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Photo by Olivia Spink on Unsplash Open up to "unconnected life" Or Meet-up on hidden dating I was using Meet-up app to find "birds-of-the-same-feather", people interested to do the same things, enjoying the same events or just willing to spend time in the same activity (hiking, dancing,  entrepreneurship, etc..). It was a big eye-opener, and with each group I had some period of accommodation: looking around and trying to understand why all those people are there, what is the reason they are coming and what they were looking for to be happening.You don't have to be a mind reader, the gazes of people are telling more than they will recognize. I will tell the story of my first meet-up with a dancing group/singles group. Friday is my tennis night and coming back with Emma from the courts I tried to see if I can arrange a baby-sitter for her in order to go to that event: a dancing night for singles (or not only). I was anxious because it was...

Adriana and I were joking about me moving to Michigan and finding a partner there. As a software engineer I can work from anywhere. After a few questions about my priorities, I enumerated some of the required criteria about a third person in my life:   "Adriana, we are an active family. I play tennis, ride road bikes, swim and in the winter skiing is the past time. I don't have TV, books are important and education is a major priority for me. Any woman in my life has to be pre-approved by Emma, wholeheartedly, with enthusiasm."    I have a lot of mini hobbies and I enjoy spending time on them: - reading - hiking - photography - cooking (by necessity) - wine making - growing a garden - writing on the side - and quiet time.    The must have qualities, for a woman, from my point of view: - smart  - presentable - enjoying a hike - independent (I want my free time) - enjoying a book - enjoying adventure and ad-hoc decisions - good parent w...