Confident, charming, well-spoken and chatty Englishman. Self employed, cerebral, engaging and fun. Well mannered, educated and traveled. Discerning and direct in delivery. Loyal, open-minded and driven by curiosity. Insightful and self-deprecating. Seeking a smart, eclectic and classy lady equipped with a sense of humor and an open mind.

I listen to and support Public Radio, WBEZ. I am uninterested in anything X-Factor'ish or so-called reality/popular culture shows. I watch no American TV outside of occasional HBO and Wire-like mega dramas

I dress casually in the main, my home is tastefully decorated and I drive a Volvo S70. I am versatile and a dab hand in the kitchen with a mastery of sauces and some other culinary delights - even some baking. I keep my home and car tidy but am always amused by the messes in other friends' cars. I'm a grown up but still in touch with my inner adolescent. Most all of my friends are younger than me.

I live in Schaumburg for the sake of my (teenage) boys' schooling or would live in Chicago. My boys live equally between me and my ex so I have sufficient bandwidth for a social life and most weekends available. My social life and my life with my boys have tended not to intertwine. The relationship between me and my ex is cooperative and drama-free.

Taking deep breaths at moments with my teenagers. Growing my business.

Cooking. Questioning things, empathy, comedy. Photography. Using my hands, but perhaps not how you might be thinking : ). In my work: Marketing, negotiating and selling.

My accent.

Christopher Hitchens' and Bill Bryson's bibliography.
Movies from "Brief Encounter" to "A Clockwork Orange". The works of David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick.

Music - anything that is good from the Sex Pistols and Two Tone to Beethoven's 9th and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No II.

The BBC
Dijon mustard
Wine
WBEZ
"Better than Bouillon" chicken stock.
Friends
My kids are a given at 7.

Women who look great in their jeans.
The mating ritual and how it amuses me.

Thinking of going out somewhere or going out somewhere in that order.

Open to most any questions on a one to one basis but private is private if we are to be pedantic, right ?

This is not a laundry list but if you sense some resonance with any of the below I would love to hear from you:
...you are classy, educated and witty.
...you have traveled outside of the United States.
...you are not originally from here.
...you like what you see and want to hear more.
...you are a feminine and nicely proportioned.

I'm probably not a good match if you fly sports regalia from your vehicle, identify with a sports team or have, "Go-Bears" or similar statement in your profile. Playing a sport by contrast is commendable.
If you have honestly read this far you are compelled to message me!