Hello!

I'm here to meet like-minded folk who believe they have some similarities with me and that we may click, as well as those who are different from me that feel our unique traits and preferences can compliment each other. I adore thorough and passionate interactions with a meaningful basis. I dislike trivialities and meaningless expectations. I want to feel and create a deep bond that's built little by little with every conversation and action. Specifically, I'd like an intense and intricate bond with someone genuine and authentic that wants much more than casual acquaintance and a way to kill some time.

I'm 33, male, and live in the Eastern US. I'd like someone that's 18 or older, from any location (although I do have a bit of a preference for international people), and I prefer the company of cisgender women - even if it's intended to be and remains completely platonic. Snail mail and digital penpals would also be loved! Reddit chat > Messages; open to other platforms in time.

More about me and what I'm seeking:

• I like long, intimate, deep, and personal discussion. By this, I mean not being restricted by trivialities and actually being ourselves. I'm not someone who likes casual chat about things that don't matter to either of us. Be genuine and authentic. It can take time to feel comfortable and be seen in a raw form, but doing so is an ultimate goal.
• I value creativity and like artistic types. I express this myself through writing and more literary arts. In particular, I write intellectually, about general observations and thoughts, and poetically - mostly to other people in the form of conversation partners (I'm very much a conversational thinker and writer and can go on for a long, long time about a plethora of topics with the right person). I appreciate and admire all sorts of expression, even if it's a type I'm not personally involved in.
• I adore vulnerable people with complexity and seeing who someone really is. Having a content space to fully let loose is an ideal. I'm openly accepting of sensitive and traumatized people and see their mental state and experiences as having a great deal to offer despite the difficulties.
• I'm INTJ and Type 5, since some people seem to like knowing. I like taking different types of tests to understand myself and others better. A lot of them seem petty bunk to me, including MBTI and Enneagram, but it can be a fun activity to share with someone, whether talking about it or taking tests together and then discussing the results and test itself.

More about my values, passions, and interests:

• I like to research and learn new things. I don't like to constrain myself and am interesting in seeing various topics in intricate and new ways. I'm, by choice, an autodidact and prefer this sort of person as well, or at least those who can appreciate liberated knowledge acquisition and comprehension. I believe there's always more to know, and more ways to know those things - humanity can only comprehend so much, and less than we think we can.
• I've gotten into more spiritual and comprehensive understandings of life lately and would be interested in people who also share these sentiments.
• Photography, tech, incense, time pieces, archiving, and abstraction have always interested me and continue to do so. I'm always surprised by what people consider to be interests and hobbies, so I probably have more I take for granted and didn't list here.
• Ace and aro ideas and preferences jive well with me even if I may not relate completely myself. Demi IRL, gray online.
• I live a very dynamic life and have since I was young. I might stay up chatting until dawn one night and then be passed out by 5 PM the next one - likely because of the lack of sleep during the first. My pursuits, job, and the other demands of life are in constant flux. My resolution has always been to regulate these various needs and wants and to intensely focus on them when and if possible. I don't believe in being "too busy". You can always find time for someone even if it's not consistent - finding that flow and appreciation of each other is vital.
• I haven't consumed media regularly in years, but used to engage with a lot of it when I was younger, mostly including movies, anime/manga, and video games. I still watch movies from time to time, being more prone to it when I have someone else to accompany me.

Are we looking for each other? I'd greatly appreciate a reasonably lengthy chat/message in which you told me what within my ad resonated with you, what you're seeking, and anything else you may want to mention. I would like to get to know people with a level of depth akin to what I wrote here, and will end up asking about these things at some point anyway. I look forward to us chatting and connecting around meaningful and fervid passions.