I’ve been mostly single for the last four years and realise that if I am going to find a long-term partner, Tinder and Match aren’t the places to find a kindred spirit, so here I am and this is the ‘vanilla’ part of my profile…

I was born in Surrey in the 60s, moved to Northamptonshire in 1987 and have been here for work and bringing up a family ever since. My son is 22 and splits his time between me and his mum. I work as a journalist on Motorcycle News. I started out road testing bikes for magazines and papers, with the odd race and TV appearance thrown in, before becoming a magazine Editor. Now I’m a Senior Reporter, working as an ‘agony uncle’ on MCN because I don’t swing my leg over a saddle that often these days …

The reason for that is that I had a very big bike smash in 1993. I lost an argument with a Peugeot 406 when I slammed into the side of it at about 70mph. I broke both arms, three ribs and my spine at T3, 4 and 5 (around nipple height). After seven months dodging Jimmy Saville at Stoke Mandeville Spinal Unit, I was discharged as a fully-fledged Para. Alas, not a hunky tattooed Special Forces red beret or medal-winning Paralympian, just a standard T3 complete paraplegic. In layman terms I am paralysed from the chest down…

So I have gone on a journey into the alternative scene with several partners and I am a confirmed libertine these days. I’m no longer a ‘master swordsman’, but I am very, very good with my hands, lips and tongue and subscribe to the theory that your brain is your biggest sexual organ. My sex drive seems to be growing year after year the more experiences I have. Did you know a man’s penis has 4000 nerve endings, but the clitoris has 8000 and I like to get them all firing for my playmate!! I am starting to investigate Tantric practices and enjoy fetish wear too. I think I could carry off a Roman charioteer in black leather and latex and it would be lovely to have my own ‘pony girl’ to cut a swathe through the crowd too…

I’ve decided that monogamy doesn’t last and is unnatural, after all Scientists estimate that less than 5% of the 5000 mammal species in the world practice any form of monogamy whatsoever. 90% of bird species are socially monogamous, but they are bloody dinosaurs with feathers.

So, I am looking for an open, honest and loving relationship that accepts and rejoices in each other’s needs and desires as the way to go. I love to ‘play’ with different partners in party and club situations. I would encourage my partner to play too, not least because we all have needs and your need for a rock-hard****to have some fun with, instead of my extensive collection of toys, would be really important to me. Wouldn’t it be fantastic if we can be ‘Ethical Sluts’ together as we get to know each other?