Life is good - I feel so lucky : ) I'm a full-time MSW/PhD student and mom to a great 3rd grader. I study corporations' workplace practices and how they impact low-wage employees and their families (I'm trying to figure out how they can do things better). I love reading, playing, and laughing with my little boy, being active (hiking, yoga, walks by the lake, bike riding when forced, workouts at home once my son is in bed), enjoying friends and community, experiencing the arts whenever I can. An active Jewish life, in the Reform tradition, is meaningful to me–we have nice dinners and do only fun stuff on Shabbat (no Target runs or laundry!) and are part of a liberal congregation that’s both social action oriented and spiritually focused. Holidays are fun…I’m not a great cook, but I make a mean hamantaschen and my honey cake gets better every year. I love kids. For my MSW training, I did psychotherapy with at-risk preschoolers and it was so rewarding to nurture kids who need and deserve it and aren't getting enough of it at home. I would love to raise another child. As much as I love children and parenting, my career is important to me. While I was in HR consulting, I saw how hard work-family issues were for low-wage workers and chose graduate school and research as a way to help vulnerable families. When I'm not reading, writing, or parenting, I’m fortunate to have a single-adult-life since my son spends time with his dad each week. I would love to share that time with the right man. I’m self-aware and have worked hard to understand what I need from, and what I have to offer to, a partner. I’m optimistic, honest, open, and able to make it safe for someone to share with me. I’m supportive, caring, and interested in who you are, how you got to be that person, and who you are trying to become.

Intelligent, Loyal, Optimistic

Art Appreciation, Hanging out with friends, Intimate Conversation, Movies, Museums, Reading, Wine Tasting

Climbing, Skiing/Snowboarding, Theater, Travel, Walking

Cat, Dog

Alternative/Modern Rock, Classic Rock, Classical, Rock, World Music

Chinese, Ethiopian, Indian, Italian, Japanese/Sushi, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Pizza, Thai, Vegetarian

English, French, Hebrew

The right man for me has a kind, gentle, thoughtful heart, self-awareness, and emotional maturity. It's hard to be vulnerable with someone, but that's the only path to the real thing. Are you ready for the real thing? What would you do if you found it? I want to be with someone who inspires my admiration and respect, who lives a life of integrity, who will take the risk and tell me how he feels, even if he thinks I won't like it. I'm looking for someone who sees me for who I am and respects and loves me because of it, someone with the intellect to explore ideas with me and with the honesty, kindness, and gentleness to help me feel safe with him. I'm searching for someone capable of giving and receiving emotional support, interested in learning and growing all the time, a man who can accept my son into his heart and respect my priority as a parent, someone who will engage in Jewish community with me, someone who is committed to creating a truly intimate, deeply passionate relationship. I hope to find someone who knows how to have fun and enjoy life, someone I can laugh with and sometimes cry with, someone I can share ideas with and work out differences with. Is that you?