity is key…no games...no lies…period.
Oh…and no head games (I can never remember all the rules).
Learning something new is exciting to me…I’d like to meet a woman who knows things that I don't…as well as sharing some of my interests with her.

Meet a man from British Columbia, Canada. i am 53 and probably of average build. not terribly active but am much more active in the warm weather. i do not drive, never have. love to walk will walk anywhere. have been seperated for 14 years now. am on friendly terms with my ex. my hair is blonde- brown with lots of grey. i am just looking around in the hope that maybe i can meet someone. am fairly shy at first but can be chatty. looking for someone i can be comfortable with as i have been out of the loop for a long time. i like to laugh am very rarely serious.my family are important to me, especially the kids.would like to meet up with someone who would like to golf and travel cross canada or other such tomfoolery. lol

Date someone special from British Columbia, Canada. To say that one is looking for their soulmate can seem cliche, a bit of a fairy tail, but in fact that is what I am doing. One has to start as friends first, of course, and to start I am looking to make some new friends: you may be my soulmate, or you might know her. We will only know by getting to know each other. I have recently moved to this area, and it has been be both rewarding and challenging. Having said that, I'm not interested in dating a bunch of different women: I'm a very loyal guy, and looking to have a fantastic one on one type relationship that leads to that place hopefully called forever. There are so many things to share with my partner, and I am of the sharing, giving, fun loving sort that feels that "the glass of life is way more than half full". It is a bit hard to encapsulate a life in such a space as this...much easier to try in real conversation I find. I have a healthy attitude, a healthy body, and although I am not really the gym fit kind'a guy, I stay fit with a lot of different activity's, keep my mind fit with plenty of reading, documentaries, the internet (yes, it serves another purpose than online dating...lol), sharing with friends, and various challenges (I work with my hands to make things happen...carpentry, mechanical...and I think of myself as quite creative for the most part). I'm looking to meet a wonderful, warm, compassionate, thoughtful, positive, healthy woman that recognizes the wonders of the world around us, has the willingness to help others when she can, and finds that animals can bring a sense of wonder and joy into any household...Ok, maybe not the real big ones: I love horses, but they shouldn't be in the house (LOL). There is so much about the world we live in that astounds me and I look to learning every day as one of the my great joys. This is not to say I don't recognize much sadness and inequality that there is: one needs to do as much as one can to try and bring about change. As one of my daughters likes to quote "Be the positive change you want in the world". My daughters are 2 of my best friends in the whole of this world, and they have grown into wise women for their age: I can take some of the credit for this, as can their mother (still a good friend of mine).
I have a bit of an adventure going on right now in that I am building a home by Castlegar, BC.......looooong story that I don't mind sharing in the right setting. Life....isn't it grand.
One of the many, many things I like is that I have a real fondness for antiques, love "snooping" around antique stores or various other places to find such treasures, and learn about the history of things and people...the West Kootenays has a fantastic past....One of these days I would like to organize a tour of many of the old graveyards about the area to "drink in" some of the history. There is always so much to learn, see, do...a person almost needs a couple of lives, but for now I want to enjoy this one.

I will keep adding to this as time goes on. I will also add some more photos...I'm usually the one behind the camera so don't take a lot of myself (and I do enjoy photography).
Cheers