Mature Singles Intro Thread

Hello I’m 31 and I can’t find an introduction section in the regular singles forum so I’ll introduce myself here.

First Name: Chris
Location: New Jersey
Children and/or pets: Used to have a lot of pets. Currently I used to have two Persian cats.
Occupation: Sales & also taking various classes.

Favorite Color: Black sometimes Red
Favorite Food: I like trying new foods so there’s a lot. I do enjoy Japanese Food.
Hobbies: Writing short stories, Developing and playing Video Games, Hiking, Designing Digital Art, Creating fake movie trails and soundtrack to go along with my short stories, etc...
Likes: Art Museums, Historical Sites, Learning as much stuff as I can, Experimental & Avant-grad Film and Music, Reading Philosophy, Psychology, Fiction & NonFiction books, game development, writing, all animals, architecture of gothic, Victorian, and Elizabethan style, rainy weather, music, Politics, etc...
Dislikes/pet peeves: Lateness, Shallowness, Electronics not working, very hot weather, and other stuff.

Ministry Involvement: Yes I go to a church.

Interesting Factoid #1: Learning to develop video games
Interesting Factoid #2: I have aspergers (I don’t think that’s interesting but most stuff was written above.)
Interesting Factoid #3: I’m very bad in math

Welcome

First Name (if you want): Lambrini
Location: Northbrook, IL
Children and/or pets: None
Occupation: Librarian

Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Food: French cuisine
Hobbies: Foreign languages, classical music including opera

Ministry Involvement: Librarian at my Greek Orthodox Church
Bible Translation: King James Version
Bible Verse(s): "Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord" (John 20:20b)

Interesting Factoid #1: Have read the Bible through seven times
Interesting Factoid #2: Went to Harvard
Interesting Factoid #3: Won the National French Contest
Interesting Factoid #4: Did a marathon
Interesting Factoid #5: Have been to 16 countries

Hie Lambrini Waal I wish I could read the bible like you do.

Hello everyone!

First Name: Billie
Location: Central PA, USA
Children and/or pets: None, but my dog Toby passed ten years ago, and I still miss my best buddy.
Occupation: retired from something or other. Don't choose to remember.

Favorite Color: pink I think
Favorite Food: too many to list
Hobbies: reading, movies, tv
Likes: see above. and below.
Dislikes/pet peeves: inconsiderate or chronically late people. pretty much the same thing.

Ministry Involvement: Used to sing gospel in nursing homes, now do a lot of work at my church.
Bible Translation: NIV
Bible Verse(s): Jeremiah 17:7-8
Hymns or other Christian songs: too many to list

Interesting Factoid #1: I find it a hoot that 'mature' is considered 30 around here. Ha! (I'm 65.)
Interesting Factoid #2: I saw the premiere of the 'Small World' exhibit at the New York World's Fair in 1963.
Interesting Factoid #3: Can't think of another thing. I lead a very simple, quiet life and I really like it that way.

Hi BillieMae ... welcome ... premiere of "Small World" cool

Thanks - I look forward to looking around when I have some more time.

First Name (if you want): Jon
Location: central Illinois
Children and/or pets: none
Occupation: Assistant Professor

Favorite Color: Metallics
Favorite Food: Tacos (hard shell)
Hobbies: painting wargame miniature figures, reading, cooking
Likes: solitude, good coffee, novel experiences
Dislikes/pet peeves: crowds, profane language/actions, people who don't respect 'personal space'

Ministry Involvement: none
Bible Translation: KJV
Bible Verse(s): Matthew 11:28
Hymns or other Christian songs:?

Interesting Factoid #1: Military veteran but don't act like it
Interesting Factoid #2: Very beautiful, very feminine looking cursive handwriting
Interesting Factoid #3: Over-accomplished underachiever
Interesting Factoid #4: Nerd, but ashamed of it
Interesting Factoid #5: ?

