I'm an English teacher, a bit of a nerd (okay, a lot of a nerd, let's be honest), and an unrepentant feminist. I love soccer and arguing politics. I'm competitive and outspoken. I'm looking for a guy who understands the problem with "nice guys". Respect and kindness, not chivalry, are essential. Bonus points for guys who dress well.
I love to travel, especially to places with really old stuff and/or cool museums. I've been to 33 states and seven foreign countries. I really want to go to Brazil for World Cup 2014.
Deep sea fish. I want to study them, but I have a deep and terrible fear of large bodies of water. And I did very little science in college, so I doubt anyone would pay me to study fish. Or dinosaurs. How awesome would it be to be a paleontologist? If only I weren't so damn practical about my career...
I almost never go to live concerts (except opera). I have minor hearing issues, and I don't particularly want to compound them with unnecessarily loud music. Also, I'm rarely interested in any type of music enough to actively seek out live shows.
I hate having my picture taken, so getting good profile pictures has been a challenge. The ones posted are a bit old, but I still look the same.
Don't invite me to go out for coffee. I know it's a common getting-to-know-you type of date situation, but me and caffeine are Not. Friends.
Who am I looking for? Someone who reads books. Someone who actively tries to learn new things. Someone who wants to actually go out (where and for what reason aren't as important). Someone who identifies as feminist (I know this is a long shot, but you would make my day if we could sit down and talk about intersectionality over a bottle of wine and some pizza.)
Who am I not looking for? The polyamorist (you do your thing with my blessing, just not with me). The no-kids-ever-guy. The commitment-phobe. The Nice GuyTM (he's different from guys who are nice). The music snob (I have my preferences, but I recognize them as being an issue of my personal taste, not an indictment of other peoples' intelligence). The only-wants-to-date-white-chicks-or-maybe-Asian-chicks-or-anybody-who's-not-black guy (cuz racism is dumb).
Do you guys realize how many of you have "laid back" and some version of "like to go out but also like to stay in" in your profiles? I don't even know that I consider "laid back" as a positive personality trait.....hmmmm. Convince me.
I'll probably add more to this in the next few days, so come back and visit! Questions? Send me a message, and I'll be glad to respond. :)
PS: I like smilies. Deal with it. :P
