Hi, thanks for reading my post! This is likely to be an odd one here as it's SFW in nature, but hopefully theres some people here looking for something more and maybe this will catch your eye!

I'm a 29 year old guy from near London. I'm single, have been for about 9 months, and having had a few flings in that time I'm now starting to think about meeting someone with a slightly more serious intent. I'm not looking to rush into anything, but I'd like to meet someone with similar intent and a good level of compatibility and go from there!

So, about me! First up, physically, as it is important, I'm 6ft tall, blond hair, blue eyes, gingery beard, with a bit of a dad bod style build. Style wise I live most of my life in suits or shirts/chinos/shorts, and unless I'm extremely casual (i.e. at home or the local pub) it's rare you'll see me in jeans & trainers. I'm extremely extroverted, and I absolutely adore meeting new people. I'm very confident, which plays into the extrovert part of my personality, and I’m pretty good at dragging people out of their shells. I'm an optimist, I don't generally accept failure, and I struggle a bit with people who have a tendency to wallow in their own self pity.

Work wise, I run a tech startup. Cliche I know, but I've had a weird career between startups and hedge funds, always with a focus on tech & then tech leadership across numerous industries. I'm passionate about what I do, and I spend an awful lot of time working, so if you're looking for someone who's going to be available 24/7 I'm afraid that's not me. If you're looking for someone who exudes passion and is focused on investing in the future then keep reading...

Interests wise, I have a lot. I'm particularly passionate about technology & engineering education for young people who might not have the same opportunities I did, and I spend a lot of time driving that forwards. I sail, and a friend and I own a small sailing yacht that we spend most weekends on over the summer. Sailing is my biggest passion in life, and when I hopefully retire in a few years I fully intend to sail around the world - I would ideally like to find someone who wants to do the same! Sports wise, I play Badminton mostly - it's my favourite game, but racket sports of all kinds I'm always interested in playing. I also ski, shoot, and ride motorbikes. I'm heavily involved in a few different organisations that involve regular formal dining & socialising, so if you're a social butterfly you'll fit right in, though no pressure if not! I'm constantly designing and engineering something new, and I have a large workshop I use to build a variety of things from engines, to cars, to prototype composite watercraft. I consistently have about 12 projects on the go, and I love having endless things to think about.

Politically, it's somewhat hard to describe my position in a short format, but I would generally say I'm more of a libertarian than anything else as I favour personal decision and small government over state control. I tend to live by the methodology of don't sink my boat and I won't sink yours, which I think sums me up fairly well. Whilst I have no problem with people from other political bends and I'm always up for a debate, I think it's probably fairly safe to say that if you consider yourself a socialist or you're someone who believes in big government it's unlikely that we're going to share political views. I don't personally see this as a barrier but a lot of people do so I'm just putting it out there.

So, what am I looking for? I'm looking for someone who, frankly, does their own thing. What that means to me is that I want someone who's not afraid to step outside of the mould if they want to, and just does things because they think they'll like it. Ideally you'd be fairly outgoing and sociable, as I do a lot of socialising, and hopefully you'd be fairly adventurous as well. If the idea of driving a classic car back from India sounds like your idea of a personal hell, then you're probably not who I'm looking for. If the idea of sailing to some of the most remote islands in the world sounds like your idea of heaven, then we might just get along.

This post is already too long, so if you've got this far and you're interested then I would absolutely love to hear a bit about you in chat. Otherwise, best of luck in your search!