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castorp

University lecturer in politics

I'm 71 and from 'Herts' - London, Hertfordshire, South East (UK)

I'm looking for a woman

I'm interested in: Romance or Long Term Relationship

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Why not?

I'm a university lecturer in politics though I've taught a lot of sociology, international relations and history. I work from home and I'm pretty flexible, apart from lecturing commitments. I have a couple of part-time contracts and I'm hoping to find a third to replace one I've recently lost (tough times in academia).

I live in a small town 35 miles north of London. I have two sons in their 20s. I enjoy travel (recently I've visited Syria - before the uprising - and Iran).

I've published a couple of books and I'm seeking a contract for another. I have wide cultural and intellectual interests. I'm an active kind of man - I love swimming and the sun (always in danger of regressing to a beach bum) and I enjoy dancing (mainly modern jive). I'm enjoying learning to play a decent game of tennis. I'm a good cook and enjoy entertaining. I read a lot and follow politics.

You'll be fit, intelligent, a bit dressy, cultured, kind and fun - like me. Let's meet for a drink and chat, and see where that takes us.

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Basic Info

Marital Status	Divorced
Has Children	Yes - but not living with me
Would like children?	No
Hair Color	Grey
Height	5' 10'' (1.78m)
Religion	None Selected
Smokes	No
Dietary Preferences	No Restrictions
Star Sign	Aquarius

Orientation	Straight
Heritage	White
Education	Masters
Eye Colour	Brown
Body Type	Athletic
Politics	Left
Drinks	Social drinker
Like Animals	Not bothered

Occupation:

Once a Whitehall civil servant; now an academic.

Education:

First degree in history; master's in politics

Heritage:

Northerner - from Sunderland

Religion:

Very interested - I must be, to teach a course on the sociology of religion - but, like Max Weber, I'm "religiously unmusical".

Politics:

Interested but not engaged. I'm not partisan.

Appearance:

Always neatly turned out, sometimes aspiring to elegance.

Languages Spoken:

French, I have a reading knowledge of French but can't keep up in conversation

Musical Instruments played:

Sadly none.

Music Enjoyed:

opera, classical, country, 60's music, 70's music, dance music (that's where it's at today).

Sports and exercise:

Swimming and tennis (learning).

Interests and activities:

Cooking, Countryside, ...ceroc, ...nightclub, Eating Out, Health and Fitness, History, Reading, Theatre, Walking

Animals and Pets:

None.

Newspapers and magazines:

The Financial Times, The Economist, Prospect.

Books:

Lots of classic novels as a young man - favourites were Mann, Dostoyevsky, Balzac. Favourite English novels are Middlemarch, The Way We Live Now, and Vanity Fair. Now I read novels mainly on holiday: Cormac McCarthy's The Road, Richard Yates' Revolutionary Road, Philip K Dick's The Man in the High Castle and Dumas' Marguerite de Valois (La Reine Margot).

Favourite Films:

Gone with the Wind, Seven Samurai, The Godfather, Taxi Driver, La Reine Margot, McCabe and Mrs Miller, Cross of Iron, The Wild Bunch.

Enjoyable evening out:

Art Gallery, Cinema, Meal, Pub, Theatre, Winebar

Favourite Dishes:

I like all kinds of Mediterranean food - French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Turkish and Middle Eastern.

Ideal Holiday:

lying on a beach in the Caribbean, driving across the USA, skiing in the Alps. What appeals about Caribbean holiday is not so much the sunbathing (although I enjoy that) but particularly the swimming. I loved the Grenadines.

In another life:

Picasso - "he could walk down the street/ and girls could not resist his stare/Pablo Picasso/ never got called an asshole" (Jonathan Richman, "Pablo Picasso"). I'd have enjoyed being a Renaissance despot - subject of an encomium by Machiavelli.

Personality:

Intellectual, Loving, Reliable, Sensual, Strong, Stylish

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