I care alot about: my family (I'm especially in love with my nieces and nephews), my friends, social justice, freedom, love, ethics, health, art, children, having right relations with all beings (including myself) and the environment. I aim to be openhearted, clear-headed, and joyful -- I'm a work in progress to be sure.

I'm taking life less seriously and laughing at life and myself more often. :) I teach philosophy. I also enjoy practicing yoga, hanging out with friends and family, exploring the city, eating out occasionally, eating well in general (increasingly plant-based lately), (recently) pottery, walking all over the city, and enjoying live music, film, and dancing. (And btw I love Philadelphia.)

Scrabble, various things that require an artistic eye (e.g. buying clothes, buying/arranging flowers, decorating, hand-making cards, preparing a meal), empathizing with and listening to others, connecting well with children.

My smile, so I hear...

I've always had a hard time calling to mind all at once "my favorites" in any given category of things. But here are some that I can think of right now (although I'm not sure how accurately they represent my actual favorites):
Books: "Rebecca", "The Little Prince", "Emma", "A Thousand Names for Joy", and many more...
Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Pride and Prejudice (BBC version), The Fantastic Mr. Fox, once, 12 Angry Men, The Parking Lot Movie, Cyrano de Bergerac, Jean de Florette, Last Days of Disco, Clueless, Next Stop Wonderland, Good Will Hunting, Much Ado About Nothing, Lovely and Amazing, In the Mood for Love, Crash, This is Spinal Tap, most romantic comedies (my standards are pretty low for this category of film)
Music: I love a range of music: rock, indie, singer/songwriter, jazz, hip-hop, classical, and on and on and on.
Food: fruits, vegetables, scallops

1. love
2. breathing
3. yoga/walking/meditation
4. fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds
5. sleep
6. tea
(ya I know this all adds up to more than six :))

how to be happy, healthy, and free to love, relationships, how to let go of my stressful thoughts and, generally, how to think less.

It really varies.

I desire a respectful, kind, inspiring, passionate, supportive, committed, affectionate, resilient relationship with a man who makes me laugh and with whom I am at ease.

You desire the sort of relationship that I described above. You aim to be kind towards and respectful of all beings and nature. You are currently available for and interested in the possibility of a long-term relationship that, ideally, would lead to marriage.