veganwriter
Male
2021-05-10
| Vegan Male, 38, seeks: | |
| Dating: | Females |
| Friends: | Either |
| H | Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA | 5679mi/9086km | Map |
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| Willing to Relocate | ||||
| Open to PenPals | ||||
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| Physical Description | |||
| Me | My Date | My Friend | |
| Gender | Male | Female | Either |
| Age | 38 | 24 to 35 | 24 to 35 |
| Zodiac | ♌ Leo | ||
| Height | 5'10" (178 cm) | any | any |
| Weight | 134 lbs (61 kg) | (unused) | (unused) |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown | (unused) | (unused) |
| Eye Color | Blue | (unused) | (unused) |
| Body Type | Slim/Slender |
 Slim/Slender Average Athletic/Muscular A few extra pounds Large |
Slim/Slender Average Athletic/Muscular A few extra pounds Large |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian/White | any | any |
| Personal Information | |||
| Me | My Date | My Friend | |
| Diet | Vegan |
Semi-Vegetarian Vegetarian Vegan Raw Vegetarian Raw Vegan Fruitarian Macrobiotic |
Semi-Vegetarian Vegetarian Vegan Raw Vegetarian Raw Vegan Fruitarian Macrobiotic |
| Relationship | Single (Never Married) |
Single (Never Married) Single (Divorced) Single (Widowed) Separated In a relationship Married or Live-in Partner |
Single (Never Married) Single (Divorced) Single (Widowed) Separated In a relationship Married or Live-in Partner |
| Occupation | Other | (unused) | (unused) |
| Have Children | No | (unused) | (unused) |
| Want Children with future partner | Undecided/Any |
Yes Undecided/Any No |
Yes Undecided/Any No |
| Smoking | No |
No Occasionally Daily |
No Occasionally Daily |
| Drinking | No |
No Occasionally Regularly |
No Occasionally Regularly |
| Education | Associates Degree | any | any |
| Income | Less than $20,000 US | (unused) | (unused) |
| Religion | ? |
Agnostic Atheist Bahá'í Faith Buddhist Confucian Christian/Catholic Christian/LDS Christian/Protestant Christian/Other Hindu Jain Jewish Muslim / Islam Sikh Spiritual but not religious Taoist |
Agnostic Atheist Bahá'í Faith Buddhist Confucian Christian/Catholic Christian/LDS Christian/Protestant Christian/Other Hindu Jain Jewish Muslim / Islam Sikh Spiritual but not religious Taoist |
| Language skill | ASL English Spanish |
English |
English |
| Credentials | 0 Request Credentials | ||
| Covid Vaccination | Fully Vaccinated 2 primary doses + 1 or more boosters | ||
| My Lifestyle | |||
| I like to spend my free time | |||
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Art Galleries Board Games Bookstores Card Games Movies Museums Painting/Drawing Reading Surfing the Web Theatre (Live) TV |
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Alternative Big Band/Swing Disco Folk Hard Rock & Metal Oldies Punk Rock (Classic) Rock (Modern) Show Tunes |
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| My Favorite Comedians | |||
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Dana Carvey Jim Carrey Jon Stewart Lewis Black Mel Brooks Robin Williams Rowan Atkinson |
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Artistic Compassionate Compulsive Considerate Eccentric Humorous Intellectual Loving Open-minded Patient Procrastinator Quiet Responsible Romantic Sensitive Serious Shy Stubborn Unconventional |
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| My Politics | |||
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Centrist Socialist |
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| My Body Art | |||
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None |
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| I Like to Read | |||
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Comics Fiction News Non-fiction Sci-Fi |
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| I'm most drawn to these charities | |||
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Animal Rights Help the Poor International Relief |
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| Why I'm Vegan |
| I decided to become a vegan when I was 19 (in 2006) after becoming concerned with animal rights issues. As a child, I had always liked animals. I watched documentaries/shows about them, had many books and magazines about them, and at one point, around elementary school-age, I even wanted to become a veterinarian. I also grew up around dogs, whom I loved very much, as members of my family. So, if I had been asked, as a child and teenager, "Do you like animals?" or "Do you think animals should have rights?," I would have said "Yes, of course." But I never drew a connection between animal rights and vegetarianism/veganism. I never realized my hypocrisy, having been raised in a meat-eating family, until I was in my late teens. I knew one girl in middle school, and another in high school, who were vegetarians, but I never asked them about it, because I wasn't interested in giving up eating meat. I never imagined as an adolescent that I would someday give up eating all animal products. It seemed unfathomable to me. I thought that eating meat was perfectly acceptable, "normal," and even healthy, because I was raised in an omnivorous environment, and I did not question the misinformation I was told. I started to question my beliefs towards the end of my senior year in high school. Our health teacher showed us a documentary based on the John Robbins book "Diet for a New America," and I also watched the Morgan Spurlock documentary "Supersize Me" in my own spare time. While I already knew about some of the health effects of eating too much fast food, junk food, etc., I really wasn't that concerned about them, because I was young and naive, and like many young people, thought I was invincible. But what really affected me as I watched those films was their brief (much too brief, in hindsight) mentions of factory farming, and the terrible conditions that animals endure in our current society. I had never heard of factory farming until the end of high school. I had always assumed that animals were raised in picturesque "family farm" settings. Now, I'm a committed animal liberationist. But I know the ground work for my eventual beliefs was being laid early on. As a small child, my favorite books had animals, like "Perfect the Pig" and "Ferdinand the Bull;" I always took the animals' side in films like "King Kong" and "Moby Dick;" and when I was 8, I saw the movie "Babe," and immediately decided I could never eat pig meat again. |
