Hey everyone! I hope you're all doing well. I have a couple of other posts on my profile that go into quite a lot of detail about who I am as a person, so I'll keep this one a bit lighter. If you don't want to go back through my profile, I'm happy to answer any questions you may have!

I'm a 28 year old guy from SE London, and I had a bad breakup last year. While I no longer feel particularly affected by it, I am still not ready to pursue romance - if a true connection were to develop, never say never I guess, but it is absolutely not my intent. However, I have found myself missing the intimacy and connectedness that cuddling up with someone provides, so I thought I'd post here to see if anyone was interested. I am open to both short-term and long-term, but long-term would be preferable for me as it seems like a better opportunity to develop a friendship.

For those that don't want to read through my previous posts, some basics about me: I'm into the normal Reddit stuff (TV, movies, music, video games etc - happy to discuss specifics), as well as technology, theatre, hiking and gymming (been away from it for a little while, need to get disciplined again!) I also love animals, and may end out sending you some photos of my dog if I think he's being particularly cute and you like dogs too. More academically-speaking, I am quite science-y, having studied biomedical sciences at university, and having a strong interest in space and psychology (I've been down many a late-night Wikipedia rabbit hole with those). I don't really know the best way to proceed with something like this as I haven't done them before, but I figure there's enough interests there that we could incorporate some of them into the cuddling - eg watching a movie together, or just having a conversation (about anything, it doesn't have to just be my interests!)

Finally, I'm also aware that as this is a M4F post and I am the man, there are certain precautions you may wish to take, and that's totally understandable! Aside from the obvious (chatting first, meeting in a public place), if there's anything else that can help you feel at ease, let me know - I'd be happy to do whatever I can. As for location (assuming a public meeting goes well), I live in SE London - my living situation can be a bit crowded (I live with housemates), but I am happy to host if it is better for you. Equally, if you'd prefer your place, I'm happy to travel round the city.

I look forward to hearing from you! Chat is preferred over messages please :)