26 [M4F]/[M4TF] Just a normal-ish guy looking for a real, meaningful relationship.

Hey there, Reddit! Sorry for not having a clever pickup line or eye-catching buzzwords in the title, that really isn't my style - I'm just here in the hopes that the right person notices this humble post and decides to take a closer look. Simply put I'm looking for a real, stable, healthy relationship, and having browsed around these parts of the internet for a while I figured I'd take a gamble and put out a post of my own. To that end, here's some information on who I am and what I'm doing here; it will probably end up being a bit of a wall of text but I do hope you'll read it through to the end. Not the most standard of formats, perhaps, but then again I'm not really the most standard of people, so hopefully my overblown list will attract the sort of person who gets how I see the world. Anyhow, onwards!

I am:

• Physically fairly average - 5' 10", not particularly athletic but not a total couch potato, could stand to lose a few pounds (who couldn't these days?) but not to the point that I would describe as "chubby," and otherwise generally inoffensive and unremarkable, by my measure at least.
• Brown-haired, with a (generally quite short, Covid circumstances notwithstanding) beard, so if that's a deal-breaker turn back now.
• Something of a socially-awkward dork, at least until I get familiar with someone.
• A bit on the brutally honest side (if you hadn't figured that out already), sometimes too much so for my own good.
• Patient, open-minded, intellectual, kind-hearted once I figure out the right words to use, an excellent listener and a consummate problem-solver.
• A dedicated gamer, mostly on PC these days (although I own a Switch and am open to other platforms), a long-time fan of Anime in general and Studio Ghibli in particular, a great lover of books (particularly fantasy) and music, and an all-around follower of most more conventionally-nerdy topics - Science, History, Math, Linguistics, Geography, whatever topic grabs my interest on a given week really.

You are:

• Cute, broadly speaking, or perhaps "pretty" is the better word - basically if you have a nice smile and don't wear ten pounds of makeup on the regular you'll probably do just fine.
• Age: Lets say my age plus or minus four years, although I could go a bit outside that range if the chemistry is there.
• Height: I... don't really care.
• Hair: Present (ideally, no shame to the bald girls out there) and clean.
• Weight/build: I'll admit I have a minor preference for girls who are more on the petite side, so that's worth bonus points, but really as long as you aren't significantly over- or underweight there shouldn't be any issues - I can hardly give someone else grief if they've gained a couple pounds due to lockdowns and such. Visual attraction is important, but in the long term how well we get each other matters more in my book.
• Ethnicity: You guessed it, don't really care, although I'd appreciate someone who speaks English well and doesn't get offended when I use big (or too many) words. I'm not speaking down at you, I promise, that's just how I am!
• Also patient and open-minded, willing to learn about me and help me learn about you.
• Not afraid of new ideas or changing how you see the world.
• Able to appreciate a somewhat dry sense of humor with a side of self-deprecation, and willing to let me know when you don't get the joke.
• Not necessarily a "gamer" (although that would be ideal) but definitely someone who enjoys playing video games, with enough common interests that we have things to do and talk about but enough differences that we can encourage each other to try new things and expand our horizons. Bring on the artsy and athletic girls, or anything else for that matter, as long as you're passionate about it I'll probably get caught up in your wake.

NOTE: Trans girls are of course welcome to apply, just please be open about it - it's not something I'd like to be surprised by. A picture would also be strongly appreciated - I hope that doesn't come across as shallow, just trying to head off a potential source of stress for myself (more on that at the bottom). If you ultimately don't feel comfortable sharing that right away, I won't hold it against you.

I am looking for:

• A best friend and a girlfriend in the same person - a bit corny, perhaps, but I think it's a goal worth having.
• In the short term, cuddling (when/if we can safely meet up, of course), gaming, watching shows and movies, more conventional "date" stuff once the whole Covid thing has blown itself out, chatting about anything and everything, doing stuff that you like to do, and just enjoying being alone together on quiet evenings. Not in any great rush, happy to take things slow for now.
• In the long term, building a happy and healthy relationship, companionship, intimacy, and support.
• Someone that I can make happy, and help to grow, and is willing to do the same for me.
• Someone I feel safe and comfortable with, who feels the same about me.

I am NOT looking for:

• A perfect fit right out of the gate. Seriously, don't take this mad list of mine as a set of hard-and-fast requirements, if you think we'll have chemistry drop me a line - if I agree, we can make it fit.
• Kids, at least in the foreseeable future.
• A Dom/Sub/Mommy/Little Girl/Pet - if you're into that sort of thing accommodations can probably be made, but if you want it to be front and center in our relationship it isn't going to work.
• If you're reading this, thanks for indulging me and going through this entire ramble! Please include your most pretentious opinions on chocolate in your message to me (should you send one) so I know you were paying attention.
• A quick roll in the hay. I feel like I shouldn't need to say that at this point, but I might as well hammer it home a bit just to be sure.
• Being ghosted at the first roadbump. Healthy long-term relationships are built on respect, communication and negotiation, so I'd appreciate a willingness to be open about problems, discuss them, and try to work them out.
• Drama. I like to solve problems, not stew over them, and I would prefer to build a relationship with someone with a similar level of maturity.

Well, that's my bit - I hope my directness and long-windedness haven't scared too many of you away, I promise I'm at least a bit less weird in general conversation (still prone to brutal honesty though). If any or all of this sounds even a bit interesting to you feel free to send a PM my way, I don't want to promise anything but I'll try to respond to anything that has at least a moderate amount of effort put into it - if I take a while to respond it's probably because there are a lot of messages coming in, and I'm not exactly betting on that, so hopefully I won't keep you waiting. Tell me a bit about yourself, what you like to do, something wacky that might catch my attention, why you think we would be a good fit, anything you think I should know about you and what else you would like to know about me, those sorts of things; I'd be happy to answer any questions you have (within reason, of course).

Any and all pictures would also be appreciated (particularly for trans girls, as I mentioned above) but are no means required, unless you want one from me of course - visual attraction is pretty important to me, particularly early on, and knowing that I'm getting myself into can help with nervousness, so it would mean a lot to me to see your best smile. In any case, thanks so much for reading through all this, I hope to hear from you soon!