I am an English teacher and scholar, of African descent. I very recently moved to Shanghai, where I live in a nice two-bedroom apartment. I plan to live and work in China, and the Far East/Pacific Rim, for the foreseeable future. I am mostly playful and affectionate, but am also often very serious particularly when teaching, studying or planning my finances. I am very clean,tidy and organised. I like yoga meditation and regular exercise. I hope to meet an intelligent Chinese woman who is very feminine and thoughtful, genuinely keen to become my long-term playmate and eventually my wife For me, the ideal of femininity is akin to a slender and fertile tree, generous in bestowing fruit and dignity at all times. My beloved will be a kind woman with a gentle spirit who sincerely seeks to be my right hand and very best friend, even as she recognises and honours first the divine and cosmic presence, both masculine and feminine, that is the source of our being. She will be a sunny soul, full of good cheer and vibrations. She will love to talk and listen, confiding her thoughts about all manner of things in me, and being confided in because she appreciates me as I am, as a person who just wants to love and be loved. Above all, she will be an encourager and comforter, a constant light even in difficult times and a wonderful joy, not just to me but to all who surround us. The ability for both of us to compromise in the spirit of love and companionship is essential. I dream of being a father. Above all, I am looking for my lifetime companion and the love of my life. Moreover, I do not wish to date for a long time. If my flame and I are meant to be, then I will propose to her within a few months of us dating, and marry her within the next six months. Life is short and when I meet my love match, I will not be slow in publicly declaring my love for her at the right time. Whatever we decide, I hope that we will know that we have put each other first, knowing that we will grow old in body but not in spirit, standing by each other even when we are not our best selves, and walking together into our golden years and beyond. Above all, my future wife and I will complete one another and be each other's shade.
