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Mission Statement  

Novelist2020 67M
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1/31/2020 6:59 am
Mission Statement


My name is Edward. I live in the Hudson Valley, 100 miles north of New York City, and commute by rail or car to New York, Boston and DC often.
I was born in Rome, Italy, the of an American archaeologist and Italian socialite, artist and writer. We moved to Paris when I was six, London at seven and to New Your City at eight. My first political memory is of the Kennedy assassination.
My<b> parents </font></b>divorced when I was thirteen and I was given the choice of living with my mother in Rome, or in New York with my father. I was a long-haired hippie guy and wanted to remain in the USA and enjoy my new discovery of girls, rock and roll, and the social revolution which was taking place in the late sixties and early seventies. I’m a lifelong feminist, socialist, atheist, and liberal.
I attended college at UC Berkeley, graduated in 1978 with my BA in art history, and moved back to New York where I attended Columbia University, working on my PhD in the architecture of the Roman Empire. I landed my dream job and was an assistant to the curator of Greco Roman arts at the Metropolitan Museum. At the time, I was a regular at Studio 54, a clubbing addict and a member of the underground arts movement in New York. I dated models and actresses.
My father died unexpectedly, and I could no longer afford the low pay in the arts, so I became an interior designer in the world of corporate interiors. I moved up the ladder from designer to project manager, sales, sales management, and wound up a VP Sales and Marketing with three major firms. I have owned my own companies.
I am a survivor of the attack on the World Trade Center on September Eleventh, broke both my feet, injured my back, and was burned. Those injuries healed, but I could no longer walk great distances, nor did I find it easy to exercise and be as active as I once did. I gained some weight and went from a slender and fit man to my current condition, six-feet-two-inches and 230 pounds. My height keeps me from appearing overweight, but I have a tummy. Still, I can outwalk my guests and when I tour them through Rome and other sites. I just pay a price of aching feet when I do so.
I married when I was thirty and have two daughters, 28 and 25. They live far away and are each are working on PhDs in their respective fields. One is a scientist, the other an educator. My wife suffered a near-fatal auto accident fifteen years ago. She lost her memory for two months and her ability to walk unassisted for two years. My were nine and thirteen at the time. When she returned to us, she was confused and angry. She took that anger out on me. She’s better now, and we get along as lifetime companions, but she does not like to be touched and encourages no intimacy. I have remained loyal all this time but now feel I would like to explore the intimacy I lost fifteen years ago. I wish to be discrete. I do not want to hurt her. Whatever I find must be a FWB relationship without drama or commitment or the possibility of marriage or .
I took up writing seven years ago and have written a half-dozen novels which are selling well. I also started lecturing several years ago on the academic subjects I mastered in my college days. I tour the country and go to Italy annually to speak on the ruins, monuments, museums, art and architecture of the Roman world. I also lecture at the graduate level on these subjects as well as the Italian renaissance art studio.
My students, mostly established architects, tell me I am inspired and inspiring. I often put together groups to tour the Metropolitan Museum. Some have asked me to lecture to groups of their which is very sweet.
I am not a wealthy man, although I made and lost several fortunes in my life. My wife’s car accident wiped out our savings, retirement and college fund in three months and we gave up our home of twenty-five years in New York and moved up to the Hudson Valley to cut costs in half. Luckily, my daughters were so brainy that they got full scholarships at their elite north-eastern liberal arts colleges. My wife, who was once a medical doctor, is now the personal assistant to a family in the city and works Monday through Thursday, sleeping at their residence. I work from home and commute for appointments, or work wherever there is an internet connection.
I’m a good guy, a gentleman, funny, cerebral, transparent and stating my honest desires and intentions. I have a high sense of ethics and have always been a giver and not a taker. I am not looking for commitment, marriage or . I already have a commitment to care for someone for the rest of her life. I demand no exclusivity of you and only wish to enjoy my own life to its fullest, engage friends, and be happy.
I’m a dominant personality and a commanding presence. I do not suffer fools and do not play games. I seek honesty in others and treat others the same way I expect to be treated. I am conversational and probably talk too much at times. But I genuinely like people and love to get to know them. I like beauty, but at sixty-three and slightly overweight, I do not judge all aspects of it. Don’t worry about a wrinkle or your height or weight being perfect. I do expect a healthy and active libido. The woman I’m with should be a lady in public and a porn star in the bedroom. Well…perhaps not a porn star, but active and hungry would be nice. I love kissing and touch and massage and am orally fixated. At least that’s what I liked before it was all lost to me. I’d like to find my own sexuality again.
The relationship I am looking for is simple, a beautiful woman, preferably closer to my own age since life experience would promote commonality. I do not encourage anyone younger than 39 to engage me. If you are younger than that, you should be looking for a soulmate, husband and father. If you are a busy person with little time for yourself, I’d be a treat for an occasional affair. I would look favorably on professional women seeking the same stress relief and connection as myself, women with the means to drive or fly to a destination to meet. I am not a bank, nor am I a sugar daddy looking to subsidize sex. That is not of interest to me. If we connect intellectually and emotionally and there is physical attraction, then passion will follow. If not, then friendship alone will be the result. Both are fine. I promise you one thing, if you are smart and adventurous, my company will find you highly entertained.
If you wish to communicate with me, but I’m the one doing all the talking, then we’re a poor match. If you can speak and write, but are less experienced, which is highly likely, then I can be a great influence in your life and a good mentor. But you must have the basics of conversation and communications skills. It is important that you know yourself and what you want. If I fit the bill, then take the chance and reach out and connect.
I have little interest in spending countless hours writing email back and forth. That’s a good start, but I prefer face to face engagement. Let’s meet and take it from there. You must be courageous enough to leave your house and walk away from your laptop or phone. I know that’s tough these days, but it is a necessary thing if you wish to make an impression on me and a human connection with others.

Thanks for taking the time to read and understand.

Kind regards,
Ed

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