Blind Date

What are the basics that anyone wants to know about the other person (even if he/she/they/it has shared a picture)? Is the picture real? Is the picture current? Is the picture you?
So my proposed date is an inch taller and 15 pounds lighter than I; that's assuming that he is revealing his real height and weight as of this very moment. I, of course, record my weight that has been indicated by medical instruments so that I know it's the genuine article <ha!>. He indicated on his profile that he is a real deal healer and that his hands emit heat that takes away pain. He also wrote that he is looking for 'monogamous' friendships. From that, I am guessing he means Platonic love. As a refresher, the dictionary defines that as:

(usually lowercase) an intimate companionship or relationship,
especially between two persons of different sex, that is characterized by
the absence of sexual involvement; a spiritual affection.

I can deal with this right now as those are the messages that I have been transmitting to the Universe for quite some time. My message to the ethers has been somewhat transformed or mutated or softened since my last reading by the psychic of Porter Ranch. Her truncated interpretation was, "... there is and will be someone for you... you just have to stop being so d*mned fussy and picky!" And she is right.

What else do I know of this person? He is from a family of seven and believes that thrift is a virtue (if not a necessity). He has a history of working out (that's meant in the sense of using equipment at a fitness center), he lives with pets whom he tends, and he was not put off when I described my name to him as "my name in the non-magical world".

Again, what more does one need or want to know? Do you have children? Have you lived within the heteronormative, patriarchal paradigm as an adult? Do you smoke, drink, take non-prescribed drugs, or refuse all vaccinations? What is your party affiliation (assuming you are legally able to have one)? If you are not legally able to have one, what is your current 'status' that prevents this from happening? Have you lived in an order or a commune? What are your health concerns? Are your concerns expensive? Do you ignore your concerns? Do you consciously sniff food before eating (as if it were wine or tea)? Do you drink tea or coffee? Any other sources of caffeine that you might care to share by name?
I could spend an entire meal discussing diet (not exercise). Do you eat beans? Are there ones that you prefer over others? Are some prohibited? And rice? Brown, white, Basmati, sweet, wild (the list is endless...)? Do you have a totem? What are your spiritual practices? Do they change with frequency? Are there things that are forbidden from your practices?
So often folks will omit hygiene practices. It's not that they are hiding anything intentionally, but rather than they see nothing noteworthy in what they do. I, for example, have about three or four different saponifying agents (soap) in the bath tub area that are used interchangeably. Yes, I use soap on my skin. Some people would find that horrifying. I have no regimen surrounding the practice of morning ablutions... I use a wash cloth, back brush, or sometimes just put lather on my palms and apply friction to the intended location. I douche daily. I bathe no more than once a week. Water is precious and I wish I were more diligent in conserving it.
As I am writing all of this, Madison, my black long-haired cat is crying out to me. I always interpret this as a cry of love or need of comfort. I should ask -- if one were truly looking for a monogamous friend -- what your intentions and thoughts are about love, no?
I'll leave that for the second date.