My oh my, it's been a long time since I made one of these. I didn't find anyone in my hiatus because I've been tied up with pursuing treatment at a residential mental health facility outside of Nashville for a month. Spent a week and a half in a PHP in Chattanooga and now I'm on the other side of East TN in Knoxville at another PHP/transitional house; been here for about 10 days now...

I'm real close to Sevierville/Pigeon Forge but unfortunately I can't drive my car/go anywhere until I drop down to a lower level of care in the program and find some sort of affordable/permanent housing. I'm so itchy to get back to everyday life, I've been in some sort of program since September and now that I'm in a much better headspace, I want to explore, meet new people, all that fun stuff.

Anyway, where do I start about me? Buckle up, it's going to be a fun ride.

I'm a 25 year old Black woman (26 in t-minus 3 months) that is an Aquarius and INFJ-T. I have brown eyes, nice-ish lips and my fingers/hands are my favorite part of my body. I'm a thicker gal but I've been working on eating better and getting more exercise. I'm playing with the idea of having weight loss surgery in the future but we'll see what happens. My ultimate goal weight is 120-140 lbs but hey, I'll get there. Also, I'm 5 feet, 7 inches tall.

Hobbies/interests: Writing, reading, music, playing computer/video games, photography, watching TV and movies, people watching, traveling and so much more that I can't think of right now. Oh, also, I started journaling on Day 3 of residential and have been doing it ever since and it's been such a joy to have someone "listen" to my honest feelings. If we get close, I'd love to share some of my mental journey from those days.

So, before all this shit went down, I had plans to start pre-reqs for nursing school in January. But now that I've been thrown into an entire new situation, I'm trying to figure out what I want to do/can do next. I am playing with the idea of attending online classes at WGU and getting my Bachelor's in Business or something like that. We'll see. Also, if anyone can tell me about the local job scene in East TN, that would be helpful.

Hnm, some random stuff about me: I love animals (especially cats!), I only drink socially (haven't had a drink in two months though haha), I don't do drugs, I'm totally clean and disease free... Wee.

What am I looking for in a guy?

1. Someone who is taller than me (I'm 5'7" in case you already forgot)
2. Someone who has nice hair (I've always been attracted to medium/long hair, something that I can play with)
3. Has good qualities such as being kind, sweet, honest, caring, lovable, gentle, funny, etc... I love guys with gentle mannerisms and spirit in general
4. Between the ages of 22-31 (I'm willing to consider 21 or 32 if you meet most of the things that I'm looking for)
5. Displays chivarly to me and other women (you know, holding doors, being polite and all that stuff)
6. Likes and enjoys expressing love languages (My top three ones are words of affirmation, quality time and gift giving/receiving... but I love them all!)
7. Enjoys going out and doing various stuff but also enjoys hanging at home, watching movies and ordering in food... Stuff like that haha
8. Likes animals! If I find my own place at some point, I'd love to adopt a kitten in the future since I had to give up my cats when my mom and I lost our place
9. Willing to take things slow (not talking about messaging back and forth for months, I want us to meet asap when I get settled in wherever I wind up in) but please don't meet me just so you can stick your tongue down my throat. I want to be treated like I'm special
   1. Has a car, so we can go do stuff!

Other misc things that I like: Blue eyes (this isn't a requirement), soft and sweet personalities, a little shyness is cute, someone who loves to spend time together and have deep conversations.

Basically, I am looking for a long term relationship. No FWBs, "situationships" or "emotional cheating." I want someone who is completely single and emotionally/mentally available to connect with and (hopefully) fall in love. Again, I'm okay with long distance as long as we make definite plans to see each other regularly before we discuss permanently closing the gap.

I just want someone to hold hands with, go out and do stuff, go on dates, lots of physical affection, cuddling up on cold nights, taking spontaneous drives with our favorite music playing, hanging out with friends, experiencing physical intimacy, all of that fun stuff.

There's tons more to say but I'll leave it there to give us stuff to build upon. If you decide to message me, PLEASE put effort into it. Tell me the basics (age, height, hair color, eye color, body type, etc) your hobbies, your intentions/likes for a relationship and a recent picture of yourself. Whatever else you want to add is fine, longer messages tend to catch my eye more quickly.

Also, put the word "Spooky" in your message so I know you actually read all of this.

Stay sweet!