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notyet is offline notyet Post #1  August 10,2009, 11:42am
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OK ALL!

"notyet" is becoming "whynot"?

my life is settling down nicely and i am not getting any younger. i re-upped on EH and posted on another site or two. so let me know what you think, K?

i know none of you are shy so don't hold back. the pics you have all seen before so are not posted here.

comments? criticisms? encouragement? have at it and have fun. this is the real deal.

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1. What are you most passionate about?
I am passionate about my Faith and my Family. Faith is very important to me and I have raised my children to fear and love the LORD. I myself try to walk with God every day. If you are not committed to Christ, I am not the man for you.

2. What are the THREE things for which you are MOST thankful?
-My Parents
-My Children
-My Job

3. Other than your parents, who has been the most influential person in your life and why?
My father has really had the most positive influence on my life. He was stern but loving when I was a child and has been loving and consistent as our relationship moved to adult friendship. He is the kind of father/man that I hope to be.

4. The four things your friends say about you are:
-Perceptive
-Dependable
-Genuine
-Spiritual

5. What are three of your BEST life-skills?
-Earning income to provide for my family
-Raising and/or caring for children
-Finding pleasure and contentment in simple things

6. What is the most important quality that you are looking for in another person?
I am looking for a down-to-earth lady who loves children, who is a country girl as opposed to a city girl in her life out-look, and someone who takes care of herself without being fussy or high maintenance. I am looking for a woman who will be a friend, companion and life-mate.

7. Other than your appearance, what is the first thing that people notice about you?
I am very forthright. If you ask me my opinion, you may very well get it.

8. What is the ONE thing that people DON'T notice about you right away that you WISH they WOULD?
I really am fun and friendly and can be down right goofy with my family and close friends. I even allowed my daughters to dye my hair blond after my head was shaved for St. Baldrick's.

9. How do you typically spend your leisure time?
I enjoy reading and walking; hiking, canoeing and fishing. I fly kites with my children and read the Sunday NY Times on the weekends.

10. What are five things that you "can't live without?"
-my Bible
-my pocket knife
-NYT Crossword and the Economist
-hot tea (Red Rose), ice tea (unsweetened)
-home-made lemonade

11. Describe the last book that you read and enjoyed. What was it about? What did you like most about it?
My Stroke Of Insight by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. I disagree with the spiritual conclusions she has reached but her trip through recovery was fascinating.

12. Describe one thing about yourself that only your best friends know.
The hat does come off. But what is under my kilt is a secret!

13. Is there any additional information you would like your matches to know about you?
I am the full-time father of three beautiful teen-agers and have recently moved back to the Pacific Northwest after having lived on the East Coast for 20 years. My first Saturday back I climbed to Camp Muir- one of the places on Mt. Rainier (beside Columbia Crest) that I had always wanted to go to but had not.
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angelpoet is offline angelpoet Post #2  August 10,2009, 12:00pm
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ummm do you know that people can type in this post ( your post )
I just fixt a typo...
 
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never mind ....read more closely?
 
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brneyedangel is offline brneyedangel Post #4  August 10,2009, 12:34pm
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would very much appreciate it if the rain would stop, now! Thanks!

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Other than a few typos, I think it looks great, Alan. You know exactly what you are looking for, you've given some great insight into who you are, and you get right to the point in your responses. I think it's a great profile!
 
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notyet--I will give a slightly different opinion to brneyedangel.

I get that it is important for you to find someone who equally values both their faith and their commitment to family. These things are crucial to be matched on and obviously a large part of your life...but, I think you have gone overboard on these in your profile.

You mentioned something to do with faith/sprituality in 5/13 sections and to do with family/your children in 6/13 of the sections (or 7 if I count the kite flying).

The profile is already so limited in what it can say about a person, so I think you should try your best to give as much different information as you can for each section.

Whenever there is one thing (or two) that is mentioned repeatedly in a profile, it gives ME the impression that there isn't much more to the person (others may have a different view)--and I don't for a second believe that is the case for you!

For example, you already said right from the outset "If you are not committed to Christ, I am not the man for you", so it is really too much to then say you are looking for "a godly woman who is down-to-earth". Why not just a woman who is down-to-earth?

I do love your answer for #7! But please, please, please put something about yourself in #12 and not for her to ask your friends.
 
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But please, please, please put something about yourself in #12 and not for her to ask your friends.
Ooops! I did mean to mention something about that--my bad!
 
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notyet is offline notyet Post #7  August 10,2009, 12:49pm
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thanks all!

the screen (here) is tiny and fuzzy. and my eyes are going! i'll run it through spell check and take another look at the redundancies.
 
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redevil999 is offline redevil999 Post #8  August 10,2009, 12:52pm
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As AP mentioned, you've got a number of typo's.

Q #3 Asks "Other than your parents..." and you went on to discuss your father.

"Down-to-earth", "fussy" and "high maintenance" are subjective terms. You might want to be more specific to avoid being closed by someone who may think these terms mean something different than you intended.

DL will probably point out that you are approaching some of your statements from a negative viewpoint. I would completely remove the first sentence in #8.

I would like to see you come up with something for # 12. Something humorous would be good to lighten things up.
 
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all profiles should be filled out this well. i think it looks great
 
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redevil999 is offline redevil999 Post #10  August 10,2009, 12:56pm
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MelinCali wrote :
notyet--I will give a slightly different opinion to brneyedangel.

I get that it is important for you to find someone who equally values both their faith and their commitment to family. These things are crucial to be matched on and obviously a large part of your life...but, I think you have gone overboard on these in your profile.
You mentioned something to do with faith/sprituality in 5/13 sections and to do with family/your children in 6/13 of the sections (or 7 if I count the kite flying).

The profile is already so limited in what it can say about a person, so I think you should try your best to give as much different information as you can for each section.

Whenever there is one thing (or two) that is mentioned repeatedly in a profile, it gives ME the impression that there isn't much more to the person (others may have a different view)--and I don't for a second believe that is the case for you!

For example, you already said right from the outset "If you are not committed to Christ, I am not the man for you", so it is really too much to then say you are looking for "a godly woman who is down-to-earth". Why not just a woman who is down-to-earth?

I do love your answer for #7! But please, please, please put something about yourself in #12 and not for her to ask your friends.
I was going to mention this as well, but Mel worded it better than I. I have heard numerous people comment that they would close if a profile was too one-dimensional.
 
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