Matthew

Franse, Spaans, Russisch

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.

Leeuw

Fit

5' 10 (1.78 m)

Blauw

Weduwe

Nee

Nee

Ik zou er niet eens aan denken

Grijs

Hond

Nee

Nee

Nooit

Golabki

Bachelor

Gepensioneerd

Bouw / Ambacht

Cook, senior (for my dogs)

Alleen, Met Huisdier(en)

Is het lekker rustig

Nee

Nee

Gereserveerd, Verlegen, Vriendelijk

Eten, Lezen, Knutselen, Nieuwe Dingen Leren, Muziek, Films, Theater, Reizen, Koken, Tuinieren

Thuis blijven, Films, Slapen, Een boek lezen, Naar een concert gaan, Naar een museum gaan

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.

Niet religieus

Nooit

Leave a positive history.

Documentaires, Ik hou niet van tv

Documentair, Ik hou niet van films

Klassiek, Blues, Latin, Folk

Mythologie, Fictie, Geschiedenis, Filosofie, Politiek, Natuurwetenschap, Ik ben een schrijver

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.

Gevatheid, Gevoeligheid, Empathie, Goeie Vaardigheden, Goed Uiterlijk, Bedachtzaamheid, Intelligentie

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.

Vriend, Intimiteit, Vastigheid