Fun with Online Dating NOT!

Hi, can I take your picture?
About me: Healthy Early 40 something gentleman working in PR and marketing with a passion for fine art photography, the sporting life, great outdoors, laughter, good company and intellectual pursuits.

Seeking that elusive practical chemistry with:

An attractive, intelligent, athletic, woman(30-42) with a creative bent, a sense of humour, loves skiing, hiking, running, exploring the hidden gems of Toronto neighbourhoods, dining out, and to be my co-pilot on road trips (bonus points if you can drive stick).

For dating and possibly more if the chemistry is right.

Here's how it works, it's easy: We meet for coffee and we'll see what happens from there.

I just pulled the plug on my Match.com account this morning, after a couple of months I was just not meeting the right woman for me and had enough. I gave online dating a second try back in January to widen my dating pool and to move on from a personal situation I am not comfortable sharing here.

I wound up connecting with 18 women online and met six face to face for coffee/drinks over the course of the winter and early spring. They were all nice, smart and attractive women but the chemistry was just not there. Of all of them, only two dates were curious about what I was really into.

It was not a total loss as I learned something very valuable, my next girlfriend/partner must have an artistic/creative bent, preferably with a passion for photography. I already have a professional network if I want to speak PR and communications, that’s easy. In my personal life, my creative outlet is what gets my motor running and I want to share that with someone who is speaking the same language I am, can bounce ideas off of and collaborate on personal projects.

Oh don’t forget chemistry. Even if you have the personal CV but the chemistry is not there, sorry it’s just not going to work; I learned that lesson the hard way.

I don’t know what’s going to happen next, I just want to lay low for a while and work on myself for a while. I Could use another lost weekend in the Beaches, no, make it a month.