Shane O'Connell
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Toronto, Canada
Birth Year: 1986
Summary
My goal is to find a girlfriend.
Previous Experience
I spent the initial part of my life without a girlfriend. This, of course, is normal for any person. I did have female friends, however usually I hung out with them as part of a group, which happened fairly often.
The first person who could potentially be called my girlfriend was the person I went to my high school grad with. I think we only went on one official date besides the grad itself, so it was a very short term relationship. For our date we went to the movie theatres and saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
My second girlfriend was another person who was part of my group of friends at the time. I remember that our group used to chat on IRC, and I got to know her initially from chatting on IRC. This relationship lasted for about a year. We were in University at the time.
My third girlfriend was the girlfriend I had for the longest period. We were in a relationship for 10 years. We met in Newfoundland and moved to Toronto together.
I am currently in an extended period of not having a girlfriend. I have been using dating apps and trying to find a girlfriend.
Skills
- Good at computer and technology stuff
- Pretty good at chatting and keeping a conversation going
- I personally think I am a pretty relaxed person even though I keep talking about building an enormous drone swarm
Opinions
Stuff we could do
I have a lot of ideas for things my future girlfriend and I could do. I enjoy all the normal things that people usually enjoy, like going to restaurants or watching movies. I consider myself an outdoorsy person so I enjoy outdoors stuff like going camping and riding bikes.
It seems to me like we might be living in a computer simulation which is simulating the events leading up to the AI singularity. I am increasingly thinking that it might be a good idea for me to find a girlfriend who agrees that it is a good idea to prepare for the AI singularity.
Things I find attractive
I am attracted to women. Therefore, for me to find someone physically attractive, there must be things about them that make their gender obvious. Usually women have longer hair and wear distinct types of clothes, and this is sufficient to make their gender obvious. However, in terms of roles, I like it when women are confident and are comfortable doing things that males normally do. If I meet a woman who is interested in technology or computers I find that attractive.
Toronto has a lot of immigrants and so I have become used to dating women of other races. The way I see it, if all else is equal, if a woman is a different race than me, then that makes her slightly more attractive.
Number of girlfriends
I have described elsewhere on this website that I think it would be cool if I could have three girlfriends. I feel I should explain this.
I like the way it sounds to say that I have three girlfriends, because it makes it seem like I am very desirable and I enjoy imagining doing certain activities with three girlfriends. However, it is an aspirational goal. In practice, I suspect that it is difficult to have an exactly equal relationship with three women at the same time. I would also be fine with one girlfriend.
Age
I prefer to date women my age or younger.
Last Update: 2026-03-13