Hello and happy Friday! I'm so glad to have made it to the weekend!

Basics about me - I'm 36, and mostly female (AFAB, gender fluid or non-conforming, she/they pronouns.) I'm mostly a lesbian and polyam - I have 1 male partner who is my nesting partner and husband that I've been with for 16 years. And I have one female partner who I've been dating since August 2022.

I'm looking for connections of any kind. I'm looking to grow my friends circle, and I am open to relationships that grow organically. I'm not looking to rush into a relationship; I'm currently working through a lot of prior trauma with a therapist so jumping out the gate looking for a relationship isn't fair to anyone. I'm looking for women (trans women are women) or non-binary folks largely. Sorry, men, but my trauma tends to deal with a lot of men and right now it's not at all a good connection for me to make. I also have anxiety, depression, sensory processing disorder and autism. The anxiety and depression are treated, and are typically not a problem. The autism and sensory processing disorder, well. it's just part of me.

I tend to be a very open person (obviously; talking about my trauma and cadre of mental illnesses in my second paragraph!) and am more than happy to discuss anything or answer any questions. I sometimes like deep conversations; but I also am just as happy with simple and silly conversations. I like knowing about people's days, their struggles, their triumphs. I like knowing what makes them happy and hearing about their passions.

When I'm not working, I tend to spend a lot of time playing video games, reading, and crafting. I spend less of my time doing things like puzzles, board games, escape rooms, and building legos. I enjoy hiking gentle hikes to see the sights, but I do that even less frequently as I don't have many people in my life who enjoy being outside. I also am a bit out of shape currently, and have a bum knee so I do have some body limitations for hiking (hence the gentle hikes.)

My favorite season is Fall, followed by Spring and Winter as a tie. I enjoy traveling, though it can be exhausting. I have a couple of fuzzy butt pets - 2 dogs, a cat, and a chinchilla. My religion is complicated and I don't fully understand it, but what I can say is I don't do any sort of organized religion.

I'm happy with local connections or online connections. Distance doesn't bother me. As a heads up during the work day (730-330 -5 GMT/EST (or is it EDT? No freaking clue.), I only have access to reddit chat and to google chat. Beyond that when I'm home, I have discord, snapchat, and whatsapp. I prefer using chat programs that I can jump between phone and computer, but whatever makes people happy.

Please put some effort into a message - I'm not going to respond to a "hi" message. And please message me, I will not message someone who comments "DM me." I put effort into my post so there's plenty of things to start a conversation on.

I hope you all have a great day today on purpose!