Hello all. I grew up in Western Washington, but just moved back to the area after some time away. I have some friends in the area broadly, but am hoping to make some connections closer to where I live now.

I am: Vulnerable, open, fat, confident, anxious, accepting, outgoing, kind, sarcastic, understanding, witty, underemployed, overeducated, non-judgmental, irreverent, empathetic, neurodivergent, into video/board games, adorable, melancholy, introvert-friendly extrovert, hilarious, I read/write a little German, am low-key into computers, am high-key into figuring my brain out a bit better, easily distracted, uninhibited, non-religious, artsy (pottery, drawing, painting), handy (renovations, building dumb shit, fixing problems), responsible, caring, 420 friendly, and verbose.

I'm looking for friends in the area to chill with, chat with, play games with, get stoned with, go on mellow walks in nature with, etc. I am progressive and talk about that and mental health stuff a lot - they're on my mind a lot these days with the world and my recent ADHD diagnosis.

I'm looking for people of any gender who are comfortable being vulnerable and interested in growth/knowing themselves, are between 30 and 45.

Some things I like are when people are talkative, genuine, altruistic, hilarious, neurodivergent (I often connect very well with others who have ADHD or are on the Autism spectrum), German-speaking, progressive, video/board game playing, fun, you're a nerd, you are nurturing and kind, and probably a bunch of other stuff.

Things about people I have a hard time connecting with:

- If you want someone to go on strenuous hikes or be a gym partner, that's not me. I'm like a go for a walk in the morning and then chill at a brewery in the afternoon kind of woman :D

- If you're stupid into sports or anime - Nothing wrong with it, but I just don't get it.

Deal breakers:

- Must treat people with empathy: don't be elitist, condescending, or conservative.

When you write, please tell me the basics about yourself and what about my post intrigued you enough to reach out to me. I may take a while to respond as I like to take the time to get to know people, but I will respond to any genuine attempt to connect. I will not respond to low-effort replies. Thanks for reading my novel <3