32 [M4F] US East Coast - Being a hopeless romantic in 2026 makes me feel like an alien

Hello fellow Reddit singles! After being “off the market” for over 10 years I have reentered the dating world…. and good lord was I unprepared. I didn’t really see myself as a hopeless romantic until I started going on dates. From my experience, it seems a lot of people are more interested in a contractual relationship rather than just forming a deep bond and connection with the other person. It has gotten to the point where I feel crazy or like an alien lol. So I figured I’d reach out to the crazy world of Reddit to see if I could find any more “aliens” like me lol

Anyways! Here is a little about me: I’m a pretty big nerd. I enjoy playing video games, playing D&D, watching anime, Star Wars, Harry Potter, LoTR and other various nerd topics. I also love music, I play guitar and have been for most of my life. I like a lot of music but pop punk, metal and rock hold s special place in my heart.

I’m also pretty physically active. I lift, run and train Brazilian Jujitsu. I also love being outside hiking, camping, kayaking and any other outdoor adventure I can muster up.

Personally wise I’m an ambivert. That basically means I’m an extroverted introvert if that makes sense. I enjoy being social mostly with small groups but I also really like my me time. Helps me recharge and feel ready for the next day.

Lastly I’ll put it out there that I work in Law Enforcement since I know that can be a deal breaker for some.

If you resonated with anything I said, please reach out with a DM. Hope you have a relaxing Sunday :)

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 4 days ago

32 [M4F] US East Coast what if we were honest?

Hello fellow introverted singles. Let’s just be honest with each other from the start and skip all the BS. I’m a divorced dad who never in a million years thought I would be sifting through Reddit at age 32 looking for a partner. I was cheated on so I’ve got some pretty gnarly trust issues. I work a demanding/dangerous job with odd hours and mandatory over time. I’m very protective of my child and who I allow around him. Hmm I think that’s about it for the red flags.

If you are still here after my uncomfortably honest introduction, congratulations! You are braver than most. 🤣

A little bit about me (stuff that isn’t a ragging red flag at least) …

If I had do described myself I’d say I’m a nerd who likes to go outside sometimes. I like most of your classic nerd topics. Video games, D&D, Star Wars, fantasy in general , medieval stuff, anime and lots of other topics. I also enjoy hiking, camping, kayaking, running, lifting and cooking. On top of that I love music and play the guitar. I enjoy most music but pop punk, rock and metal core will always be my top pics. It really wasn’t ever a phase, mom 🖤.

Personally wise I’m what a smart person (not me I used google) would call an ambivert. Basically I’m an extroverted introvert lol. Basically I can enjoy social activities but at the end of the day I like to have my me time to recharge my social battery.

As far as what I’m looking for… I’m looking for a real connection with someone and want to build something meaningful. I would appreciate if you have some common interests and looking for something similar.

If you actually made it through all that and think I sound cool I’d love to hear from you in a DM.

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 2 months ago

32M Searching for meaningful connections and friendship.

Hello all! 👋🏼 Like the title says I’m looking for find new people to connect with and hopefully build a meaningful friendship with. In my experience, friendship as an adult tends to feel transactional and surface level. I miss having a deeper connection with people. If you find that relatable you are probably in the right place lol.

A little about me. Personality wise I’m what I recently learned is called an ambivert. Basically I enjoy my time being social but I also love my me time and use it to recharge my social battery. I’m fairly nerdy and enjoy video games (mostly PC), D&D, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Anime and other various nerd related items. I’m also pretty physically active, I work out, run, hike, camp and kayak. I like to cook and try my best to eat healthy lol.

If you find this post relatable or have common ground I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to DM :)

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Searching for meaningful connections and friendship.

Hello all! 👋🏼 Like the title says I’m looking for find new people to connect with and hopefully build a meaningful friendship with. In my experience, friendship as an adult tends to feel transactional and surface level. I miss having a deeper connection with people. If you find that relatable you are probably in the right place lol.

A little about me. Personality wise I’m what I recently learned is called an ambivert. Basically I enjoy my time being social but I also love my me time and use it to recharge my social battery. I’m fairly nerdy and enjoy video games (mostly PC), D&D, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Anime and other various nerd related items. I’m also pretty physically active, I work out, run, hike, camp and kayak. I like to cook and try my best to eat healthy lol.

If you find this post relatable or have common ground I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to DM :)

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Searching for meaningful connections and friendship.

Hello all! 👋🏼 Like the title says I’m looking for find new people to connect with and hopefully build a meaningful friendship with. In my experience, friendship as an adult tends to feel transactional and surface level. I miss having a deeper connection with people. If you find that relatable you are probably in the right place lol.

A little about me. Personality wise I’m what I recently learned is called an ambivert. Basically I enjoy my time being social but I also love my me time and use it to recharge my social battery. I’m fairly nerdy and enjoy video games (mostly PC), D&D, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Anime and other various nerd related items. I’m also pretty physically active, I work out, run, hike, camp and kayak. I like to cook and try my best to eat healthy lol.

If you find this post relatable or have common ground I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to DM :)

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Searching for meaningful connections and friendship.

