Dear Stranger,
In a world that spends increasing amounts of time online, I find myself isolated because I find social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, Twitter and LinkedIn increasingly overwhelming. I’ve tried to use dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, Hinge and Feeld but I find the content over-stimulating and I become obsessed and spend copious amounts of time and energy browsing profiles that looks and feels a lot like consuming pornography very quickly. I really enjoy reading and have a Goodreads account that I’ve started to make an effort towards updating regularly. This is the only social media I am active on.
I see the irony in me resorting to a blog posted online to reach out to people but I don’t have a lot of options. I find this format the only one where I can truly engage with people and treat one another with dignity and respect. I would really like to connect with people who share my interests. And hopefully, build deeper relationships and maybe even partnerships. And to that end, I am going to start to share. And invite others into my life. Some of the key subjects that I would love to engage on are Anime, Sex, BDSM, Polyamory, Movies, Books, Meditation & Mindfulness, Running, Swimming, Cycling, Working Out, Travel, Philosophy, Psychology, Scuba Diving, Mountaineering and more. I’ve always wanted to be a writer and have posted my first story and poem here as well. Read it, if you would.
I would consider it a success if you looked from across the ocean of data between us and recognised a part of yourself in me because that would mean that you and I have something in common and that is a good starting point for friendship. I don’t know how long I have on this planet but I will spend every day reaching out, hoping that one day, you will find me.
Love,
Niraj
P.S.: Is signing this first letter with love too presumptuous, naive or desperate? You may say that it is so but I would counter that it’s courageous. Maybe, foolishly so.
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