| More About Me |
| Being a vegan has not been easy for me, and that's a dramatic understatement. My family was not accepting or understanding when I decided to adopt a vegan diet, and it's had lasting effects. When I first began eliminating foods from my diet, my parents didn't know what to make of it. They thought I was crazy, and reacted with fear and hostility. They took me to psychiatrists who tried to discourage me from going vegan; I was banned from eating at the dinner table with my parents (I could only eat after my father was in bed); and other family members refused to speak/associate with me, afraid that my vegan "insanity" was contagious and they might catch it. Perhaps worst of all, my parents, especially my mother, began controlling all aspects of my life. My mother has always been a "smother-mother," or "helicopter-mom" but after I finished high school and became a vegan, it became exponentially worse. She now controls about everything in my life, and it's absolutely suffocating. I'm not allowed to do anything or go anywhere without her permission. But she thinks it's for my own good; that she's protecting me. She thinks, if left on my own, I'd never make it. That the world would eat me alive. Which is why I'm reaching out here: to try to connect with other vegans, hopefully find a soulmate, and escape from the unhealthy and soul-crushing authority of my parents. And of course, I'm not perfect (that doesn't mean I stray from my veganism, which is incredibly important to me). I have flaws, and I want to be honest about them. I think it's only fair to any potential partner. I have depression (largely from the way people have treated me over the years, but it also runs in my family), as well as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, which is an anxiety disorder (if you've ever watched the show "Monk," you might be familiar with it). But that doesn't mean I'm not still a good person. I'm an introvert, sensitive, quiet, patient, and a good listener. I'm very low-key, and a home-body (yet in my current situation, I'm very lonely). I'm trying to be a writer (short stories, novels, graphic novels, poetry), and am very much the artistic/intellectual type. I wanted to be an actor, but my parents forbade it. I also used to paint/draw, but my parents took away my art supplies, and now I just don't have the time anymore. I haven't had much luck in publishing, other than letters to the editor and a few online articles for an animal rights group. |
| I'm Looking For |
| Not to sound too grandiose too quickly, but I'm looking for a life partner. Many of my family members who are around my age (cousins, etc.) are already married, or in long-term relationships. I would like the same. Where I live in Massachusetts is not very vegan-friendly, and I've had a very hard time meeting other vegans. I don't have any vegan friends, or even non-vegan friends, for that matter. I ideally want to find a woman who lives in the northeastern US (New England, NY, PA, NJ) or east Canada, although I'm willing to be open-minded about location. I'd like her to be happy/content with where she lives, and okay with the idea of me moving there to live with her, since I am not happy with my current living situation. I'd like a woman who is patient and accepting of who I am, realizing that I'm a good person who isn't perfect. I have flaws, and honestly, a lot of heartache over how I've been treated by my family over the past years. I have a relative who divorced her husband (even though he was kind to her and their children) simply because he had anxiety and depression. So I want to be open about my anxiety and depression, so that any potential partner knows beforehand. It would be wonderful to meet a girl who's own family is accepting of her veganism, and better still if they were vegan too, although I obviously realize we don't get to choose our families. It would be nice if she had vegan friends, since I don't have any, and I'd like to meet some. I'm not just looking for a life partner, but for a support system of family/friends who appreciate and understand me. I'm a nerd, and sci-fi fan (comics, superheroes, Star Wars, etc.), a film aficionado (old, new, any genre), and a rock/heavy metal fan. There's almost no subject I don't find interesting, with exceptions like sports and the stock market. I like both arts/culture and politics, and enjoy learning new things from public radio/TV. It would be nice to find a girl with similar interests, but part of meeting new people is learning about the things they're into and expanding your horizons. My veganism, and issues of animal rights and social justice, are very important to me. I'm an ethical vegan, first and foremost, and I need a woman who understands that. I don't believe that humans have dominion over animals. They don't exist simply to suit our needs. Veganism isn't a fad to me, something that I'm doing just for my health (although good health is very important). |
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