Hello random stranger

It is already cold on this Saturday afternoon in Minnesota and it is only supposed to get colder tonight (we will be below 0F from tonight through Tuesday) so I am looking for a quiet Saturday night in, maybe while chatting with strangers on the internet.

I’m non-binary, but AMAB and mostly masc presenting. I am probably somewhere on the grey-ace spectrum, but I don’t have a settled label for myself. I am very rarely attracted to masc presenting folks, anyone else is free to read on/interact. Single, no kids. Physically I 5’10, and I am generally a bigger person I am not going to give you numbers but I call myself fat- I don’t want to hear about this from people, I am just putting it out there so that if it is a deal-breaker you can move on without wasting my time.

I am generally a homebody, and an introvert. I am pretty nerdy- I grew up with The Simpsons, Star Trek, and Lord of the Rings. As an adult I added things like Doctor Who and Ursula K. Le Guin. I listen to too many podcasts (Blank Check, Death Panel, and Revolutions are a few favorites). I like to cook and bake, though I find it hard while living alone, unless I have plans so I can share with friends. I an avid reader, for the last year I have been telling anyone who will listen about the New Zealand author HP Parry. Her Shadow Histories duology, takes place during alternative versions of the French and Haitian Revolutions where there is magic. It is extremely my speed.

I have a chronic illness, ESRD. It takes up a good deal of my time and helps define who I am so it bears mentioning. I have had leftist politics (libertarian socialist /anarchist tendency) since I was a teenager- my first street protest was in the in lead up to the Iraq War in the fall of 2002. I even studies political thought at the graduate level until I washed out, in no small part because of my illness. Also, I am non-religious. You don’t need to agree with every belief I hold, but I am not looking to debate what I stand for. That said there are many things I won’t stand for- racism, queerphobia, ableism, fatphobia, and “just asking questions” about trans people right to exist need not apply.

I am someone who feels like I am better at knowing people than meeting people. I am pretty good at having a conversations and being open and honest with someone when I know them and trust them. I’m not great at making small talk, getting to know new people, or knowing how to get to a point where I am ready to be open with them. I guess that is why I’m 36, single and trying to meet people on Reddit, but it sucks because all I have ever wanted to to find someone who I could have mutual connection with that we could build something around.

If any of this sounds compelling and you are similar in age range to me (29-41 feels appropriate to me I could be convinced to talk outside that range if they made a compelling case, though strong preference for 25 ), feel free to message me. I prefer long form messages/dm to Reddit’s chat function. If we vibe I am happy to move to other platforms (discord is the main one I use).