Preface: “Because we don't know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, an afternoon that is so deeply a part of your being that you can't even conceive of your life without it? Perhaps four, five times more, perhaps not even that. How many more times will you watch the full moon rise? Perhaps 20. And yet it all seems limitless.”

I included this preface to encapsulate how I feel about life and my outlook in general. We can talk more about this later.

I realize nothing really replaces an in-person friendship but the fact is that sometimes online or 'phone' friendships are longer lasting than people you know in the flesh. I also feel that sometimes because of distance or perceived 'mental space' people can be a quite a bit more honest and forthcoming about what's going on their life.

I am looking for someone I can talk to about my day with, a companion that won't fail to ask - "hey how's your day been so far?". Which leads me to my second point - we don't have to talk everyday ! Sometimes there is the expectation that people will talk and talk and talk forever, but that's simply not realistic, and leads to disappointment. Sometimes you just need a person to lend an ear to vent, and hey, that's OK too !

Note: I am not looking for a relationship or any lewd chats, simply good conversations with a soon-to-be good friend. The conversations can be mind numbingly mundane too.

About me:

I moved to Australia in the late 90s.
I work in IT but not confident enough to call myself an IT person yet.
Not huge into gaming, more-so my music, exercise, slowly trying to get back to my pre-pandemic level of fitness.
I have not yet had COVID.
I have had some serious struggles with my mental health.
I can write and read a non-Roman alphabet, although quite slowly.
I have two degrees in the hard sciences.
Left-leaning with some caveats - but I prefer not to discuss politics too much, if at all.

Things I want to do:

Get better at playing my guitar.
Start a creative hobby, I am thinking of lino cuts/printing - previously I liked my film photography.
Start running again.

A lot of the above is a huge pipe dream right now because I am very stretched for time, working a full time job and having to juggle other responsibilities and study - which we might discuss later.

About you:

In the 25-35 age bracket.
Somewhat disillusioned with life (you can interpret this one as you like).
Preferably in the same time zone as me (GMT 10).

Looking to move off reddit chat to something like WhatsApp or Signal eventually. Happy to share pics of myself there too.

Feel free to DM me, go on ! I am keen to meet you !