Cristiano Alves

╭━━━╮╱╱╱╱╱╱╭╮ ┃╭━╮┃╱╱╱╱╱╭╯╰╮ ┃┃╱╰╋━┳┳━━╋╮╭╋┳━━┳━╮╭━━╮ ┃┃╱╭┫╭╋┫━━┫┃┃┣┫╭╮┃╭╮┫╭╮┃ ┃╰━╯┃┃┃┣━━┃┃╰┫┃╭╮┃┃┃┃╰╯┃ ╰━━━┻╯╰┻━━╯ ╭━━━┳━━━╮ ┃╭━╮┃╭━╮┃ ╰╯╭╯┃┃┃┃┃ ╭━╯╭┫┃┃┃┃ ┃┃╰━┫╰━╯┃ ╰━━━┻━━━╯ From the time I was young, I've been searching for my other half. I value romantic love above all else and will sacrifice security and sometimes even sanity to find it. I'm not afraid to risk it all to find my soulmate. I am romantic and determined. I'll go out of my way to help a stranger, and to do almost anything for a friend despite the personal cost. I need to be loved, appreciated, and accepted by others. I'll reveal my faults so others understand me more. I am easily heartbroken, but not the type to be betrayed. I don't let many people in, but when I do it's the most intimate thing I can do. I have a depth many don't see immediately, so I don't think negatively if someone shines the eqivilalent of a flashlight into my waters. People can't see true beauty. Remember, beauty lies within. My heart and soul encompasses all that is me. I am giving, loving and engaging; unique and mysterious, but don't let my murky depths rule me. I stay calm and stay focused. I am friends with everyone, and start no trouble. I am a friend that everyone can rely on, and love. I am a very reserved person. I hate getting into drama, and hate when people as too many questions. I have close friends to help me out, because I am very misunderstood. I keep to myself, and get nervous easily. Unsolicited compliments mean the world to me. Hearing the words,"I love you" are important, hearing the reasons behind that love sends my spirits skyward. Insults can leave me shattered and are not easily forgotten. I moved from Portugal (my birth country) to the United Kingdom in 2005 due to the high rate of unemployment and poor healthcare, which had a big impact on all my physical needs. I was born with a condition called Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy is a disability likely to happen with premature babies like myself. It exists in various levels and can affect different parts of the human body. The type of Cerebral Palsy I have is called Spastic Cerebral Palsy - This simply means that my muscles will involuntarily tense up, causing spasms and sometimes pain. In other cases the brain is also affected, which isn’t my case. I can do everything normally as long as it does not re