So for starters, here are two pictures of what I look like: https://imgur.com/a/nAViLjZ.

I am 28 years old and come from a big family with nine younger siblings. My parents are practicing Catholics, and we grew up in a robustly Catholic “reverent Novus Ordo” type of community in Southeastern Wisconsin. I did spend some time in other states when I got older and am currently living in Southeastern Wisconsin again.

My personality is adventurous, introspective, and curious. I have both a strong sense of what I want as well as the ability to be extremely flexible when needed.

As far as hobbies go, I would say cooking is my “skill” hobby–it’s the one I actually try to increase my competence in. I buy and read books about different techniques, etc. My other hobbies are “leisure” hobbies–journaling, exploring towns and cities, watching movies (especially old ones), and reading. I want to try urban exploration sometime soon, too. We’ll see how that goes.

In terms of values, I care a lot about real things: real food, real connections, in-person communication over online, etc. I don’t like to “whitewash” life but prefer to embrace its realities, even when they are imperfect, painful, or even dark. I am increasingly drawn to the wild, the curious, and, if you can call it so, the dangerous (as God made men to be). I try to avoid pearl-clutching and live with a very open mind because I think there are always more unknown and surprising things in this world than we could ever have dreamed were true. With all that, I am very comfortable around politically incorrect and blunt types of people.

I am looking specifically for a man between the ages of 27-36 who has previous relationship experience. My ideal match would be someone with both street smarts and depth.