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SAM, 55, seeking SF, for romantic walks at sunset, fine dining at restaurants with multi-course tasting menus, though I’m open if you have better suggestions. After all, life is short, and full disclosure, I just spent a month in the Cardiac ICU after a massive heart attack. But maybe that’s too much information. Just know that I’ll truly appreciate the evanescent purpling and pinking of the sky during a twilight stroll on the beach, holding hands with you, whispering about how beautiful you are. And day after day when I had a breathing tube down my throat, with my mind clouded by sedatives, I just kept thinking oh god, I don’t want to die alone. I’m also a great conversationalist. I like going to the opera as much as a punk rock concert, but I’m willing to attend whatever musical venue you enjoy. And as they cleared the fluid off my lungs, and removed the breathing tube, and during recovery I took slow walks around Cardiac Intensive Care holding my IV pole, it did not go unnoticed that all the heavyset gray men post cardiac event in the ward had wives holding vigil at their side. And the elderly female patients were alone in their rooms, their husbands having preceded them in death. I understood what it was like for them, facing the pain and terror alone. But I’m really looking forward to sharing laughter and love and fun times with you.