My name is Paul Andrew. I am 38 years old and I live in the borough of LaSalle in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I am a very devoutly faithful Roman Catholic, praying every day and attending Eucharistic services at church every weekend with my parents. I am also a very strict and disciplined follower of the Straight Edge lifestyle. I do not drink any forms of alcohol, I do not smoke, I do not consume recreational drugs, and I do not engage in any sexual activities. For more information about the Straight Edge movement and its evolution, please feel free to read my Straight Edge Blogs. I am single and have never had a girlfriend yet in my life. I am not yet ready nor emotionally secure enough in myself for the responsibilities and commitments of having and maintaining a long-term serious relationship with anyone due to my current family circumstances, my current lack of employment and financial situations, and my own personal choices and commitments. I am not looking to find a girlfriend nor anyone specific for that matter from being a member on this site. I am just here to have some fun in my spare time, meet some new people, and hopefully make some new friends.

I am a kind, caring, respectful, sensitive, emotional, honest, loyal, reliable, friendly, compassionate, and understanding person, though I am also very shy, timid, and reserved at most times. But once I break out of my shell and I feel comfortable around the people I am with, I am usually a very easy person with whom you can get along. I will warn you, however, that I am very devoted and committed to my very conservative systems of beliefs and the personal values that I hold dear to my life, including the close devotion I have to my family, my Roman Catholic religion, and my Straight Edge beliefs. I may not completely agree with nor condone everything and everyone on this site. I ask, therefore, that you please respect my beliefs, even if they do not match your own specific outlook on life. I have chosen this path for myself, as you have chosen your own specific path for yourself as well, so we should just try to have respect and decency for one another, regardless of our differences and conflicting opinions.

Hmmm! I really have no clue whatsoever as to what else to say about myself. :-P LOL. They say other people are always better at telling you about yourself, your ways, your personality, and how you act and react to certain given situations, so I guess that is true in my case also. I feel that I am just an average person trying to get through life one day at a time and trying to enjoy the journey as best as I possibly can. :-D

Well ... I guess what I can say more about myself in addition to what I have already mentioned above is that I am so damned smart I feel like a genius sometimes and my brain is going to explode. LOL. But seriously, I know and understand so much about so many different things, I have been told countless times by many different people, both those who know me very well and those who have come to know me in passing, that I am too overly educated for my own good. LOL. I have earned three undergraduate degrees from Dawson College, McGill University, and Concordia University here in Montreal over a span of ten consecutive years. I graduated in June 1996 from Dawson College with my Diploma of Collegial Studies in the social sciences. I then graduated in June 2001 from McGill University with my Bachelor of Arts degree, major in Canadian history and minors in geography. I also supplemented my McGill studies with a second minor programme in secondary education, taking several extra credit education and teacher training courses and student teaching practice experience since I have always been fascinated with education, teaching, and learning. I then graduated in June 2005 from Concordia University with my second Bachelor of Arts degree, specialization in economics and minor in political science. So I guess with all this education under my belt you could say I am a geek in the social sciences. LOL.

I am currently unemployed, but actively searching for a full-time job in the business, economic, financial, banking, social sciences, or educational administration fields in order to put the ten years of my college and university education to practical use. I have been trying to establish a full-time career in a field that I will enjoy, which I personally consider very important, but so far, most of the applications and resumes that I have sent out have seemed to have fallen on deaf ears, because I do not hear back from any of the places where I have applied for work. In the cases where I have been scheduled for and attended job interviews, several days later I am informed that the position I was seeking has been filled and my services for employment are not required. I have been looking for stable full-time work for well over ten years now, without any success, since graduating from Concordia University in June 2005. I am very interested in working in educational administrative services, student services, or as an educational consultant, advisor, or researcher.

I love reading and writing. People have told me that I am a very eloquent, concise, and detailed writer and that I can convey my emotions and feelings very well in written prose. But what is that going to get me in life? LOL. Guess I would be good at writing poetry for all you ladies out there. Yea, right! LOL. Other than that, I like watching professional wrestling, listening to music, playing video games, and surfing the Internet.

I am not very much of an outgoing nor sociable person. I am much more reserved, to myself, timid, and shy. Most of the people who have know me personally have called me "introverted" and that seems to describe my personality rather well. Due to my Straight Edge beliefs, I am not into the bar or club scenes at all and I do not like to "party," so those things are not interests for me whatsoever. Such activities are not appealing to me in the least. The occasional social gathering is fine every now and then with my family, but I am seriously not into going out every night and every weekend just for the sake of "getting out" and "having fun." I only like having quiet and peaceful get-togethers with my family and just appreciate being with them in their company. I believe very emphatically that being in the company of people themselves and enjoying their presence is much more important than any socializing activities.

You Are An ISFJ (Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging)

The Nurturer You have a strong need to belong and you are very loyal. A good listener, you excell at helping others in practical ways. In your spare time, you enjoy engaging your senses through art, cooking, and music. You find it easy to be devoted to one person, for whom you do special things. You would make a good teacher, chef, or child psychologist.