Lol, I guess I'm going to hell with you and others as I've always been sexually intimate with partners and I've never been married. Sorry if I offend anyone but the big guy upstairs doesn't enter my thoughts when I'm cuddled up at night with a partner. I don't have a religious bone in my body.

Love is a 4 word letter word which only has meaning if both people saying it actually mean it. It isn't about who has what and what someone doesn't have or doesn't do. It's not about hurting the person you are meant to care about. Love is about loving the person you are partnered to unconditionally. It's about being happy & comfortable with each other but it doesn't mean that you always have to agree with your one & only. I won't argue with the one I love, I would walk away from a relationship rather than get into an argument and cause further hurt to my one & only. I also don't dwell on issues as once I say my piece then I'm over it. Love is about weathering any storms and being there at the end of it with your one & only. Loyalty does come into it and so does humour as a relationship that is based on fairness and honesty has a far better chance of lasting long term. Also if I ever found someone in future years that I wanted to marry then I would take my marriage vows seriously even if the other party was being a jerk at times due to the fact that I took those vows so I would honour everything. I don't agree with divorce as why go through the marriage process only to walk away later. Love is also about listening to your one & only snoring each night; slurping their coffee every day; watching them hanging your undies the wrong way on the clothesline and accidentally dying your clothing different colours because they didn't do the laundry properly; looking after your one & only when they are ill ; eating their really bad cooking because they cared enough to cook it for you and the list goes on. Also, love is looking at your one & only's face every day and having your heart melt each & every time.

I love regional towns but also adore the outback. Personally, for me, it would be Coober Pedy which is the outback in South Australia. Although, I would be tempted if I met the right person to relocate to a regional town elsewhere. But I would have to be sure that whoever I was with at the time, that it would work as it would be relocating myself; my stuff and my pets. Although I wouldn't do it while my elderly dog was alive - I would wait until it was just me and my cat.

Hello everyone. I'm Cheryl and I reside in a regional town in South Australia. I'm 47 years old and call myself mum to 2 beautiful pets- an elderly dog with special needs and a 3 year old cat- both are happy pets who pass all veterinary inspections- they are my children. I'm a social drinker- love my red wine and beer but don't do it often these days. I'm on a pension but start studying women's advocacy in January 2022. Also learning to groom dogs which will benefit my own animals; future own dogs plus in 2022/2023 I will start fostering dogs for an animal shelter/rescue as it gives an animal a second chance at happiness and a new start at life. Telling you all so you all know what i'm about. A couple of animal shelters in SA have already expressed interest in having me on board as a foster carer for shelter dogs- I have a good resume in animals with special needs and nothing phases me- I do it due to being a decent person. Thankfully pensioners are allowed to study.

Some of my interests include: cooking; reading; my pets; gardening; dvds/movies; outdoorsy stuff(don't mind being covered in dirt;grease; mud or slime etc); animal welfare issues; women's rights ; going out to different places and the list goes on.

I'm a colourful larger than life personality who thrives on peacefulness but at the same time copes well with chaos and controversy- I have a thick skin/hide and wear a huge smile on my face. My laughter is never ending and I have an amazing sense of humour. Some of my best qualities are integrity; sense of humour & mischief; caring; reliability; trustworthy and straight out when I speak meaning if I don't like you then you will know right from the start. I'm loyal to a person's face and behind a person's back. My hates are liars and cheats- I say let the one who lies to you go and go find someone who does want you and who isn't being indecisive.

I deactivated my account and reactivated it over the last couple of days and then I reactivated it for good this morning. I've been genuine about finding myself a long term relationship for ages now. I will now focus on new beginnings and will focus on finding somebody nice for myself who does want me and is prepared to do the right thing. Once I meet someone and I start seeing them exclusively then I will allow them to cancel my membership on this site but not until then.

A relationship to me should be based on humour; happiness and effective communication. Other people's opinions shouldn't come into it. A person's past or criminal convictions shouldn't come into it or be dwelled on either or shoved in their face repeatedly as that's not the sign of a happy, healthy relationship. Ok so you may not always agree with the other person but you need to be able to agree to disagree. I've never wanted perfection in a relationship as everyone has their faults and flaws including me but I hate liars; two faced people and cheats. My point is I couldn't give a toss on someone's criminal convictions as long as they have learned from them. I don't have a criminal record myself but I'm willing to provide a national police clearance; my general probity and my working with children's check and vulnerable groups check should anyone I date ever request it. I don't hide anything from anyone I date etc.

What I can offer someone in a relationship is a lifetime of smiles and laughter and a partner who will back them up 100% meaning I will weather all storms and still be there at the end of it. I look forward to being a member of this site.

Regards
Cheryl