Zulu,
Just read back my 'lil letter' and I know you're not thin skinned, but I kind of cringed when I reread my words:
"""I think it is good and wise to decide what you want in a woman--age, appearance, education and most importantly--a personality you can live with"""
In regards to that-- KNOW you're already there--you've made it clear here. You want the whole package that best suits for the long run and you're not some dumb guy who's wet behind the ears still.
I'm definitely not 'talking down' to you.
I just think--was trying to say, and I feel it's for all of us --that not getting stuck into too narrow a set of parameters in our search can help us in the long run. You never know what can come your way when you're open for it. I didn't set out to get one of the prettiest gals I could hope to get--one who's the 'whole package' as far as I'm concerned--it just happened. I even tried to jinx it, but I guess this was meant to be at this time.
If I went by the parameter guidelines I put that dictated the profiles they sent me, I never would've discovered her--a friend--a Filipina from VERMONT of all places, introduced us and that was after things didn't work out with the Vermont gal's sister and I--just no chemistry, but we never got mean about it, so it was 'payed forward'.
Love IS strange!