Hello all! 👋🏼 Like the title says I’m looking for find new people to connect with and hopefully build a meaningful friendship with. In my experience, friendship as an adult tends to feel transactional and surface level. I miss having a deeper connection with people. If you find that relatable you are probably in the right place lol.

A little about me. Personality wise I’m what I recently learned is called an ambivert. Basically I enjoy my time being social but I also love my me time and use it to recharge my social battery. I’m fairly nerdy and enjoy video games (mostly PC), D&D, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Anime and other various nerd related items. I’m also pretty physically active, I work out, run, hike, camp and kayak. I like to cook and try my best to eat healthy lol.

If you find this post relatable or have common ground I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to DM :)

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Searching for meaningful connections and friendship.

Hello all! 👋🏼 Like the title says I’m looking for find new people to connect with and hopefully build a meaningful friendship with. In my experience, friendship as an adult tends to feel transactional and surface level. I miss having a deeper connection with people. If you find that relatable you are probably in the right place lol.

A little about me. Personality wise I’m what I recently learned is called an ambivert. Basically I enjoy my time being social but I also love my me time and use it to recharge my social battery. I’m fairly nerdy and enjoy video games (mostly PC), D&D, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Anime and other various nerd related items. I’m also pretty physically active, I work out, run, hike, camp and kayak. I like to cook and try my best to eat healthy lol.

If you find this post relatable or have common ground I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to DM :)

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Searching for meaningful connections and friendship.

Hello all! 👋🏼 Like the title says I’m looking for find new people to connect with and hopefully build a meaningful friendship with. In my experience, friendship as an adult tends to feel transactional and surface level. I miss having a deeper connection with people. If you find that relatable you are probably in the right place lol.

A little about me. Personality wise I’m what I recently learned is called an ambivert. Basically I enjoy my time being social but I also love my me time and use it to recharge my social battery. I’m fairly nerdy and enjoy video games (mostly PC), D&D, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Anime and other various nerd related items. I’m also pretty physically active, I work out, run, hike, camp and kayak. I like to cook and try my best to eat healthy lol.

If you find this post relatable or have common ground I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to DM :)

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Searching for meaningful connections and friendship.

Hello all! 👋🏼 Like the title says I’m looking for find new people to connect with and hopefully build a meaningful friendship with. In my experience, friendship as an adult tends to feel transactional and surface level. I miss having a deeper connection with people. If you find that relatable you are probably in the right place lol.

A little about me. Personality wise I’m what I recently learned is called an ambivert. Basically I enjoy my time being social but I also love my me time and use it to recharge my social battery. I’m fairly nerdy and enjoy video games (mostly PC), D&D, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Anime and other various nerd related items. I’m also pretty physically active, I work out, run, hike, camp and kayak. I like to cook and try my best to eat healthy lol.

If you find this post relatable or have common ground I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to DM :)

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Searching for meaningful connections and friendship.

Hello all! 👋🏼 Like the title says I’m looking for find new people to connect with and hopefully build a meaningful friendship with. In my experience, friendship as an adult tends to feel transactional and surface level. I miss having a deeper connection with people. If you find that relatable you are probably in the right place lol.

A little about me. Personality wise I’m what I recently learned is called an ambivert. Basically I enjoy my time being social but I also love my me time and use it to recharge my social battery. I’m fairly nerdy and enjoy video games (mostly PC), D&D, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Anime and other various nerd related items. I’m also pretty physically active, I work out, run, hike, camp and kayak. I like to cook and try my best to eat healthy lol.

If you find this post relatable or have common ground I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to DM :)

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Searching for meaningful connections and friendship.

Hello all! 👋🏼 Like the title says I’m looking for find new people to connect with and hopefully build a meaningful friendship with. In my experience, friendship as an adult tends to feel transactional and surface level. I miss having a deeper connection with people. If you find that relatable you are probably in the right place lol.

A little about me. Personality wise I’m what I recently learned is called an ambivert. Basically I enjoy my time being social but I also love my me time and use it to recharge my social battery. I’m fairly nerdy and enjoy video games (mostly PC), D&D, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Anime and other various nerd related items. I’m also pretty physically active, I work out, run, hike, camp and kayak. I like to cook and try my best to eat healthy lol.

If you find this post relatable or have common ground I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to DM :)

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Searching for meaningful connections and friendship.

Hello all! 👋🏼 Like the title says I’m looking for find new people to connect with and hopefully build a meaningful friendship with. In my experience, friendship as an adult tends to feel transactional and surface level. I miss having a deeper connection with people. If you find that relatable you are probably in the right place lol.

A little about me. Personality wise I’m what I recently learned is called an ambivert. Basically I enjoy my time being social but I also love my me time and use it to recharge my social battery. I’m fairly nerdy and enjoy video games (mostly PC), D&D, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Anime and other various nerd related items. I’m also pretty physically active, I work out, run, hike, camp and kayak. I like to cook and try my best to eat healthy lol.

If you find this post relatable or have common ground I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to DM :)

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Searching for meaningful connections and friendship.

