I got out of a long term relationship several months ago and am slowly getting back into the dating scene. There’s no shortage of matches on dating apps, but it’s been difficult to find people I share values and interests with… hopefully I’ll have better luck here 🤞

Me: - Originally from Japan, recently moved to CT after spending five years in SoCal - My work means I travel a lot and relocate every several years. It’s possible I may be moving to the UK within a year. I wouldn’t mind settling down for the right person - I look like this: * https://imgur.com/a/JfyHFJO * https://imgur.com/a/3G7NslW * https://imgur.com/a/BaRY6Qo * https://imgur.com/a/SIKqqWN - I’m childfree and planning on staying that way - I’m a (non-militant) atheist and I don’t have a lot of patience for supernatural woo and conspiracy theories - I value sincerity and kindness, and I often wonder if my sarcasm detector is broken 😅 I appreciate quick wit, but I find that people who describe themselves as sarcastic are often just rude (I love Blackadder, but that doesn’t mean I’d want him as a friend…) - Politically, I lean left and am sympathetic to progressive causes; however, I do find people who make their politics their whole personalities exhausting, and I’m skeptical of populism in general - I value intellectual curiosity and honesty and that includes being comfortable saying “I don’t know” and “I don’t have enough information to have an informed opinion” - I’m a cat person, and I tend to get on better with other cat people or at least people who like cats as much as dogs - My interests include travel, podcasts (e.g. UK/world politics), comedy (e.g. Joe Pera, John Wilson, etc), music (e.g. Elephant 6, Advance Base, Skyway Man, La Femme, The Unicorns, etc), languages, science, nature documentaries, house plants, and many others that I’m probably forgetting

Looking for: - Men 33-43 on US East Coast (preferably NYC/CT). I would consider long distance (temporarily) as long as we can meet in person on a relatively regular basis - A monogamous relationship… I’m too old and lazy to be poly/EDM. Please don’t bother if you’re married/partnered - As I noted, I got out of a long term relationship and I’m taking it slow at the moment… like the title says, I’m primarily looking for a best friend that I find cute, because that’s really what a partner is - I’m not expecting you to share everything with me, but I’m hoping you share the same values and at least some of the interests

Thank you for reading my novel 😅 If you’re interested, please send me a message with a photo of yourself. Call me superficial, but I’ve got to admit that physical attraction is important to me (as I’m sure it is to a lot of people) and I don’t want to waste anyone’s time. Sorry, I will not respond if you do not include a photo… you know what I look like, and it’s only fair :D

Thanks and have a lovely day :)