in some was this post is a meta of experiences i've had but the goal is not necessarily meta conversation (though i'm pensive enough to not mind) but rather finding people who break stereotypes.

but first, let me break some stereotypes - from tennessee but not republican, judgmental or deeply accented. sick, depressed, anxious, and lonely but not looking to be a downer or use anyone. adhd but not

i've run into some stereotypical people as i've made posts over the last week or so, but i'd prefer to find someone who is not bound by their past reddit, who keeps reaching out or keeps posting despite any bad luck they might have had, but someone who will give everyone a chance (despite any usage of parenthesis, run-on sentences, or usage of the oxford comma).

"i don't talk to people who are married" - i understand that some people have had bad experiences with married redditors, but someone who says they are married in their first message is quite different from someone who waits until a year or two down the road to casually mention it. do you ask every cashier if they are married before talking? do you avoid your friendly neighborhood retail employee who makes conversation each week because she's lonely? do you have trouble controlling yourself or falling truly, madly, deeply in love with people who make obscure references, tell dad jokes, and regale you with useless trivia?

"i hate reddit chat" - why send a chat instead of sending a PM i don't understand.

"i'm gonna send one message every couple days" - okay no one said this, but ya'll know how it is

"i'm feeling like trash and thinking too much" - oh wait, this one is me and i'm losing steam. that's how the last week has gone to be quite honest, both in life and on reddit. wake up with some energy and lose it all quickly. i'm sitting around at about 25% of my physical and mental capacity but 0% of my emotional capacity and trying to make some friends. yeah, i know i should just wait, but if i'm going to be a zombie at work and laying in bed for hours on end, why not put that time to good use?

if you made it this far you can send me a chat or PM with enough information to help me have a conversation and i will award you with an appropriate gif.