34f here, UK based, German national. Currently actively not dating with no plans to get back into it anytime soon because I simply don’t know if my ‘demands’ are too left field.
I don’t ever want to permanently share my living space with a partner again. I left my ex in 2022 so I’ve been living alone (+ two dogs) since then, and I adore it. The ability to shut the door behind me and just exist totally freely is bliss. I am a super light sleeper, so the idea of having somebody next to me every night makes me want to break out in hives!
I also loathe the permanent texting early on. Telling somebody what I’m having for dinner tonight is my worst nightmare. This is why I mentioned my nationality at the start of this. It could just be a cultural thing, I guess… I was raised to think twice and speak once, so smalltalk isn’t exactly my forte.
I’m not looking to change either of those things about myself. I’m looking to eventually attract someone who is roughly aligned to these two BIG criteria.
What would be a pleasant but firm way of getting this across in an OLD profile?