Oh, hi Jon! I just replied to you on another thread. I haven't been here long either.

welcome hisgraceabounds

I can’t believe I’m a “mature single” what happened lol

First Name: Scott (if you want)
Location:Hi from NZ (or Australia at the moment)
Children and/or pets: 2 boys, 2 girls, a dog and 2 cats
Occupation: Captain (Maritime)

Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: At the moment...Borenjongens
Hobbies: Boats, Bikes, Reading
Likes: My kids
Dislikes/pet peeves: Neuroticism

Ministry Involvement: Peacemakers NZ
Bible Translation: Compare them all. Usually quote from NIV.
Bible Verse(s): Psalm 34:18
Hymns or other Christian songs: Lifesong, Casting Crowns

Interesting Factoid #1: I live and work across 5 time zones
Interesting Factoid #2: I'm Looking forward to serving with Mercy Ships again one day.
Interesting Factoid #3: I am learning Nederlands and Nihingo
Interesting Factoid #4: I enjoy reading articles from Aish.com
Interesting Factoid #5: I also enjoy being on the water during my time off (OK you get the picture, I have the disease!)

Welcome Anguspure

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Thanks

Hi, I'm turning thirty later this year and this is some information about me:

First Name (if you want): Matthew
Location: Norway
Children and/or pets: None
Occupation: Applying for Phd

Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Food: Omaha Steak/ T-Bone steak
Hobbies: Hiking and chess
Likes: Summertime
Dislikes/pet peeves: Swearing and Vulgarity

Ministry Involvement: Not at the moment
Bible Translation: Revised standard version
Bible Verse(s): "I am the resurrection and life"
Hymns or other Christian songs: Exultet (Easter chant)

Interesting Factoid #1: I hate misspellings
Interesting Factoid #2: I just recently began to like Olives
Interesting Factoid #3: I'm catholic, but a Lutheran theologian
Interesting Factoid #4: I hate cats
Interesting Factoid #5: Eagles freaks me out

Hi Stabat ... Welcome.

First Name (if you want): Jesse
Location: Minnesota, US
Children and/or pets: 1 Siamese Cat
Occupation: Unemployed

Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Pizza
Hobbies: Writing stories, listening to music, dancing, hanging out
Likes: Honest people and loyal people
Dislikes/pet peeves: Liars and manipulators

Ministry Involvement: None yet
Bible Translation: New International Version
Bible Verse(s): Psalm 46:10
Hymns or other Christian songs: 10,000 Reasons

Interesting Factoid #1: I am Autistic
Interesting Factoid #2: I am smart with technology beyond belief
Interesting Factoid #3: I love my friends/family very much
Interesting Factoid #4: I am into the paranormal
Interesting Factoid #5: I want to have a degree as an IT repair man

I am not new at all, but I just realized I never did this!

First Name (if you want): My initials spell jam
Location: Ozark Mountains (yes, I wear shoes), originally from East Texas and grew up on a farm
Children and/or pets: 2 kids, one grown and one almost grown
Occupation: I consider myself a writer, but I don't have anything published (yet)

Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Food: Chicken or spaghetti
Hobbies: reading, researching
Likes: spring and fall, animals,
Dislikes/pet peeves: rude behavior, impatience, cruelty, greed

Ministry Involvement: currently nothing official
Bible Translation: New American Standard Version
Bible Verse(s): John 3:16

Interesting Factoid #1: Every family name I can trace back is English, Scottish, or Irish

Interesting Factoid #2: I enjoy working with children and disabled adults.

Interesting Factoid #3: Besides my children, I only have contact with one family member because several in my family are abusive and untrustworthy. The ones who aren't stay close to the ones who are, so they can't be trusted.

Interesting Factoid #4: I am divorced and I feel unashamed about that. It wasn't what I wanted, but given the circumstances it was the right thing to do. When I start to doubt that, my ex-husband always shows me that I made the right choice to get away from him.

Interesting Factoid #5: I still want to finish college. I hope I will after I'm finished raising my last child.

First Name: Kelly
Location: Missouri/USA
Children and/or pets: None
Occupation: Recluse

Favorite Color: A mix between ochre/amber and rust/sienna.
Favorite Food: Don’t really have one
Hobbies: Escapism
Likes: Solitude
Dislikes/pet peeves: Chaos

Ministry Involvement: None
Bible Translation: KJV/NKJV/ESV
Bible Verse(s): Anything from the Gospel of John
Hymns or other Christian songs: From Zion by For Today

Don’t really know what else to say. I used to have a bunch of ambitions, and now I don’t, because clearly the end is nigh and I’m trying to work out my salvation before SHTF.

Hi Quiet .. glad you stopped by.