This is my second go at this Match thing. I gave it a try on my own...and here I am !
I was going to change this up a little but its exactly the way it should be. The suggestions are my closest friends' descriptions? They think I'm hilarious and not afraid to be myself around anyone. I am honest and truthful, silly and sarcastic, professional and responsible, and I am inherently a good person. I have learned those things about myself, and I own them. I subscribe to the "what you see is what you get" philosophy. At this point in my life I am comfortable in my own skin, and I am not pretending anything...that would just be exhausting. I wish I could describe all of my quirks and -isms, but everyone has little surprising gifts that they end up sharing inadvertantly, I think that's the interesting part of a new relationship, I hope!
I am a middle and high school Health teacher and so grateful that I truly feel like that's what I am supposed to do...It makes getting up in the morning much more bearable. I have a ton of fun doing it! My family isn't huge, so I cherish them and would do just about all I could to keep them safe. They are crazy and loud, but they are mine and I'd love for someone to seamlessly fit in...my brother is a ball buster, but I've endured it and think it actually builds character.
Life is really good when I step back for a second and look at it...
The dating part of the suggestions list asks about my social life and the things I'd look for in a relationship. I am open to new social circles and situations, but its tough because when I do get "out out" I usually think I am not going to form any connection to someone new in a loud lounge or bar. I do love grabbing a drink and dinner with my friends-comfortable conversation, sigh!
I have been thinking a lot about the qualities that I am looking for in a man, and I realize that the list has changed drastically from what I had always looked for in the past. I now know that I need to find a person who can see the life we have as important and real, not superficial.
Integrity. I need to know that someone's words and actions are synonymous. I need chemistry, and interest, and attraction; I know that those are subjective. So those are contingent upon the tingly feeling that I will explain if you don't know what I mean. I want a relationship that works mutually, a partnership, and a partner in crime.
I sound picky?!
Then there's the family I would be lucky to build with someone who has strong family values and is close with his family. I love my family and my nephews, they are seriously two of the coolest people I know. I'd take moments with them over any adults.
As for my interests and aspirations...I really do want to have things to talk about and discover during a date. I don't want to make this too heavy! Thank you for taking the time...
