Charliebarnes, 61

I'm quirky, adore laughing and hearing others laugh. I like to see the best in life, am fiercely independent and love wide open spaces. Love contact, textures, touch, conversation and simple things. Not big into materialism but I appreciate luxury.

Make great coffee, sing badly, travel lighty, can be mysterious and secretive at times. I enjoy long, languid conversations. The smell of rain on slasto, rainy days reading books, cuddling into a duvet on cold thunderous nights watching a kick-ass movie on DVD.

As a journalist and writer I know that the Bikini Atoll isn't a new kind of Brazilian strip wax and who Gordon Brown is. Enjoy gadgets, technology and geeky things.

I desire visibility, being seen as well as intimacy and truth.

I am not conventionally beautiful and don't easily fit into conventional stereo types. I am strong yet can be vulnerable, don't need to be saved or protected yet am deeply attracted to assured, bold and internally powerful human beings. I am a -------ist who loves physical experiences and expressions of truth.

I am a voluptuous woman, but one who takes great care of her body. I gym, do yoga, meditation, breathing exercises. I enjoy swimming training and Latin American dance.