1) How to explain what I do?

I’m a successful inventor/entrepreneur, but I don’t want to sound like BB. I retired 6 years ago, young, but I do not advertise my wealth. I spend my time on fitness, reading, and outdoor sports. Since my separation, I’ve moved to a new town and made new friends, so the girls I’m meeting do not know my CV. However, when they google me they will figure it out.

If I say “entrepreneur” this leads to way too many questions, and it’s hard for me to stay intriguing without putting $ signs in their eyes. Instead I’ve been saying I do freelance software work. This is technically true, but I’m just volunteering for fun. Seems to dismiss the career discussion pretty quickly so we can get on to other topics.

I feel like I’m sandbagging too much though. Is there a way to be proud of my past, and show value without looking like a BB?

2) How to explain my divorce?

Eventually it comes up. They really dig hard. What happened, what about your kids?

The truth is that I was honest and reliable, tried to keep the family together, but my wife became a hardcore feminist, turned mean, fucked less, started thinking life would be better with one of her beta orbiters etc, standard story. But I should not tell it quite this way, obviously.

Is there an alpha way to explain that I’m divorced, but the kids are doing fine, and I didn’t abandon them? How to deflect when she tries to dig deeper or shit-test on this subject?

Just to be clear, I’m a terrible liar. So I’m not looking for fake narratives or to hide my past. I need help with presentation.