I like people who like to tell stories. Weird jobs, strange trips, random obsessions, things they learned the hard way… anything with a good backstory.
I’m 43F from Belgium. I write little essays about human behaviour, love cooking, and I’m fascinated by why people do what they do. I’m also currently learning SQL.
Tell me your age, where you’re from and something oddly specific about yourself.
I like people who like to tell stories. Weird jobs, strange trips, random obsessions, things they learned the hard way… anything with a good backstory.
I’m 43F from Belgium. I write little essays about human behaviour, love cooking, and I’m fascinated by why people do what they do. I’m also currently learning SQL.
Tell me your age, where you’re from and something oddly specific about yourself.
I was away for a week. When I came home, my partner proudly told me he had vacuumed once, fed the cats, and emptied the litter box every day.
Meanwhile, there was old food in the fridge, barely any food in the house for the kids, the sheets hadn’t been changed despite a heatwave, and he had mostly cooked meals for himself.
I don’t think he was pretending. I think he genuinely believed he had taken care of the house.
To me, chores are about maintaining a household, not completing a few separate tasks.
Has anyone else experienced this? Is this just different standards, or do some people genuinely see chores as isolated events instead of ongoing responsibilities?
Not the generic stuff.
Age, where they’re from, marital status, kids. That’s not really the interesting part to me..
I’d rather know things like:
When you read, do you fold page corners,use an actual bookmark, or leave books face-down like tiny acts of violence?
That sounded much darker than intended.
I mean people you see often enough that your brain starts giving them a role.
There’s a man I keep seeing at the supermarket who is always buying exactly one baguette. Never anything else.
Just walking around holding it like a security blanket.
I know nothing about him.
Still, if I stopped seeing him, I’d wonder where he went.
Not enough to investigate.
Just enough to think, “Hope Baguette Man is okay.”
Not looking for romance.
Not looking for a full-time emotional support stranger.
Not looking for “hey” followed by three days of silence.
I’m looking for someone fun to talk to. Someone who can disappear into their actual life and then come back with, “Okay, you need to hear this.”
Responsibilities may include:
• Sending me the thing you almost didn’t send because “nobody cares.” I probably do.
• Having conversations that start with food, weather, or a stupid meme and somehow end up somewhere completely unexpected.
• Telling me what you’re currently obsessed with. A project, a place, a book, a business idea, a rabbit hole, a very specific opinion about hotel breakfasts. I’m flexible.
• Being able to laugh at yourself and occasionally at the absurdity of being a person.
• Bringing enough curiosity that the conversation doesn’t feel like I’m interviewing a bored witness.
A little about me:
I’m curious, direct, easily bored by small talk, and weirdly entertained by people who are genuinely into something.
I have a soft spot for people who take ownership of their lives, are building something in one way or another, and still have enough sense of humor to laugh at themselves.
If your idea of a good conversation is swapping perspectives instead of trying to impress each other, we’ll probably get along.
Bonus points if you have one current obsession.
Even more bonus points if you can explain it without making it sound like a LinkedIn post.
If this sounds like your kind of friendship, applications are open.
Not looking for romance.
Not looking for a full-time emotional support stranger.
Not looking for “hey” followed by three days of silence.
I’m looking for someone fun to talk to. Someone who can disappear into their actual life and then come back with, “Okay, you need to hear this.”
Responsibilities may include:
• Sending me the thing you almost didn’t send because “nobody cares.” I probably do.
• Having conversations that start with food, weather, or a stupid meme and somehow end up somewhere completely unexpected.
• Telling me what you’re currently obsessed with. A project, a place, a book, a business idea, a rabbit hole, a very specific opinion about hotel breakfasts. I’m flexible.
• Being able to laugh at yourself and occasionally at the absurdity of being a person.
• Bringing enough curiosity that the conversation doesn’t feel like I’m interviewing a bored witness.
A little about me:
I’m curious, direct, easily bored by small talk, and weirdly entertained by people who are genuinely into something.
I have a soft spot for people who take ownership of their lives, are building something in one way or another, and still have enough sense of humor to laugh at themselves.
If your idea of a good conversation is swapping perspectives instead of trying to impress each other, we’ll probably get along.
Bonus points if you have one current obsession.
Even more bonus points if you can explain it without making it sound like a LinkedIn post.
If this sounds like your kind of friendship, applications are open.
What’s a tiny piece of human behavior you’ve noticed that nobody ever seems to talk about?
I’ve realized I quietly collect little observations about people. Not the big obvious things, but the tiny habits and social rituals that seem to happen everywhere once you notice them.
One of mine is that people waiting for someone almost always pretend to be busy for the first few minutes. They’ll check their phone, look in shop windows, or suddenly become fascinated by a menu they’ve already read.
I’m curious what yours are. The smaller and more oddly specific, the better.
Hi everyone,
I’m fairly new to writing personal/observational essays and I’m trying to get better at turning small human patterns into something readable.
This piece is called **The Empathy Membership Club**. It’s about the strange way people sometimes only seem to fully believe in someone else’s pain after they have experienced something similar themselves.
I’d love feedback on:
whether the central idea comes through clearly
whether it reads as thoughtful or too ranty
whether the ending lands
whether the rhythm feels too choppy or flows well enough
I’m not looking for line-by-line proofreading as much as reader reaction. Did it make sense? Did anything feel too obvious, too harsh, or too over-explained?
Pm me if interested
Hi everyone,
I’m 42, from Belgium, and I’d like to meet people around my age for friendly conversation.
I’m in a phase where I have a bit more mental space again, and I miss having people to talk to without it needing to be anything dramatic or intense. Just normal, curious, easy back-and-forth.
I like reading, writing little essays, films, music, people-watching, and noticing strange little patterns in how humans behave. I also like conversations that wander a bit. The kind where you start with books or daily life and somehow end up talking about childhood snacks, bad films, weird jobs, or something oddly specific you have been thinking about lately.
I’m not looking for romance. Just friendship, conversation, and people who still enjoy getting to know someone slowly.
Small talk is fine as a starting point. I just hope it does not have to live there forever.
Feel free to message if this sounds familiar.