Hi! I've been living in STL since July (moved here from Florida), and I have made ZERO female friends since arriving. I would like to change that.

I'm hoping to make friends in the city/county, though if you're a little farther away, I wouldn't mind being pen pals/chat buddies most of the time, seeing each other just a couple times a year! Ultimately, though, I am interested in meeting women within driving distance.

Also, I would generally prefer to meet women between the ages of 25 - 35. That's not a hard limit, though; if you're a little older or younger, we can still see if we make good friends!

Also also, I write web content for a living and tend toward being overly verbose. My apologies that this is so long, lol.

About me as a person and my situation and shtuff:

• I currently live in the county, but will be moving to the city in February!
• I have one cat and will be getting another in January (my kitty is lonely since his brother passed away a couple weeks ago)
• Personality-wise, I'm a bit of an oddball. Like, I'll dance for no reason randomly, or I'll talk in an accent for no reason, and also I like to change my words around thanks to my mother--like, at a park, I'd likely say, "look at that squirrelly-squoo!" Also, a long time ago, I decided it would be funny to say "bless you" whenever anyone made ANY bodily function noise, like farts and burps and coughs and such, and now I do it without thinking, which can lead to some hilarious situations. Harmless quirks that make me, me.
• Conversationally, I like to talk about what's going on in our lives, discuss philosophical musings about daily life, and exchange witty banter. I am very much not into politics and don't keep up with the news, and it's cool if you do, but I'd really rather not discuss it (I'm basically a liberal-leaning moderate, if that matters, though I have conservative friends--so long as you don't support just generally hating any particular group of people, we should get along fine). I'm vaguely spiritual but it's not a big topic for me, just know that if I WERE to believe in something, it would likely be Judaism. (I am not Jewish, though.) So if you're Christian, Muslim, atheist, it's all good, just don't be militant and don't hate Jews (gosh darn it) and we should be good.
• I am newly single, though hopefully not for long. If you've got a partner, that's cool; if you promise not to make me a third wheel, we could all hang out together! (I'm straight but LGBT-friendly, btw)
• I have no children, and if you do, that's great, but I'm really nervous with kids because I was the youngest child in my household and have very little experience with them. I wouldn't mind your kid(s) tagging along sometimes for outings, but probably not in the beginning when we're getting to know each other.
• I have mental illness! Wee! However, I try not to make it a huge topic of conversation, and when I do talk about it, I focus on what I'm doing and need to do to feel better and get my life on track. Not a fan of wallowing in despair or self-pity. If you're on the mental illness boat too, that's cool, just don't expect me to validate any unhealthy behaviors. Not my style.

Things I'd like to do together:

• I own a few board games, which I love to play, and also, $5 would afford us a whole afternoon playing board games at Miniature Market in Manchester! If you like board games, we have options!
• I am interested in playing D&D, but generally prefer just creating characters and learning about lore to actually playing the game. That said, I've never played with women, so maybe it would be a different experience!
• I need to exercise more but hate it, though I would be down to walk in parks. So we could do that! If you like to swim or do yoga, I might join you one day, though that day is not very soon.
• I love shopping! But I'm also constantly broke, often BECAUSE I love shopping! So shopping together is low on the list of things to do, unless we're both looking for necessities and you're thrifty and know where we could get good deals.
• Finally, once we're comfortable with each other, we could just chill together at one of our places! I sometimes like to just play video games on my comp with my friend nearby. Again, also, board games are an option.

Important caveats:

• I work 8 - 5, M - F, and I'm a low-energy person, so hanging out during the week is not likely unless/until we get really close and would enjoy just chillin' at one another's places in the evenings. Weekend mornings/afternoons are the best times for me! Which means I'm not really your go-to person for evening events, like trivia nights at bars or concerts or whatever. I'm a daytime person.
• I vape nicotine! It's a bad habit but I am stuck in it for the moment. If you can't stand to be around that, even just when it's outdoors or at my place, then I don't think we'll get along.

Conclusory Conclusion

If any of this sounded swell to you, please reach out! I prefer Reddit chat to messaging, though if we hit it off, we can of course exchange phone numbers. In your initial message, please tell me about yourself and what about my post here stood out to you, and also maybe tell me your favorite quote if you have one. Not a requirement, I just love quotes.

Thankies! Have a great day and new year.