No longer here for dating. Still happy to make new friends, though.

The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt.

Beowulf - fantastic, especially in 3D

Have I Got News For You; Mock The Week; QI.

Anything I'm learning to play on my guitars

A goddess among mere women... especially if she's from Liverpool.

Unique... but so much the better for that.

All sorts, I suppose. Pop, rock, jazz, classical, jazz-fusion, world music, folk, 70s stuff... plus anything I can play! Not so keen on C&W and blues.

No such thing!

*** UPDATE MAY 2010: For the time being, I am no longer on here for dating. I've made many wonderful friends on this site and hope to make many more! Thank you for visiting my profile. Good luck in your search. *** What does it mean to fall in love? It's hard to describe but we immediately know when we achieve it. Our loved-one seems to have something about them that no one else possesses. It's like an extra dimension that we recognise and what we glimpse in that ethereal plane draws us to them. Then, after we part, they are somehow still with us at all times: in our minds, in our imaginations and in our hearts. That's what I seek with a woman - an unmistakeable deep bond, which can neither be specified nor predicted in advance, because that is what really matters. I'm looking for an intelligent, sensitive and feminine lady - someone who will be a good friend and with whom I can share common interests, and also learn about her passions. As for me, people say I'm calm, dependable, considerate, intellectual, knowledgeable, humorous, good-natured, kind-hearted and likeable. I'm also very loving and passionate, and definitely available to the right lady when I find her. My background is in science; I currently work with words; and my interests take-in art galleries, museums, theatre... and I want to try serious cinema and the performing arts, too - would you join me? I own over 3000 books, love many types of music and can play guitar (from classical, through rock, and into jazz). I have attended evening classes for drawing and painting... but I'm still rubbish! I enjoy strolling around Britain's fine cities, historic towns and picturesque villages, just taking in the architecture and psychogeography. Furthermore, I never fail to be both inspired and humbled by our magnificent countryside in all its moods. My favourite overseas country is Italy and I speak the language very well (I'll tell you why, if you ask me). If you like the thought of strolling hand-in-hand through the cooling twilight air, watching the sky turn from cerulean to deep-velvet, and scanning the heavens for the night's first star... then I'd like to hear from you!