25ish-35ish singles thread

I liked the idea of a thread where we can chat a little less formally. Personally, I'm not ready to put myself out there via a wanted ad, but I think it'd be fun to chat, nonetheless.

The intended age group is 25-35, but, honestly, a couple of years in either direction would be fine.

I suppose this is targeted at emerging adults, those having a quarter-life crisis (like me), young professionals, as well as other groups of people that want to chat.

Potential topics include: navigating the world solo, finding meaningful work, taking care of young kids in an ecologically friendly fashion (if you've got a young family), cultivating healthy relationships of all types,  etc.

For your first post you could include your name, general location, and what you currently do for work. Other options include aspirations, why you got into permaculture, what you'd like out of this topic, etc.

I'll start-My name is Kyle. I live in Utah, though I'm becoming a boot at the labs in two weeks. I'm currently living off of bitcoin that I made at my last job. I was a web developer but found most of the work I was doing unsatisfying. I was drawn to permaculture because I wanted to do something worthwhile with my life for a career, and finding harmony with nature seemed like the best way to go about that. I'm currently deciding if I want to be a designer or if I'd rather be a farmer (part of the reason I got into permaculture was to get my body moving outside, and all my design work has been inside lol). I'm interested in philosophy, psychology, technology, culture, and anything else the squirrel running my front lobe gets drawn to. I'm open to a relationship (with a woman) but would prefer it to happen organically. Super tired of dating apps--they sap all my energy. I'm somewhat religious (LDS) though I've been finding truth among many schools of thought lately.

And here's a photo for good measure

Hi Kyle,

Nice start to a low-key thread!
I’m sure there are others who aren’t quite ready for a want-ad either, but open to ideas.

I’m Emily. Almost 32 and single.  
I grew up in upstate New York but have lived in Boston for the last 10 years. The last six of which have been on a boat docked in the harbor. I am a manager by trade, and mentality as well… I currently run an ice cream shop/cafe with anywhere between 20-35 employees. Before that I ran local and national convenience stores.
Just finishing up college now. I went traditionally after high school for associate degrees. One in music theory and one in humanities and social science, then took five years off school realizing that’s not really what I wanted to do… Went back part time as of 2017 and I’ve got one class left for an MBA after completing a bachelors in business and a graduate certificate and financial management last year. So it’s taken me what feels like forever I’m proud to say I’m graduating debt-free, only attending classes when I could make the payments in cash (not qualifying for aid anyway). For me, 2023 feels like a good year for a career change so I want to nail down exactly where I want to get some land.

I’m interested in some sort of hybrid permie situation. In 2013 I designed what I affectionately call “yurtville”. So I’m interested in 10-20ish wooded acres, off the beaten path but close enough for creature comforts like grocery stores or Home Depot.
If somehow, someway, utilities were already established, such as well water and septic, that would be dope but after years on a boat I have discovered I really don’t need traditionally running water or plumbing. I’m very cool with composting toilets, rainwater collection system, even utilizing showers at places like the gym, for example. I would love electricity and Internet…

I’d like yurts for a living, with other buildings for fun like a nice big workshop, garage, sheds. I want to create little rooms in the woods with meandering paths like outdoor kitchens and various fire pit areas, and I love the idea of a mountain bike/dirt bike track through the whole thing! I’m down to grow all sorts of things, fruits and vegetables, chickens, whatever, but it’s not my main priority to eat off the land. I really really want to grow loofahs though. Like REALLY.

In my free time I visit upstate New York often, and I love playing with my friends! I ride motorcycles with a few groups, so we make the rounds of New England, further if we’ve all got time off. I’ve recently gotten into welding, artistically, not functionally. I probably can’t fix anything just yet but I can make a tulip out of spoons. As well as motorcycle and car maintenance classes.

So I mostly want a comfortable but interesting living arrangement, away from the crowds and neighbors, but close enough for a normal life and room for friends to visit and stay! I want to be able to walk out my back door and not see anything or anyone but what is mine and not have to worry about anybody else. Especially when I decide I want to attempt to carve a tree stump into a bear figurine at six in the morning or blast some music at 11 PM.



Woah that ended up way longer than I planned.

Hi everyone,my name is Katie:) I like this idea for low-key communication with like-minded people. I'm 24,and I live in Oregon. As a very traditional Christian woman, oregon is getting less appealing day by day,although the geography is almost unbeatable. I currently work in retail at a western wear store. I don't own any land or have any experience with growing anything really,but I'm working towards that. My current goal in life is to find a like-minded Christian man to marry and homestead with,haha,but we'll see what God has planned for me. I am on this site to learn what I can about this lifestyle

36 M4F, chaste, unvaxxed, artist, musician, wanna-be homesteader, but I do just fine in the city, as well... have a piece of land out west. Christian/ Coptic/ Spiritual and intuitive... Olive skinned Egyptian. American born...

Cheers!