It's amazing what a little bit of time and introspection can do, right?

A first timer here, but a long time observer. In a long term relationship, but the spark, as they say, has gone out. I'm happy in it in a lot of ways and I don't intend to change that, but I want to find something more, something that will reignite that part of me that yearns for the little good mornings and good nights, for a racing heart in the middle of a shift or the quiet moments of real shared affection that are so hard to find and so hard to keep, but always worth it.

Me: 6'2", slim, I take care of myself and am a big fan of hiking and general outdoorsmanship. Glasses (damned astigmatisms) with big blue-green eyes, keep my hair short and have a goofy smile. A bit nerdy and a lover of old school movies and music(als), a big reader and a big writer (read anything from Tolstoy to Maas). I work full-time and am building a pretty solid professional life with a forward view towards moving up and having something to be proud of. I live in the Southwest (mountain time) but work graveyards so time zones are flexible and, frankly, elusive. I'm the kind of person who isn't great with a prepared joke, but will snap in with a pun or a dad joke that'll make you cringe and laugh a little bit all at once. I'm a big cook - the kitchen is more of a home than the rest of the home most days - sharing recipes is a big fun thing for me.

I want to find someone that I can really just connect with, talk to, build something real (and discrete) with. Age isn't much of a factor for me, though I've find I tend to make friends better with folks a little older than me. I want us to smile together, to share little and big triumphs, tragedies, to gossip with and laugh over all the crap that makes life beautiful and strange. Something daily (or as close to it as possible - life's complicated) with an aim for more. The spicy stuff matters too (I've got my kinks), but none of it matters if we don't connect well before that.

Above everything, be yourself, please. I want to get to know you and I want you to get to know me, I want us to discover everything about each other, especially the things we don't see.