If that joke made you laugh, hi my name is Michael. I am a 35 year old male. I am a single native Long Islander (New York) who has been living in the west valley of Arizona for 15 years now. I'm pretty chill and laid-back, but at the same time, I am also very schedule orientated. If that makes any sense at all.

I of course work. I am a teacher working in special education and also do some side work for event security (but planning to cut back on that.) I do drive and own a car. I also work out nearly every day. Cardio, weights and yoga.

I am looking for a potential relationship, not friends. If you want friends, look elsewhere so we won't waste each other's time. Also I don't want something polyammorus or to be the side guy. I want someone ideally in Arizona in particular the west valley (as I live northwest of Phoenix.) I can be flexible though. I am looking to go Saturday to the AZ Star Fair mainly for monster trucks.

If you plan on messaging me, here are my deal breakers: If you say you are from China, I likely know you are a bot (to me this is the new Nigerian prince/princess scam.) If you are looking for a "godfearing man", I likely know you are a bot (seen that too often too.) Also I am not religious... If you think cheating is fine, don't message me. If you smoke or vape don't message me. If you do drugs, don't message me. Marijuana I can be flexible on but smell like pot... If you are racist or sexist (even to men), don't message me. If you don't like jokes especially dad jokes, don't message me.

Looks wise, I am 5'11" blue eyed with short black hair, and I am bearded. I have a weird smile where I can't smile on command (like continuously for pictures) but I do naturally smile. I do wear glasses. I dress like a mix of a nerd, a skater and a rocker off the clock. While on the clock it is polos, button-downs or at least nice looking tees with slacks. In fall/winter I do wear flannel, lots of flannel. I weight about 210 right now. I have lost 85 pounds since last September. I am no longer as big of a BHM as I once was and more muscular. I attached pictures from a recent monster truck show I went to as well as other photos including a cruise back in June. I look mostly the same besides my beard growing in a bit more.

I'm into movies, music (mostly rock, punk, metal, country and pop (just look at the title)), working out, taking walks, Disney, hockey, football, monster trucks (going to Monster Jam in April) and comic books. I am starting a master's program to become a special education teacher in January.

If I do not reply, it is likely due to being at work or driving. I work 7:45-3:15 MST (AZ don't do DST if you didn't know) so if you don't see me text between say 7:00 and 4:30 MST, I am not ghosting you. I work in a school so reddit is actually a blocked app/website.

With this said, my DMs and chat are officially open.

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