I'm sorry, i haven't had it in me to rewrite a full reply the last few days. One of my fatal flaws is good intentions and horrible follow through - especially if i get detoured (which is inevitable, but in this case happened much sooner with captcha). I spend a lot of time trying to get words out right, verbally i never win. Writing, i can, but what takes 5min to read may well take an hour to write and edit.
I still want to give a full reply, but given my propensities, now doubt i could help write an ad. I would wonder about cl anyway in general since it tends to be ads for escorts and one night stands. I honestly don't know if the person you're looking for would ever read them; i never have.
I also wonder about putting guns first. Perhaps in the 'what i'm looking for' part of what you write, there could be 'i don't hunt, but i do enjoy target practice and my current position involves firearms. You don't have to go shooting with me (though i'd be happy to have you join me), but my match is someone who is okay with my doing so.
And, 'wet shaving' i now know what it is, but if i saw an ad, especially on cl, i'd think it was a fetish. A reword such as 'i find old fashioned barbers, both the wet shaving methods and their history, fascinating.'
I also think it's important to include something along the lines of 'i'm not of the mindset "no sex until marriage", but i do view it as more than just a physical act; for me, there needs to be an emotional connection. I could never do 'friends with benefits' nor a one night stand. Because of this, i like to take things a bit more slowly than many guys and would rather a first date be getting to know each other instead of jumping into bed.'.
-- there are three parts to this 1. It clears up intentions as a lot of men with ads do seem the latter, which for women wanting more, this is a plus in the beginning. 2. It's true. 3. Someone truly of this mindset isn't going to have had piles of women and endless notches on their bedpost. You'd be owning that from the onset instead of ashamed of it.
I also was wondering if you've tried to have your student loans forgiven. Being on ss is a reason they grant it and you would no longer owe the money.
There was a lot more, but assuming captcha lets this go through, hopefully i'll add to it soon.
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