Disclaimer: All existing situations to stay status quo. Got it? Cool.

If you are looking for a stop-gap or a placeholder OA until you find an in-person AP, move the fuck on.

Anyhow, on with the show.... I'm 52 yr old dad of 2 good kids. Though that second child is definitely feral, especially since hitting middle school.

Yes I belong to a gym. Yes, I'm there 4-5 times/week. Am I jacked? lol, noooo. Those days are long past, but I am HWP and getting more lean. (5'10", ~170-175)

In a perfect world, you would be close in all of those aspects. And if things turned out just exactly right you would be open to meeting. Some age gap is fine, but damn, if I'm old enough to be your dad, lets not.

In all the -ly tiers (PhysicalLY, EmotionalLY, etc) I'm more uplift than conflict. I *like* to see the wins. They're few and far between at times. So why not create some? I'll upvote a guy's posts here if they're in a similar age bracket just out of comradery and help someone out. Brat-tamer, I am not.

Voice messages? Love sending them.

Pics of your work outfit and a selfie in your fav comfy frumpy hoodie? Yes, please!

Goofy images of your pets? You bet.

And I'll respond in kind. I want to match the effort you put in. And the hope is that you'll match mine. Reciprocity. That's what I miss, regardless of topic. An effort to be supportive and cheer each other for the wins and console, as best you can online, for the losses.

You're a mom? GREAT ! You get it when in the midst of a conversation there's radio silence and then "Gotta scoot, son/daughter needs me." Sometimes after a long day of work and then being present for your kids that the best you can muster is a "good night sweetie. I miss you." And I don't feel offended at that. If anything, it's frustration that I can't take some of that burden off your shoulders.

Spicier stuff? Sure thing. That bedroom's so dead.... \chorus* How dead is it??* It's SO dead that... it can't even turn into a creature from The Last Of Us.

But that HAS to develop on it's own. Kinda like banter: just can't force it.

And while I'm at it.. the world is mean and people are rotten. So if you're able to find just a smidge. A damn SLIVER of happiness somehow in some hobby or book or podcast or whatever, I'm not going to judge you for it. Own it. Enjoy it. TELL me about it. Hell, I'll probably even dip my toes in just to see if I'm missing out on something. I like watching the NFL and MLB just as much as I like going fishing, spanking my kids at Mario Kart (though my son is consistently beating me these days) or finishing a project. That is: every chance I can get. Podcasts, though? I just can't do them. I've tried on various topics. I just can't get into them. I know, I know. I can hear your respect bleeding out from here.

I think that's enough off the top of my head. If any of that strikes a chord, c'mon in :)