1.     My father is dead.

2.     I know that’s probably not the best way to start but I decided to write the first thing that popped into my brain. I don’t know why that popped into my brain and I see how it could be worrisome, but I hope I have a chance to convince you that it’s not.

3.    In case you’re nosy like me, my father died from pancreatic cancer.

4.     I’m a city person. I’m not much for nature though if I met someone who was into nature, I could get into it.

5.     That’s not to say I would change my personality to make myself more likable. I wouldn’t.

6.     Except maybe just a little. I once pretended to enjoy country music for someone. We dated for four months. I don’t know if he ever found out my ruse. I liked him but I was happy to go back to my own music.

7.     I realize that mentioning an ex-boyfriend and a dead father in the first ten lines might be a bad idea.

8.     I really like coffee. Tea confuses me. I like to read. I like to watch TV, nothing scary but see number six. I read my tarot cards every morning. Sometimes they make me cry. But not very often.

9.     Parades make me cry. I don’t know why.

10.  I’m a Pisces. I do well with Virgos. Squiggles vs. straight lines and all that. But that’s about as much astrology as I know. It doesn’t really matter to me. Unless my horoscope is good. Or if it’s bad. I guess it matters a little.

11.  Being nice to people matters to me. Nice to the people who work in restaurants and coffee shops. And nice to strangers on the street. And nice to a person who might be crying at a parade.

12.  I’m a runner. I love it. I might love it more than coffee. I try not to run every day to give my body a break. I bring my running shoes if I travel. I went for a run in Ireland and got lost. I guess I got distracted because it was all so pretty and green and sheep lay around on the hillsides.  A nice woman took me in for the night. We still send Christmas cards even though Christmas is not one of my holidays.

13.  I love that time of the year when the firefighters come up to your car at a red light to collect money in their firefighter boots. I like firefighters.

14.  Not in that way.

15.  Maybe in that way.

16.  But the boots don’t do anything for me. I just think it’s cute that they do that. And also, a weird choice. Like why not their big firefighter hats? Or the pot where they make the firehouse chili? Opportunities lost, if you ask me.

17.  I would like to get married. That might be a lot but this is a dating app and you know, first comes love and then comes…

18.  I don’t know about the baby in the baby carriage.

19.  I’m a medium cook. I know how to make good bagels.  I taught myself from Youtube. I use a kitchen scale which feels very professional.

20.  I’m looking for someone with whom to have little adventures around the city. I’d like to come home after a date and feel like I was in an indie movie. Preferably we’d have dark and moody adventures that make us both happier than expected.

21.  I’d like to be so excited about you that I only tell two people. Then I’d accidentally tell a few more. I might not tell my mom for a month. I am not religious but I do believe in the power of a jinx.

22.  I like kissing but especially those soft kisses that spark heart flutters and give you those squirmy feelings? Those are my favorite.

23.  Pavlovas are my favorite dessert. They’re the perfect mix of creamy and crunchy and they were named after a ballerina. I can’t think of any other dessert named after a dancer. It’s also from New Zealand which is a nice surprise, don’t you think? I’d like to feed you a bit of pavlova, if you’re not diabetic, of course. If you are diabetic, we can find something else. I’m not diabetic but I do have a problem with my eyes. I’ll probably have to have a corneal transplant at some point. If that freaks you out, we may not be right for one and other.

24.  We can get to know each other’s ailments as we get to know each other. Unless you’re embarrassed. You can whisper them to me. I won’t laugh.

25.  Wait, I might laugh. Because I do that in stressful situations. I apologize in advance.

26.  I wonder what ailments you have. I’ll bring you tea if you have a cold.

27.  I know I said tea confused me and it’s true, but I’d still bring you some.

28.  Do you have a mother?

29.  Do you tell her things? I tell my mother a lot of things. I know I am a grown woman but I still tell her things. And I still call to ask her how to cook a chicken. Every time.

30.  Do you separate your laundry? I just started. It’s surprisingly refreshing.

31.  Ok. I hope I meet you soon.