The first letter I received from Patrick...

February 24 Tuesday 

Dear Fredeswinda,
I saw your picture in “Asian Presentations” today and would really like to exchange letters and photographs with you. I find you particularly attractive with very beautiful and expressive eyes. I’m enclosing a recent photo of myself. It’s not too good but it will give you some idea of what I look like. I live in Boulder, Colorado, a small city of about 50,000 people quite close to the Rocky Mountains. The small mountain you see in the background is part of a group of mountains called the Flatirons. 

I am 54 years old, 6’ tall and weigh 180 pounds
– rather slim and muscular. My hobbies include woodcarving, playing guitar and studying the martial arts. I enjoy gardening, reading, hiking in the mountains, TV/ movies, animals and nature and all kinds of music. I have the good fortune of being strong and healthy. 

I work as a carpenter although I have a degree in Journalism and Psychology. I prefer to work with my hands building things and being creative. I also enjoy physical work much more than sitting behind a desk in some office. The caption under your picture states you are a student. What is your major area of study? 

I have been divorced for about four years now and would very much like to find a warm, gentle, responsive and loving woman to be my wife. I am a romantic and affectionate man with very deep and very strong emotions when it comes to loving a woman so it has been very difficult for me living alone. I write very honestly and openly about what I feel and what is in my heart. How else can two people really get to know each other and have any chance to have a relationship that can grow and endure.
I only hope that my direct and frank words don’t offend or upset you. I really do want to get to know you and don’t want to say anything at this point that will interfere with your answering my letter. Please open your heart and tell me about what you are looking for in a relationship and in life. Perhaps the difference in our ages may be a problem for. If so, please tell me when you answer and I will understand. 

My address is:
Patrick Ford
3725 Moorhead
Boulder, Colorado 80303 U.S.A. 

Sincerely and affectionately, Patrick