I thought of another few since posting : I don't text (oh no !), and don't feel the need to jump when a phone rings - still have a landline and rarely use my cell. And I'm not particularly fond of small kids, and definitely not babies. When folks gush about their kids or grandkids - I'm outta there. Non-drinker - tastes yucky !

Love my rural setting, with no desire to move. Am not ‘looking,’ but remain aware ..and occasionally interested. Find ‘the best ones’ are taken.. Too many physically broken down potentials; I’ve healthy interests I’m unwilling to discard.

Dislike: restaurants, most movies, bars, live bands, any & all sports, religion (of course), dressing up, making apparences, most ‘pets,’ mental illness (been there done that), excessive drinking, feminest digs, radical politics, no politics, heavy perfume or makeup, gaudy clothing, whinny or loud..

Likes: Nature, intelligence, calm, healthy, upbeat, balanced, tollarent ..to a point. Caring, but not over-protective. A successful mother.. Community minded but not consumed. Someone I can turn off around, hand over the wheel ..and feel confident we’ll get there, togather

Just a taster of some things like to do, or have come to believe that most ladies find unacceptable.
I never seek to impose these ideas: they place me outside the usual social views, but I have never been one to accept normality or socially accepted norms without question.

I will try to be cordial with everyone I meet - do not expect or ask for respect - you have to earn it

I like time alone - am ok with walking off into the woods for a couple of days with just a knife, bungee cord, matches and what I am wearing - I don't mind being hungry or cold for 2 or 3 days, it helps me focus on what is important in life (not much in UK, apart from weather, could kill a human)

I have limited agreement with the human rights act - people earn rights by living within the boundaries of society and surrender them by choice.
I do not hold human life as sacred - met too many humans who deserve to die and was not allowed to kill them - that human rights thng again
I believe it is stupid and selfish for people who know they have an inheritable disease to choose to have children rather than choose not to have them ... and there is a case for forced sterilisation

I believe there are far too many humans on the planet to allow other species to comfortably survive and often wonder if a large scale cull of humans is a good idea .. maybe the world will, one day, inflict a cull

I believe that to preserve elephants, rhinos, etc it is worth creating a very large nature reserve in Africe which humans are not allowed to enter - on pain of death by drone - and do the same for other creatures in other habitats

I believe from birth, everyone deserves a chance to live, be educated, take their own decisions and live with the consequences of their actions - do not ask for my support - if you try to help yourself you may earn it

I live where the rednecks rule. They don't go to church but somehow know that god hates the same things they hate. I'm told I look like a redneck so the ones I would like are not interested in me.

I'm liberal in a conservative area

I have mixed race grandchildren which is still taboo around here

I'm active but chubby so men with a similar body as me are generally too lazy but the active ones find me too big for them

I don't drink because I don't care for the taste of booze but even social drinkers assume I'm judging them.

I have a job that requires me to wake up at 3am so am in bed very early. This has wrecked having even a platonic social life so I do not even have friends that I spend time with anymore.

In my area, a motorcycle-riding man or woman, esp. a man, would find plenty of interested people on dating sites. I'm surprised that in Florida that's a strike against a woman.

1.They can't have a penis.
2....I guess that's it. No penis.

Easy. Almost all of these make finding someone compatible in my area seem pretty impossible due to how far out of the cultural and lifestyle mainstream I am.:

Not family-oriented- Meaning, I don't want to spend most of my time with a woman visiting her adult kids and grandkids.

Being non-religious- Only about 25% of the women my age in my area will date a man who is not religious.

Hate country music,- Only a small minority of women in my area my age do not like country music at all or not very much.

Am a non-drinker- Almost all the women in my dating pool on Match are at least social drinkers and want only men that are at least social drinkers.

Am childless by choice- Almost all women in my Match dating pool, even the ones who are childless, only want family men with kids.

Am not real big on college sports or doing outdoor activities most of the time together with someone. Reason is because I have allergies and don't like bugs or being cold. Most women in my area have college sports as the center of their social life and also want to be outdoors as much as possible. I want someone who is more intellectual than those who make college sports the center of their social life. Watching college sports and drinking while doing it seems pretty immature at my age.

Most women in my dating pool are liberal or middle of the road, but my being very liberal or socialist also limits me from being compatible with many women on Match as well, since I could never date a conservative and they would never accept me politically. As you can see, several of these are areas where I am willing to be tolerant and open-minded about dating someone different than me in that area, but that really doesn't matter if that difference is a dealbreaker with the vast majority of women in my online dating pool. Because if they are way in the majority of the culture and lifestyle for my area, they really don't need to be open-minded or accepting of someone who's different in that area when they have so many other men to choose from that are similar to them in that area.

In other words, most people are only as open-minded or accepting about differences with others in the dating game as the market forces them to be, since most are not willing to settle for being alone.

Your interest sounds great, my only small quibble is that I have a much bigger like of the bicycle than the motorcycle. I am also a big introvert that needs much time alone.

I don't like people telling me what to do....

I need a LOT of alone time, so cohabitation is impossible. I mean it when I say, don’t take that personally, because it really IS about me, not you.
Very few actually believe it. It takes a secure man with a life of his own.

I’m pretty stubborn too. If I want to do a thing, or say yes, ok. A thing is done. If I’ve said no...it ain’t gonna happen. Ever. Just stop trying to change my mind. Really!

Biggest challenge: I have some moderately serious but mostly invisible chronic illnesses. If I’m not well, either help or leave me alone, but don’t offer unsolicited advice such as: have you tried yoga/vegan diet/CBD/meditation, blahblahblah.
Because it’s been up to 30 years now; bitch please! I’ve tried EVERYTHING and I know what works. I might have to cancel last minute or modify my level of activity. Not everyone can put up with that. I get it.

I’d say a potential partner faces major challenges with me. Most just won't work past those to find my good points.

Very hard but not impossible

Over the years, I have met 100-130 men through online dating. They all wanted a relationship with me.

"You can whip me into shape," overweight guys said.

"You can make me happy," depressed men said.

"You can motivate me to get off the couch and start hiking," sedentary males said.

"You can teach me to hike....cook... lift weights... exercise..."

WHAT AN OFFER.

"Motivation is internal," I reply. "Only YOU can motivate yourself to exercise and eat right. You would resent me if I nagged."

It's not my job to fix someone. The only person I can control and change is myself.

As I wrote in my profile:

"I'm seeking an athletic, intelligent man with a great sense of humor who treats me with respect and kindness. Shared recreational activities are a bonding experience for couples. That's why I want a man who also loves hiking, and only shoots with a camera.

"Although I'm a great cook, I'm not willing to do all of the meal planning, preparation and cooking. Everyone loves the magic words: "Dinner is served."

you sound perfect