NorthYorksman

Recently out of long-term relationship with someone pretty special, but we agreed, mutually, that we could go no further. Temptation is to stop living for a while , or to move on with optimism and hope, and I am here choosing the latter.

My employment history is primarily within the caring professions and I consider myself to have contributed significantly in terms of my professionalism and openly humane and sensitive approach to the work. The latter was really my undoing and led to early retirement due to stress.

Since then I have periodically followed my other long term passion of creative writing, in which I have achieved both Honours and Masters Degrees. It is my intention now to return to my writing with renewed energy and ambition.

I share my home with my adult son and his partner, and am very much still settling in to the Scarborough area. I would describe myself as sensitive and deep thinking person, certainly nobody's fool. I do also have a real sense of fun and a wry sense of humour.

I confess to my surprise at how fit, energetic, and positive so many women here in their mid-50s to mid-60s appear to be. I cannot claim to be to be so issue free and well preserved and so may not seen me as an ideal match. Some sports and activities I did enjoy enthusiastically are now no longer doable for me due to a back injury.

Psychologically, I certainly remain a glass half full person, if not baggage free, having lived long enough to experience many ups and downs of family life, love, loss, health and and career etc. Such, together with my commitment and passion for writing about such things, has led me to become, I believe, a deep thinking, caring , and reflective person who sees both the beauty and hardships of the world we live in...often not such a glass half full place. None the less, I retain my sense of humour, ever colourful imagination; a love of people and passion for music, art, literature and all things creative. How can you resist?.