Yes, I’m new to this subreddit and back on Reddit after some years away. My home life has changed drastically over the past 12 months and it’s starting to leave me with a headache most of the time. Unfortunately, it leaves me unfulfilled and overlooked as well. It seems I’m in an All Give and No Take relationship, a one way street partnership so to say. But, mind you, I’m not looking to walk away from it yet. This is me just seeing if I have value or relevance out here these days. When we are making a connection it’s good, not great, but those moments seem far and few between despite my efforts. I’m someone who puts emphasis on the total health program. Someone who believes a key to wellness is a healthy combination of physical, mental, social, self, emotional, and purposeful components of life. I’m looking for someone similar. I enjoy working out, playing games and sports (my partner has essentially stopped that with me and on her own). I enjoy going out to bars, shows, concerts, events, on little day trips, on weekends getaways; I like meeting people even if it’s just chatting for a minute or two in line at a store. It’s my nature to be cordial, helpful, friendly, respectful (for the most part). I can go on and on but I’m pressed for time right now. I’m not looking for someone to upend their family or my home life so that must be understood. If you’re in a good marriage or relationship, I love that for you. I just want someone to connect with, someone to enjoy time with (through Telegram at first). Someone who needs a friendly, uplifting, encouraging, intelligent person to fill a space in their life. I work a lot as a means to a goal, I have degrees (that I don’t use), I tend to be more lighthearted and casual over uptight and agitated. I’m looking for the same. I’m looking for someone to compliment my ways. Someone who doesn’t make excuses for not doing everything from working out to cooking to going for happy hour drinks. I admit, I’m more extroverted than my partner so I’m looking for someone with a similar mindset. I like to say I’m 3/4 extroverted/introverted; A healthy week for me is going out or socializing 3 days and being a homebody 4 days of the week. That doesn’t mean I need to go get drunk or go to concerts 3 nights a week. I just prefer to be sociable in that ratio be it bowling, dinner, a movie, a community center class, etc. What’s more important is the time and how you spend it. This is my midlife crisis, I suppose. And part of that is me wanting to know that I’m leading a purposeful life that is good to me and helps brighten the world around me. I get depressed, I won’t lie about that, I take medications for it. I’m not thrilled by that but it’s something I guess I have to do in order to get by. Anyhow, it’s raining rather steadily right now so that changes my plans for a bike ride to my massage appointment. If you’ve made it through all this rambling and randomness and you still wish to chat then drop a line. Let me give my criteria since that seems to be part of the program based on other posts I’ve read. I’m searching for: A woman, 40 , educated, non political, a bit cheesy/corny, health conscious, friendly/sociable/civil.