Hopeless romantic with waning interest in dating owing to the awful current state of OLD refuses to completely give up and refuses to use any apps involving swiping.

I am adrift in a sea of ghosts, bots, fakes, and scammers and very close to retiring from dating for good.

One final try here before I dramatically slow down my time on these subs and Reddit in general.

The facts:

Me:

I’m 49. 6 feet tall. Live on the border of NYC and Long Island.

Fit. Have my hair. Don’t need a blue pill.

Used to be told I resembled Bronson Pinchot.

I’m an IT data analyst for a major healthcare company.

I host a podcast about shelter cats.

I fix MacBooks for a hobby.

I’m starting to dabble in writing erotic fiction.

Been single since early last year when I kicked out my cheating ex.

I do animal rescue and have five cats that I love.

You:

Age isn’t that important but I tend to prefer dating people that are younger than me. No offense.

You’re single. I’ll say it again. You’re single. Married or separated? Sorry, but no.

You’re in the US and on the east coast, preferably in the NY area. Not in the US or on the west coast? Not interested. No time zones or passports needed please.

You’re ready to get to know someone awesome, loving, very funny, occasionally silly, and interesting. Yes this is a shameless self plug.

You don’t ghost. Again. You don’t ghost. If you don’t know how to get communicate consistently, don’t bother.

You say more to me than “hey.” If I have to use the phrase “tell me about you” one more time I’m going to delete my Reddit account!

You want a relationship.

You miss intimacy as much as I do.

You’re a real human being. I am an expert at sniffing out fakes. Try your best. I will know. I can promise you that.

Still with me? Want to guest on my shelter cats podcast?

Say hello and introduce yourself!

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