OK. question for ya! If you were at a bar and you wanted to strike up a conversation with someone, would you go over to them and say Hi, or would you just stand there like a nut on a log?? No? I didn't think so. the same goes for here. just because this is an "online bar" doesn't mean you can't say hi when you send a friend request. Right? what I'm saying here is.....If you don't, I wont accept you. OK. now that THAT is out of the way, a little about me. Hmmmmmm! to begin with, I am 45. no reason to try and hide it, what you see Is what you get. no, seriously though. I am single, but that doesn't mean I'm here looking for anything more than friends, although I know how things can "Just" happen. you know like "outta left field" well enough of that. I just enjoy Interacting with people from different cultures, THAT really sparks my interest. I have a Daughter and a Son, both have left the nest and journeyed out with their own lives. I am very proud of them both.....I've been on this site for about a year and 1/2 and started when it was CherryTap. allot has changed, and I'm sure it will continue to change, at least until someone gets it right anyways! Ha Ha! J/K. (NEWBIES)! I have NO problem with you personally, as I have been where you are too, It's just that I've had some people stalk the shit outta me to where they would keep making fake profiles. If you ask for a friend request, I will check you out first. and for the rest of you that are level 10, you should have a Salute by now. It's not that hard to put a few numbers on paper and take a pic. NO SALUTE, NO ACCEPTANCE! you may say I'm a picky Biatch, I say I'm being careful... I don't mind having a conversation in the SB either, but DON'T THINK YOUR GONNA GET IN THERE AND TRY AND CYBER SEX. that turns me off more than anything. if you do, I won't say ONE word to YOU, I will just BLOCK you. nuff said. OK. so you know a little about me now. I know allot of people don't read profiles. I do! It tells me something about the person I am checking out. WOWZA! looking back, I have written a book. oooops. alright now. PEACE OUT!