This is so wildly out of my comfort zone, but what the hell. It’s my birthday and I can embarrass myself if I want to lol

I’ve met some wonderful women on the dating apps, but haven’t made a lasting connection and Im missing that, so here I am, out on a limb, in Denver, CO

About me: Physically? I’m tall (6’4) and heavily tattooed, lean/swimmers build, and I have a few health issues (that are managed with medication). My background? Heavily involved in sports growing up, now I enjoy them in passing, recreationally or as a spectator. I enjoy the outdoors but I’m not outdoorsy, meaning to say I love to go camping but I’m not super interested in hiking all of the time. I spent time in the Air Force, before getting my degree in finance and moving to Denver. I bought a home here, and worked for a couple different Broker Dealer/Investment Advisory firms since then. Me currently? I’d consider myself an ambivert, leaning towards introvert until I’m comfortable, then I enjoy being outgoing. I’ve got a couple of dogs who are pretty well behaved, and we have a nice, mellow life (mellow and Belgian Malinois is obviously a touch oxymoronic in nature). I love making people laugh, and my humor runs the gamut. I really love to travel and plan to do so as much as possible this coming year, with a desire to move abroad or begin spending larger and longer durations out and about. And a big component of my personality is that I’m a nerd, the coin collecting, metal detecting, encyclopedic knowledge of Game of Thrones, type of nerd. I love novels, my favorite authors are Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, Nelson DeMille, Vince Flynn, GRRM, and occasionally others. Im most comfortable in athletic wear but still own a suit or two. And I am almost always driving something unusual and it’s both amazing fun and an occasional pain, keeping life interesting. Finally, Im a firm believer in mental health, I’ve been in therapy a few years now and have no plans of stopping, it’s wonderful and I look forward to it.

Potential dealbreakers: I figured this is important enough to warrant its own, freestanding section. Politics? Im progressive, full stop. If you’re not currently disgusted by what’s going on, it wont work. Im 420 friendly/user in Colorado, but don’t drink too often, so I can scoop you and your friends up when your girls night out goes a little too hard. I have autism and sensory hypersensitivity, I handle all aspects of my life and don’t require any assistance, but sometimes I get overwhelmed with inputs and need a moment to collect myself. I still enjoy concerts and events, I just plan ahead. With this comes anxiety, but I have medication as needed, I need someone patient is all. Lastly, Im divorced. That one stings to say because I’m probably one of the more ‘ride or die’ people that exists, but sometimes we don’t get what we want or what we were promised, but life keeps going and all we can do is learn.

What/who am I looking for? I miss making memories with someone, memories are much more fun to revisit when they’re shared. I’d like someone who takes care of themselves, gym rat or not (Im not), but just take pride in your appearance. DINK life, I’ve supported others most of my life and would like to build with someone, not for someone. I’ve dated doctors and cashiers, your profession can be whatever as long as it affords the ability to travel, I don’t have any height/age/race/ethnicity preferences, there just needs to be physical chemistry because duh. Im atheist and openly sarcastic towards all religions, do with this info as you will.

Some final thoughts, maybe there’s commonality. I see my future in an apartment near the beach, maybe in the French Riviera. Wandering Europe with my metal detector and a book, looking for a good view and a nice place to eat. My bucket list is to finish my build, a 1969 BMW, and cruising it along the coast of the Mediterranean, and visiting tracks like Imola or Nordeschleife (I probably butchered that). I want to put foot on all 7 continents, and see more of this beautiful planet, hopefully you do too

P.S. Im not sure why I bothered with the edit to my photo, Im just pretending that my tattoos aren’t individualistic and identifiable. If you know me, and you’re seeing this, you didn’t see this and you’re mistaken lol