Hello.

To begin, I'd like to say I'm really goofy and borderline eccentric. Some might call my humor "non-sequitur," others might just call it odd. I'm big into reading. I read a lot of Existential theory and just western thought for that matter. I'm interested in delving deeper into other philosophical notions. I'm super playful. I've been known to jump into the arms of loved ones and wrestle them to the ground. Sorry, this is going to be terribly disjointed. I love writing. Syntax, grammar, and logic hold a special place in my heart. I'm a critical thinker and a skeptic. I love debating, talking, and playing devil's advocate. Although my pallet is really what I'd like it to be, I love some good cheese and red wine. I recently took that Myers-Briggs, Jungian personality test, where I got ENTP, which is Extravert, Intuitive, Thinking, and Perceiving. I thought it was interesting, but the skeptic in me kept comparing it to horoscopes, in that they can apply to anyone sometimes. I have only a few friends, but I know them deeply and value them beyond my ability to really describe. Non-verbal communication has been interesting me a lot lately...I've been referred to as a nihilist more than once in my life, but in truth, I feel and care far too much to consider myself as such. Maybe one might think I'm a nihilist because I can appear to be unaffected by the actions of people around me. I try not to take myself too seriously. I find pretentious people to be quite annoying. One can have intellectual pursuits without trying to compensate for their self-loathing by shoving the said pursuits in the faces of others. Martin Heidegger wrote in Being and Time about "da sein" (I'm not sure if that requires an article or not...) which is (and this is super super super abbreviated) a being that considers its own being...a being in itself. I would love to find and have a relationship with another da-sein. I love napping but I also love running off on some pointless adventure. I really like camping. I tend to feel flustered in crowds, so my decision to move to NYC is kind of anomalous...I'm beginning every sentence with "I..."

I suppose in a mate, as you may have guessed, mutual respect and commitment are of utmost importance. While I wouldn't want to date an exact replica of myself...for obvious reasons, I would want to date someone with interests pertaining to mine. Also, a pretty massive proponent in discriminating a quality mate from a non-quality one would be that they respect and not feel intimidated by intelligent, funny and empowered women. While that may seem obvious...one would be shocked at what I've encountered. Someone who is ok to just hang out and read together or to go run around the city with me would be great. I feel relationships should change over time, I actually think it's an integral, if not an inevitable factor, but I think this change should be more of a growth...and not a malignant growth. A person that understood that women aren't plastic figurines and do indeed have bodily functions and imperfectly placed hair would be spectacular. I expect a lot out of a relationship because I've never had one that I haven't given everything I had. I want to grow and change with someone. I want see each other as a confidant, a best friend, and as a lover.

Huh, on a first date I suppose I would like to go to a coffee shop somewhere and get the typical date questions out of the way...Once we've covered all the that, go on a walk and get a little more in depth. After that, if you weren't a) an inarticulate moron, b) a creep, or c) completely incompatible with me...we could discuss a second date, that is, if I too fit your requirements.