u/Lost-Bathroom9547

Hello there! I just want to give this a shot and see where things go. I’m 33 and looking for a companion to figure life out.

I don’t drink, smoke or go out clubbing or bar hopping. When I’m not working, I like to explore restaurants or points of interest such as public parks, museums and the occasional small town hopping. I’m by no means tall and muscular, but I’d like to compare my physique with Solaire of the Sun from Dark Souls… I like video games, anime, and stand up comics such as Dave Chappell, Pete Holmes, and John Mulaney. I listen to a myriad of music genres, lately I’ve been really into Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, and Fall Out Boy.

I’m a huge nerd and try my best to growth oriented. I hope to meet someone who’s also passionate about learning and growing.

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After several months has passed since I joined the dating pool, I realized so much has changed in the span of a decade. A little FYI about myself is that I am a practicing Muslim… I do my best to be as sincere in my faith, just as I do my best to live my life purposefully. I’m not an alumnus, but I do actively seek knowledge through every means at my disposal. I used to be an active street photographer, but due to my recent career change, I have been working graveyard shifts and it makes my hobby a bit more difficult. When I’m not at work, I’m either the gym or in bed trying to recoup from the occasional sleep deprivation I get myself into. I enjoy watching anime, reruns of tv shows and movies I saw growing up, and listening to informative videos/podcasts on subjects I enjoy (History, Language, Culture, Science and Nature). I also love to play video games, but it’s so hard to spend a decent amount of time to really enjoy the game.

I can go on and on. But I’d like to save the rest of myself for someone who’d be interested in a life long relationship that’s grounded in love and mercy, mutual respect and consultation, patience and forbearance. I hope there’s someone out there who shares most of the values I hold dear and is also hopelessly hopeful about being in a halal relationship.

To everyone who took the time to read through this little rant of mine. I hope you well and nothing less.

Bismi’Llah.

Hello everyone! Assalamu Aleykum.

I sure hope what I’m going to write down helps you, because deep down, this is something I want to do as well.

Actively searching for a spouse is hard! It’s very VERY DIFFICULT. Saying it out loud does not even come close to expressing just taxing it is!

But Alhamdulillah! Allah SWT told us something very important!

“Indeed, with hardships comes ease.”
Surah Ash-Sharh 94:5-6

My dear brothers and sisters in Islam, let’s do our best to persevere and move forward in the straight path! Let’s encourage one another put our trust in Allah, and work on being the best version of ourselves!

If you ever start to lose hope in Allah, please, don’t let the shayatin fill your heart with doubt and harmful ideas.