Hey there,

I've been away from dating for a very long time and I'm looking for a relationship with a lifelong partner. Some details about me:

• My favourite sports are skiing, bicycling, and kayaking. I am not intensely active in these sports, only as recreation rather than for competition. I have helped friends get into these sports as well.
• My preferred vacations are ski trips, road trips, and car camping. I typically manage one winter and one summer vacation.
• My favourite foods are East Asian, North American, and Mediterranean. I am a tea person rather than a coffee person.
• My pastimes are listening to and reading about sci-tech and world news, and being on Reddit (unfortunately). I used to game and watch anime, though I spend less time on these in recent years. I am open to expanding my hobbies to include my partner's.
• I prefer music that is more melodic, but the spectrum runs from trance to power metal.
• My university major was in psychology, with most electives in literature, philosophy, and physics.
• My primary language is English. I can speak Cantonese conversationally and Mandarin at a basic level as well.
• I have stable and steady work, median income, and a small condo.
• I cook from recipes, but loathe grocery shopping.
• I am a repair rather than replace kind of person, with DIY interests.
• Aside from sports, vacation, and work, I am very much a homebody. If you believe in MBTI, I am either an INTP or INTJ and prefer small-group social engagements at most.
• I am 164cm tall.
• My favourite kind of humour is witty and cuts at the core of social issues with a dash of the absurd, though my own humour is admittedly a bit dry in comparison. I don't like humour that is a veiled insult against an individual.
• I am very family oriented and prioritize the home over all else.
• I'm open to having children, but final decision depends on the social and economic situation of the time.
• I do not smoke, drink, or use any other substances.
• I am not religious.
• I don't keep pets right now since I don't want to leave them at home while at work. I am ambivalent towards outdoor pets because I am a strictly shoes-off in the house person.

The woman I'm looking for:

• Generally finds the above details agreeable.
• Is in her upper 20s to around my age, without prior children.
• Has a strong moral compass and ideas on how she would like to live. Doesn't have to be entirely compatible with me; I would prefer to meet someone and mutually decide on compromises, or find that we are not compatible, over being with someone who defers most decisions to me.
• Is a bit sporty and fit, or willing to be active to a recreational level at least. I would like to share in the sports I enjoy.
• Is in the Metro Vancouver area or up to half a day's drive away. I am not interested in online or long distance relationships. Moving to her region is possible, but it would take serious consideration.

If you are interested, please message me with your thoughts and information about the points I'm looking for. Feel free to ask me anything else you'd like to know.