I am a very independent woman with a zest for life. I feel all the import things are in the details. In relationships it's never about how much you?re able to give, but rather the quality of what you give. (IE some who gives flowers ALL the time is just going through the motions. Someone who finds out what their favorite flower, color, ect is and brings one solitary flower to her at work, leaves it on her car before she leaves for work.... is my type of man.) Free time those seeming few and far between moments..it depends I can be as laid back as curling up and reading a book, (usually some sort of espionage based story..) watching TV, House, CSI, NCS, or a movie... I love to cook when I'm not just feeding myself. I find it relaxing and expressive in an odd way. Not that I don't like nature, I just get enough of it in my daily living that it's not as enticing as let?s say walking through city street crowded or not and people watching, talking photographs, absorbing the culture through every pore and orifice (taste, sound, sight, smell, feel...it helps you listen to your inner self. I?m not an adrenaline junkie, but I do enjoy a challenge and I can be a Little stubborn I?m definitely not a quitter. I love to be in the spot light and do wear my heart on my sleeve in many ways...I'm not a celebrity so I enjoy keeping my private life private. It's very hard in my profession not to let one leak into the other so it's a constant battle to leave work at work and not bring home to work....as comforting as it can sometimes be to have the softer side with you when under pressure, people tend to use it against you. It's a weakness one might say. As for the long term, it's the ultimate goal. l believe that in a long term relationship that person will be all inclusive; friend, lover, someone to hang out with..ect.