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[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (13 children)

Honestly my biggest problem is:

  • I don't drink
  • I don't go to church / I'm not religious
  • I work from home
  • Video games and hiking are my two major "for fun" time expenditures
  • I've seen too many women complain about dudes approaching them
  • I hung out in a local coffee shop and met a couple of people, but no women (half the time if there were any there they seemed either much younger or much older ... the other half of the time they'd show up and never come back so a cold approach was the only option)

... what the hell am I supposed to do other than use these apps society?

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 4 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Meet people online via shared interests. I'm not one to tout Reddit, but really engaging in niche communities there gives you wide exposure specifically targeted. Don't expect immediate results, but it is a valid method.

[–] Excel@beehaw.org 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nope, then you get people complaining that “this is not a dating spot”.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago

I mean, tell that to my ex-fiancee where it took us a year to get engaged after meeting on Reddit. Then Covid hit and we couldn't meet. We still talk, years later, but now we're in "old friends" mode.

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