Looking for a partner in crime.

I work as a Cloud Automation Engineer (and Developer) for a Cloud Services company in Midtown Manhattan.

I am the eldest of 4, with 2 brothers and a sister. 
I moved here from Pakistan 20 years back.
I am pretty religious, but not in a traditional desi image of a religious person's sense.  I just don't specifically prescribe to the scholars of desi school lineages as my main source of interpretation of religious jurisprudence (I find the scholarship and methodology of the jurisprudence of a number of Arab groups and also some American ones to be far more convincing, with less culture meddling in).

I can often be found: looking up something I am curious about, researching something random, experimenting with some wacky code/project/idea/algorithm/data/food/drink, or making elaborate puns and writing song parodies. 

I am a rather passionate person and you can find me rather fond of Science/Math, Logic, Evidence-based Policy, gaming, Casual Table Top gaming(especially D&D and Warhammer 40k), and all sorts of good quality fiction design and novels, manga, anime, and literature in several mediums from several cultures.

My Personality and Things that are important to me:
- I am pretty quiet, awkward and reserved
- I am very talkative if its something that I am really curious and or interest in
- Very silly, quirky and way too often will make people giggle intentionally/unintentionally
- VERY non-photogenic
- Very affectionate; I hug a lot and rub like a cat, but due to propriety, my victims are limited to family
- If given: 
         Option A - An amazing party/event where I can meet many people I know and  see/do amazing things with little cost 
         Option B - A quiet gathering with 1 to 3 other people, where we just chat (even if it was just over the phone) with higher cost
    The vast majority of the time I would choose option B.
- I LOVE learning and understanding different concepts, which includes getting my misconceptions crushed if it wasn't done in a fashion that severely demeaned me.
- I love researching things, even if it's just randomly grabbing a dataset to check a weird idea
- I like complexity and systems, and getting into technical details and evidence of things
- Regular relations with Family, including my extended family, is important to me
- Balance and compromise in my relationships are important to me, be it between self, family, friends or causes/ambitions/career.
- I am not particularly fond of social status consciousness
- I am generally upfront about my concerns, not where I can use them to deny other's rights or opinions, but in situations where knowledge beforehand can adjust for situations or prevent being caught off-guard. I hope to receive the same treatment.
- I am looking for a "boring" relationship where the health of the relationship is more important than excitement.
- I lack a degree, but
      - If there is a worry about job security and income, my career path/s and options are pretty solid, and I am generally in a much better situation than even many people with Masters.
      - If there is a worry about me being uneducated or a luddite, my dedicated passion for learning both the scientific and humanities should address that.
- My humor can be silly, mundane, sarcastic, satirical, very technical, and/or grim.


What I look for in a partner:
- Can enjoy puns and even partake in them, if not now, then later on
- Can enjoy sarcasm and satire, and potentially even partake in it, even if eventually.
- Someone who will continue their career/research/business/etc
- Can enjoy cuisine from more than one country/culture and likes to try new things, maybe even ACQUIRE new tastes.
- Someone who is religious and always seeks to improve their practice
- Someone who values close family relationships (if not their own due to circumstances, then at least mine)
- Someone who puts importance in the balance of relationships between self, family, friends and causes/ambitions/career
- Someone looking to grow themselves as a human being and a Muslim
- Someone willing to learn to love some interest of mine and help me learn to love some of their interests.
- Someone who has an open mind

Dealbreakers:
- Dislikes intellectual conversations.
- Puts importance to Social Status
- Someone who will respond negatively to my sciencey/techy side
- Someone who will respond negatively to living with my nerdy/quirky/silly side 
- Someone who will respond negatively to my religious side
- Someone who will respond negatively/stiffly to my very overly affectionate self (I hug a lot, and rub like a cat, current victims = family only)
- Someone who will respond negatively to me having coding/gaming/modding-games/data-mining as a hobby and a passion