So I have become absolutely repulsed by the women in the dating pool around me, and the gross mismatch of expectations vs reality, especially in regards to a preferred age gap. I'm sick of playing games on (insert your favorite flavor of "swipe right"), as I'm not looking for hook ups, or to satisfy a fetish. I'm truthfully looking for something like happily ever after, and to be entirely honest I'm not expecting much better here on Reddit. Doesn't matter though, I'm not going to find a good woman if I don't continue to look.

About me: -37, white, 5' 11", slim/athletic build, brown hair/eyes, bearded, moderately tattooed, stretched earlobes -Marine Corps veteran -Christian, pray and read the good book daily, attend church regularly, and serve in whatever capacity is needed with what little time I have -politically homeless, but my personal values have me more frequently finding allies in conservative circles -father to one little dude, and I very fortunately have absolutely zero baby mama drama -I cannot father any more children, long story we can talk about later, but I do want more children in the house -firearms industry professional -part time para educator -hobbies include overlanding, subsistence hunting, tabletop gaming, painting, fabrication, and general shenanigans in nature -sci-fi nerd, some of my favorite settings/properties: Star Wars, Dune, Warhammer 40,000, Gundam -musical taste is a mixed bag with no apparent overlap: djent, psychobilly, emo, and reggae are regular rotations

My ideal woman would: -first off, be in VT, or New England and open to relocating to VT eventually -be aged between 24-30, and value my age as more than a hot button for their daddy issues kink -want a relationship that practices traditional gender roles, and is marriage minded -be more feminine than feminist -have her own personal relationship with Jesus -understand that love is a choice, not a feeling -have strong maternal instincts, and wants children in the house, in any way we can facilitate -a desire to build our own life together, us against the world -it wouldn't hurt if you had some womanly curves, but I don't have a type, and cannot accurately describe every single body shape I find attractive

My absolute non-negotiables, sorry it will not work if you are: -obese, there's a little extra (eg, womanly curves), and then there is outright fat that some women try to claim is curvy. A beach ball has a single curve, and if you do as well, it just isn't gonna work. -non-monogamous, sorry, I believe in healthy protective jealousy and the nuclear family -multiple kids with multiple fathers, it's only reasonable for me to assume that it won't work long-term, and I can't risk putting your children through yet another break-up -anti-gun, guns are how I pay the bills, and will always be in the house, if this bothers you, keep moving along -militantly atheistic or vegan, both are in direct opposition to my personal faith -a current user of hormonal birth control, or have stopped using it in the last 6 months -pro-choice, abortion is murder as far as I'm concerned, and I'm frankly sick of having the debate with the women in my life as if I'm not allowed to have an opinion

Holy fuck...this has become a much longer post than I intended. If you've made it this far, and I haven't absolutely terrified you, I'd love to chat with you. Shoot me a message describing your ideal Sunday morning years from now, so I know you at least read this paragraph, and include a G rated pic. I'll respond in kind and we can go from there. Best of luck ladies, I hope you find what you're looking for, even if it isn't me.