Warning: this is a late-night rambling post, so it's going to be a long one.

Well, here we are... it's come to this. If you've been on the dating apps lately, you'll know that anyone finding relationships there have caught the last lifeboat leaving the quickly sinking ship. It's HARD out there, wherever you're located... but for some reason, it's particularly hard in Seattle. So I'm here to be open and honest and hope that I might find the needle in the haystack that is proportional to the Space Needle in the vast Universe as we know it.

I have tried the apps, I've met people in person, I've had (attempts at) FWBs. I've realized what I really am missing and needing is intimate sex with a partner. I'm a kinky person who wants to further explore those kinks with someone I'm very comfortable with and I think I'm only going to get that in a relationship. I enjoy long, passionate sessions in which we are really connected--in many different positions and having fun exploring new ones. I've dabbled in bondage and want to dive into that more. I love giving (amazing) head to my partner and receiving it. I want to dress up for you. I want you cream pie me on the kitchen table. I also want to explore your fantasies. Let's study tantric sex together and make that a weekly ritual. I want it all.

I want all of these things with a partner and best friend.

I do not need a partner, I have a very fulfilling life-- but I really want one. I'm very educated and have a fairly prestigious career for which I've worked very hard. I have meaningful relationships with long-term friends. I've done a lot of work on myself and, while we all have our flaws, I've tried very hard to learn good communication skills and emotional awareness (therapy, yay!). I'm highly social and outgoing and I have very adventurous hobbies which, ideally, my partner also shares. If you paddle, climb, ski, bag peaks, cross glaciers... you're my dream. =D I want to go everywhere and try everything. Whatever your hobbies are, if you want me to join you, I'm down to try!

Other stuff that rocks: staying in, sitting on the couch and binging comedies or horror movies, baking cookies and watching it rain outside; dogs, cats, all animals; drinks at dive bars and arcade bars; trying new restaurants; fun parties and outings with friends, live music (punk/metal shows but I have a wide range), plants, road trips, long city walks! Deep convos, chatting about the tea from work/friendships, generally being cute AF together.

The surface-level stuff: I'm pretty darn cute with dimples, dark hair and dark eyes, and short. I'm in decent shape from those active hobbies but also curvy with an hourglass figure. I think I'm really fun to be around and quick with the wit!

The deeper truths: we've all got our shit-- I don't have a great relationship with my family and that comes with some baggage. My mental health is far from perfect but I've been working on it for a long time so I think I'm consistently making progress towards good habits. I give people a lot of grace with their flaws (sometimes to a fault) because that is what I'd want to get in return, so I hope you do, too.

What I honestly want: a straight, cis-man (how boring, I know ha) -- someone who has worked on their emotional intelligence, with a career they care about; compassionate, patient, great sense of humor, willing to do the work on a partnership; open to sex multiple times a week, wants to exploring kinks and fantasies together, dominant-leaning, adventurous in and out of bed. The dream is maybe we date, hit it off, in a year or two we get a place together, we get a dog, maybe we sign some papers! I'm also open to a family together.

Preferences but NOT needed: cool hobbies, tattoos, medium-to-long dark hair, or bald/buzzed if you rock it, facial hair, chest hair, height... I don't really care--average and up, Any race, ethnicity, religion (although I'm not religious). I'm active and would prefer you are, too. My body is definitely not perfect, so I'm not especially picky on body type, just not extreme on either end of the weight scale. I do love some muscled shoulders and a cute bubble butt though. ;)

Deal-breakers: Non-monogamy, long distance (Everett/Olympia are too far. I want to SEE you), not open to a relationship, history of cheating, well outside my age-range, illegal drug use, "not a dog person," Republicans.

All right, I have rambled on into the void for long enough... In summary: Dating is hell but life is pretty cool and sex is awesome and I'm looking for someone like-minded to do those things with, so I'm trying a new way to seek that out. I'm willing to wait as long as I need to not compromise on the big things and find the right guy. If any of this speaks to you, send me a chat request and I'll tell you more about myself and we can chat!