I'm a veteran having served in the Navy for 12 years and I got out in 1994. I served in Desert Storm and was around all the oil fires and smoke and like a lot of veterans that were in situations like that I didn't realize what was damaging me until decades after I got out, so that's why I'm retired at such a young age. My wife died last year in July, 2020, and I haven't really been with a woman since then and I'm looking for a woman that wouldn't mind becoming a friend first and hopefully more later on. I'm not looking for a serious relationship and the more mentioned would be friend. I'm wanting to get with people around my own age since all day I am stuck at home with my grown kids and their friends; my kids live with me in my house and they help me with the bills by keeping them up to date since one of my problems is the lack to tell how long time has truly passed for me and I've started to forget little day to day things unless I write notes. Since I'm retired I've started pursuing one of my long standing hobbies, writing, as a possible new source of revenue for me and have been working on a novel for 4 years now. Anything else you would like to know, just ask.