I am currently not a 'paying' member so I can only send 'smiles' I can't read or send emails. But I will be joining soon. I am Mike Buttke and I am here to meet the woman that will become my wife. Great things can start with friendship. I am just a guy looking for a girl. I have never married and I have no children, but I would like to get married and I am open to having children... we'll talk. I am a musician, I love music. I am a small business owner, I like being self-employed and being my own boss. I love doing anything outdoors such as camping, fishing, cycling, hiking, stargazing. I love picnics and outings. I love movies and reading. I like cats, but I love dogs, dogs rule! I am a good cook because I'm single and I like to eat. I love cooking Italian or American or Mexican meals.
I have been an on-and-off member here for a while now. I am searching for someone to be in my life. A friend, best friend, partner. Hopefully, a wife. I don't care what she does for a living, what her past is, or if she has kids already, I don't care if she is rich or poor. I am not even sure about what age I prefer her to be, or her appearance. What I do care about is that she is an honest, purposeful, self-respecting, strong and loving woman. A woman capable of mature thought, communication, decision, behavior, and commitment. A woman that understands she will be the last woman of my life. A common problem with dating sites is that there are so many profiles, so many photos, so many choices, so many options around the next corner, just after the next click... We all have a 'shopping list' of traits and interests we look for in our 'ideal' mate. But our 'ideal' is not real, it is fantasy; because Mr. and Ms. Perfect don't exist except in our heads. Here we can reach out half a world away and meet and grab hold of something virtual - someone perfectly imperfect to love - and make it real. We can create something meaningful and life-changing for ourselves out of nothing. Those