[hider=Dr. Oliver Fox][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/n5UIOpL.png[/img]

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[center][b]Age:[/b] 35[/center]
[b]What Brings You Here?:[/b]
[color=8c8284]"While I'd like to say I was driven here by an adventurous spirit or an insatiable wanderlust, this simply is not the case. But I am hoping that, someday, that might be true for me. I guess you could say I am trying to find myself or, if you're more of a cynic about it, perhaps this is what you might call a midlife crisis. You see, all my life up until the past few months has gone perfectly according to plan. My plan. I've always been a bit of a planner and a perfectionist, both expected and revered traits in my family, so of course my parents encouraged such behaviors. As such, I got perfect marks in grade school and beyond, and when it came to applying to uni, only the most prestigious institutions were options. I got in to my first choice with honors, of course, and majored in physics which led to my eventual job as a professor at one such institution. With job security and a healthy income established, I married my high school sweetheart at 25. I then dedicated my life to my work, which was rewarded in me being able to take the position of chair of the physics department by age 30, and ever since then I've had my sights set on dean.

That is... perhaps... where I erred. In chasing what I thought to be a perfect life, I failed to be the perfect husband. If I was more attentive to Flora, I might have seen the signs of our foundation crumbling. Still, I never expected this. Flora's request for divorce came with more than just the papers, but a confession: that she was a lesbian, or, at the very least, bisexual. What's more, she was seeing a woman whom she met on TikTok, of all places. I truly have no words for what it feels like to lose a 10 year long marriage, and an even longer relationship. I wanted to hate her for ruining what we had, but every time I think about it, I only end up hating myself. It was I who ruined us, I was... imperfect. It's a new feeling. A crushing feeling, really. One which I hope to come to terms with on my travels. I have taken a sabbatical, my first vacation aside from my honeymoon, if you can believe it. This year I plan to see the world and meet new people, maybe even traverse the unfamiliar waters of the modern dating scene. Which, if I am being honest, is terrifying."[/color][/hider]