The wonderful woman with whom I visited exclusively the last two years during each business trip to Chicago, sometimes two or three times a month, told me during our just completed extended weekend stay that she is getting out of the business.  I’m disappointed, of course, but certainly understand her very much personal reason for moving on. She is indeed one of a kind, and I’m lucky to have met her and enjoyed our countless times together.  
   
 Having owned and grown a business the last 20 years, I know change happens and you must adapt. So now, I’m hoping to find an independent woman not to replace her but rather to start another mutual relationship during by trips to Chicago, a female who enjoys going out for drinks, dinner, sporting events, theater, exploring Chicago’s diverse restaurants and wonderful neighborhoods – particularly the summer street fairs – and can accompany me to corporate and holiday parties and occasional retreats.  
   
 About me: Out-of-state business owner who meets Chicago-based clients monthly, or even more frequently.  I’m 60 although don’t look it, I’m told; in very good shape, include running marathons; don’t need to pop the “little blue pill”; not married (wife passed away years ago); no children; enjoy travel and breaks to the Caribbean during the long northern winters; good cook; learning more about wines, particularly during visits to northern California wine country; respectful to clients, employees, and certainly women; currently renovating my 3-bedroom town home (doing much of the labor myself); enjoy my job but eager to carve out time to relax during Chicago visits.  
   
 Hoping to find:  A woman who works for herself (no agency, please); able to meet during my Chicago visits (you’ll know when I’m scheduled to visit) yet flexible enough to go on a last-minute getaway; must be discrete; comfortable in corporate party settings and able to carry on intelligent but not intellectual conversations; doesn’t mind being the center of attention, even in a public setting such as at parties or out for dinner; flirtatious to coy depending on the situation; at least age 30 (just a personal preference); tall is OK (I’m 6’3”); slim to slender build; shapely legs that you don’t mind show off in heels and skirts or jeans.  
   
 My next visit to Chicago is the weekend of Oct. 18. Willing to start slowly – drinks and dinner.  You can pick the restaurant – it will give me a hint of the kind of woman you are.