Hello all! 👋🏼 Like the title says I’m looking for find new people to connect with and hopefully build a meaningful friendship with. In my experience, friendship as an adult tends to feel transactional and surface level. I miss having a deeper connection with people. If you find that relatable you are probably in the right place lol.

A little about me. Personality wise I’m what I recently learned is called an ambivert. Basically I enjoy my time being social but I also love my me time and use it to recharge my social battery. I’m fairly nerdy and enjoy video games (mostly PC), D&D, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Anime and other various nerd related items. I’m also pretty physically active, I work out, run, hike, camp and kayak. I like to cook and try my best to eat healthy lol.

If you find this post relatable or have common ground I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to DM :)

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Searching for meaningful connections and friendship.

Hello all! 👋🏼 Like the title says I’m looking for find new people to connect with and hopefully build a meaningful friendship with. In my experience, friendship as an adult tends to feel transactional and surface level. I miss having a deeper connection with people. If you find that relatable you are probably in the right place lol.

A little about me. Personality wise I’m what I recently learned is called an ambivert. Basically I enjoy my time being social but I also love my me time and use it to recharge my social battery. I’m fairly nerdy and enjoy video games (mostly PC), D&D, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Anime and other various nerd related items. I’m also pretty physically active, I work out, run, hike, camp and kayak. I like to cook and try my best to eat healthy lol.

If you find this post relatable or have common ground I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to DM :)

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Searching for meaningful connections and friendship.

Hello all! 👋🏼 Like the title says I’m looking for find new people to connect with and hopefully build a meaningful friendship with. In my experience, friendship as an adult tends to feel transactional and surface level. I miss having a deeper connection with people. If you find that relatable you are probably in the right place lol.

A little about me. Personality wise I’m what I recently learned is called an ambivert. Basically I enjoy my time being social but I also love my me time and use it to recharge my social battery. I’m fairly nerdy and enjoy video games (mostly PC), D&D, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Anime and other various nerd related items. I’m also pretty physically active, I work out, run, hike, camp and kayak. I like to cook and try my best to eat healthy lol.

If you find this post relatable or have common ground I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to DM :)

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Searching for meaningful connections and friendship.

Hello all! 👋🏼 Like the title says I’m looking for find new people to connect with and hopefully build a meaningful friendship with. In my experience, friendship as an adult tends to feel transactional and surface level. I miss having a deeper connection with people. If you find that relatable you are probably in the right place lol.

A little about me. Personality wise I’m what I recently learned is called an ambivert. Basically I enjoy my time being social but I also love my me time and use it to recharge my social battery. I’m fairly nerdy and enjoy video games (mostly PC), D&D, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Anime and other various nerd related items. I’m also pretty physically active, I work out, run, hike, camp and kayak. I like to cook and try my best to eat healthy lol.

If you find this post relatable or have common ground I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to DM :)

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Adulting makes finding new friends challenging.

Hello Reddit! Like the title says, I personally find being an adult working full time makes it difficult to meet new people. I have a fair amount of friends but most of them are work friends. I love them but.. I spend too much time at work as it is. So it would be cool to meet make some new people on here.

A little about me… I’m fairly nerdy so I enjoy D&D, gaming (PC mostly), Star Wars, some Anime and other various fandoms. I also play guitar, kayak, hike, work out at the gym and camp occasionally.

So if any of that sounds interesting please reach out with a DM.

Thanks for reading and I look forward to meeting you!

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Adulting makes finding new friends challenging.

Hello Reddit! Like the title says, I personally find being an adult working full time makes it difficult to meet new people. I have a fair amount of friends but most of them are work friends. I love them but.. I spend too much time at work as it is. So it would be cool to meet make some new people on here.

A little about me… I’m fairly nerdy so I enjoy D&D, gaming (PC mostly), Star Wars, some Anime and other various fandoms. I also play guitar, kayak, hike, work out at the gym and camp occasionally.

So if any of that sounds interesting please reach out with a DM.

Thanks for reading and I look forward to meeting you!

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Adulting makes finding new friends challenging.

Hello Reddit! Like the title says, I personally find being an adult working full time makes it difficult to meet new people. I have a fair amount of friends but most of them are work friends. I love them but.. I spend too much time at work as it is. So it would be cool to meet make some new people on here.

A little about me… I’m fairly nerdy so I enjoy D&D, gaming (PC mostly), Star Wars, some Anime and other various fandoms. I also play guitar, kayak, hike, work out at the gym and camp occasionally.

So if any of that sounds interesting please reach out with a DM.

Thanks for reading and I look forward to meeting you!

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago

32M Adulting makes finding new friends challenging.

Hello Reddit! Like the title says, I personally find being an adult working full time makes it difficult to meet new people. I have a fair amount of friends but most of them are work friends. I love them but.. I spend too much time at work as it is. So it would be cool to meet make some new people on here.

A little about me… I’m fairly nerdy so I enjoy D&D, gaming (PC mostly), Star Wars, some Anime and other various fandoms. I also play guitar, kayak, hike, work out at the gym and camp occasionally.

So if any of that sounds interesting please reach out with a DM.

Thanks for reading and I look forward to meeting you!

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u/HardHatt_Muffin — 3 months ago