As an introvert I never felt like I fit in. I’d like to find one person I mesh with, so we can do things our own way. I can’t say I’m very fond of all the goings-on in the world. It can be interesting to observe, but sooner or later the realization hits that I’m stuck in this mess too. Being cozy together while musing about all this in an “us against the world” kind of way sounds like an ideal way to cope.
World view compatibility is important for that to work. That is hard to check with a wall of text like this, but I can say for sure that a deep thinker with a healthy dose of skepticism or two is a good start. That way, when we eventually run into a disagreement, it will be an opportunity for an interesting discussion. I’m not only interested in what you think, but also why. Agreeing to disagree is much easier if I know your position is well thought out.

• Non-smoker, and allergic to furry pets.
• Not interested in children.
• Non-religious, but don’t fit in the edgy new atheist camp either.
• Homebody, but take care to not stray from a normal BMI.
• I’m a bit of a clean freak with respect to some things. Though it is probably slightly less strange to have inside/outside clothes since everyone went crazy in the pandemic.
• I can be very driven once I get into something, but have a hard time committing to something new.
• I moved to Switzerland, from the Netherlands, for work (programming) a couple of years ago but my German still sucks.

I appreciate people who are good at putting their thoughts in writing. An easy way to annoy me is to reply to my multiple question email with only one answer.
I’m not active on social media and I would prefer if you also don’t like sharing your personal life with internet strangers, with me being the exception naturally :).

In my free time I enjoy arranging/playing anime/Thouhou songs on my stringed instruments and making noise on my synths. My drive to create things also led me to collect a bunch of tools I enjoy using ranging from calligraphy pens and (analog/digital) cameras to soldering equipment and a 3d printer. I even bought a sewing machine recently, though I’m still getting the hang of that one.

I think it is attractive to be passionate about something especially if it involves creating/DIY. You might even be able to convince me to get into whatever you are into. It would be even better if our interests overlapped enough that we could work on a project together.

Some of my less interesting hobbies are sim/fps games (looking forward to Satisfactory 1.0, also need to finish Baldurs Gate 3 still...) and watching/reading anime/light novels (Some of my favorites are Ghost in the Shell, Violet Evergarden, and Girls' Last Tour). I also spend a good chunk of my week listening to podcasts while keeping my hands busy with 2009scape.

I’m not super into traveling. This is partially because traveling on my own is a little intimidating. If you want to fly all over the world multiple times a year then I’m not a good match, but I would like to visit Japan at some point.

Building a relationship with so much trust that we can share all our thoughts and be comfortable showing our vulnerable sides, is my goal.
Send me a message if you share that goal and resonated with any part of my post. I’m eager to figure out if we are eccentric in a compatible way.

I prefer private messages over chat, since I don’t get email notifications from chat messages. I also prefer to sit down and write a long message asynchronously rather than sending back and forth single lines.