I love my children, and they are the most important thing in the world to me. I'm also into gardening, Abyssinian cats and other animals, video games, vacations (nothing fancy or outrageously expensive, just getting away from the norm). I'm into deep conversations, and intellectual chats Astronomy, physics, computers and technology, animals, other areas of science, medical stuff, etc -- if you're geeky too, we'll get along great! I'm a video gamer who builds online gaming communities and servers as a hobby. I'm financially stable, can cook for myself, clean up my own messes, take care of my own kids, and handle life with my big boy pants on. I prefer a woman who can handle her own life with her big girl pants on, too -- and someone who will be honest with me about her feelings, even if it hurts. Currently working on finding myself and my interests again after an 18 year marriage (we are amicable and share custody of the kids). Looking to take it slow, but I'm definitely not opposed to slowly building a relationship and being monogamous while we figure it out. Just not going to dive head-first with blinders on. I vape and eat cannabis products when I don't have anything going on due to some long-term health issues (happy to discuss at some point, nothing contagious). Actively losing weight with diet and exercise. Let's start with friendship and see if it goes somewhere. I've been separated officially and on my own for 7+ months but we discussed and started planning it a year before that, we're never getting back together.