Matthew

Français, Espagnol, Russe

I am Ashkenazi. I moved to Palo Alto from Manhattan in 1989. I married my wife, but my wife passed away in 2006. I remain a widower, living alone with my two dogs. I am educated with many interests. I read history books, I am interested in the arts of the Italian Renaissance including the Baroque period: Music, Dance, Costume, Theatre design, palace gardens, painting, architecture, etc. Thus I enjoy travel, museums, etc. I used to cook, including French seafood, Chinese regional, subcontinental Indian cuisine, regional Mexican, Mediterainian, etc. but rarely cook now. I like to travel, but when I travel it is more like cultural anthropology, thus months of research as preparation. I am not the typical tourist, but also love natural beauty, parks, beaches, oceanographic centers, volcanic sites, etc. I am not limited to travel in Europe.I travel in time.

Lion

En forme

5' 10 (1.78 m)

Bleus

Veuf/Veuve

Non

Non

Même pas envisageable

Gris

Chien

Non

Non

Jamais

Chou farci

Diplôme d'études supérieures

Retraité/e

Education / Académique

Cook, senior (for my dogs)

Seul/e, Avec des animaux

C'est plutôt calme

Non

Non

Réservé, Timide, Sympa

Dîner , Lecture, Art & artisanat, Apprendre, Musique, Films, Théâtre, Voyages, Cuisine, Jardinage

Rester à la maison, Regarder un bon film, Dormir, Lire, Aller à un concert, Aller au musée

Talk to each other, maybe meet at a museum. Object: find out who we are. My parents were divorced when I was young, unusual at that time and unusual among Jews. Thus my life was very different. Before divorce lived in suburbia and wealthy, after divorce poor financially, living in Manhattan. A mentally retarded younger sister made family life difficult, especially as my mother then was the only bread earner as a public school teacher. I had to learn to take care of myself in a chaotic family. For example, cooking for myself with little money. I have ALWAYS taken care of myself. I am amazed that many men can’t shop, cook, wash, read, etc, just vegetate watching sports or using drugs, etc. I focus on reading, when I travel to foreign countries I am more like a cultural anthropologist.

Pas religieux/euse

Jamais

Leave a positive history.

Documentaires, Je n'aime pas la télévision

Documentaires, Je n'aime pas les films

Classique, Blues, Latino, Folk

Littérature ancienne, Fictions, Histoire, Philosophie, Politique, Sciences, Je suis auteur

Most of my interests are not choices on any site like this. As an example, I make a distinction between movies, I don’t watch trash, so avoid almost all films made in the USA. For example, I might read Camper (facial angle), used by people like Blumenbach, later by German racist Fascists such as Immanuel Kant. Sites like this don’t quite get the distinctions. I prefer Baroque music to Classical music, once again distinctions are ignored. Languages? Mathematical Linguistics, not Brazilian Portuguese, etc.

Bon sens, Sensibilité, Empathie, Talents, Beauté, Délicatesse, Intelligence

I look for a person interested in the surrounding world, thus educated and empathic. Interests in the arts, languages, books, music, history, psychology dealing with family, etc., not pulp fiction or Readers Digest.

Vrai‧e ami‧e, Relation intime, Engagement