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I enjoy horror, comedy, and anime, and my playlist includes Jessie Murph, Jelly Roll, $uicideboy$, and Beyoncé. I’d enjoy getting to know someone intelligent, funny, open, and honest. I’m open to corresponding with men or women and hope to build connections that continue beyond my incarceration.
I enjoy playing volleyball, creating arts and crafts, taking photographs, singing, and making music. I value loyalty, honesty, transparency, open communication, and mutual respect.
Music · Creativity · Multi-talentedI’d describe myself as laid-back, loyal, and confident. I enjoy writing music, reading, and listening to hip-hop and R&B.
Fair-Chance Rotation · BoostPast 7 days: 18 homepage featuresCreating Music ·Vibing to Music · ReadingI’d describe myself as exciting, intriguing, and open minded. I enjoy reading, scrapbooking, exploring new ideas, and learning new things.
Music · Entrepreneurship · ReadingI want to write someone
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Funny, sensual, energetic, and free-spirited. I enjoy cartoons, comedy, magic, love stories, and anything that sparks my imagination. Time is one of the most important parts of friendship to me. I believe genuine friends make time for one another and show up when it matters.
32 rotation features in the past 7 daysI enjoy bringing things back to life, whether it is a vehicle or a home that needs work. I enjoy all kinds of music and like learning what other people listen to.
Fair-Chance Rotation · BoostPast 7 days: 28 homepage featuresMusic · Auto Restoration · Bulldog BreedingI enjoy horror, comedy, and anime, and my playlist includes Jessie Murph, Jelly Roll, $uicideboy$, and Beyoncé. I’d enjoy getting to know someone intelligent, funny, open, and honest. I’m open to corresponding with men or women and hope to build connections that continue beyond my incarceration.
Music · Entrepreneurship · HistoryLoyal, honest, and open, with a strong emphasis on friendship, trust, and loyalty. I’m looking to meet a woman I can build a real friendship with. Someone I can talk to, laugh with, learn from, and get to know.
Fair-Chance Rotation · BoostPast 7 days: 14 homepage featuresBasketball · Reading · FamilyI enjoy playing basketball, listening to music, staying active, and learning new things. I have a calm and laid-back personality. I would enjoy corresponding with a woman who is kind, loving, down-to-earth, and open-minded.
Fair-Chance Rotation · BoostPast 7 days: 33 homepage featuresBasketball · Music · ReadingLoyal, fun, joyful, and good-hearted. I enjoy working out, shooting pool, playing basketball, spending time talking with family and friends, listening to music, watching reality television,…
Fair-Chance Rotation · BoostPast 7 days: 32 homepage featuresBasketball · Music · FitnessI enjoy a good laugh and appreciate genuine people. Trying this form of communication is new to me, but I am proud to be open enough to take this step. I would enjoy corresponding with a woman who is honest, loyal, understanding, family oriented, and confident in who she is.
Fair-Chance Rotation · BoostPast 7 days: 33 homepage featuresMusic · Cooking · ReadingFaith is an important part of my life, and I describe myself as kindhearted, loving, passionate, ambitious, and someone with a good sense of humor. I enjoy basketball, football, baseball, a…
Fair-Chance Rotation · BoostPast 7 days: 34 homepage featuresFootball · Basketball · MusicLoving, honest, sincere, humble, and hardworking. I enjoy solving problems, creating business ideas, playing sports, exercising, reading, and playing Scrabble and other word games.
Fair-Chance Rotation · BoostPast 7 days: 33 homepage featuresJazz & Soul · Entrepreneurship · ReadingLaid-back, funny, patient, outgoing, and easy to talk to. I enjoy reading, working out, listening to music, and exploring fashion. I value friendships where both people can laugh, have real conversations, and support one another through life.
Fair-Chance Rotation · BoostPast 7 days: 34 homepage featuresMusic · Fitness · ReadingSmart, creative, and full of good energy. I enjoy music, sports, cooking, personal growth, and meaningful conversation. I would like to meet someone who is honest. To me, a good friendship means everything. I can talk for hours about music, sports, politics, and pop culture.
Fair-Chance Rotation · BoostPast 7 days: 33 homepage featuresMusic · Sports · Personal GrowthI would describe myself as loyal, bubbly, and introverted. In my free time, I enjoy dining out, gaming, and fashion. I also enjoy action movies, rap music, and learning about science or anything else that sparks my curiosity.
Fair-Chance Rotation · BoostPast 7 days: 34 homepage featuresRap Music · Fashion · GamingAmbitious, confident, and friendly. I enjoy basketball, working out, history, and meaningful conversation. I enjoy watching sports with someone who actually understands how the sport is played and knows the players. I also enjoy having a home cooked meal.
Fair-Chance Rotation · BoostPast 7 days: 32 homepage featuresBasketball · Fitness · HistoryFunny, open-minded, hardworking, and kind-hearted. I enjoy football, family, jazz and soul music, and meaningful conversation.
Fair-Chance Rotation · BoostPast 7 days: 32 homepage featuresFootball · Jazz & Soul · EntrepreneurshipFunny, sensual, energetic, and free-spirited. I enjoy cartoons, comedy, magic, love stories, and anything that sparks my imagination. Time is one of the most important parts of friendship to me. I believe genuine friends make time for one another and show up when it matters.
Fair-Chance Rotation · BoostPast 7 days: 32 homepage featuresMusic · Reading, ComedyFor writers
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