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Um, what's wrong with approaching the nicer, more humble guys yourself? I'm not too shabby in the looks dept either, so I learned that you have to go up to and talk to the guys that interest you. They won't get it that you're interested at first, but eventually they'll catch on!
I am too old-fashioned in that respect. Both my spouses approached me.
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Also, I disagree with the dismissal of the online dating thing. Yeah, sometimes it doesn't work out - but I don't consider meeting someone new a waste of time. If there aren't sparks, there aren't - but maybe you can gain a friend - or at the very least - just have a night out and laugh about how mismatched it was later. But then again, I can talk to anyone, anywhere about just about anything! Yeah, I'm one of those people who strikes up conversations in the line at the grocery store!
Actually I did try online dating in my second go-round of the singles scene. I did actually meet a guy who ended up as a friend. We went out to dinner and drinks after and we agreed we were not for each other, and he suggested we go out together or he come along when me and my friends went out. So I was a "wing woman" for awhile and it was fun.
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And I think bars are a bad place to meet people - most of the guys there are looking to score or are already married/engaged/or otherwise involved. Parties are better, events and clubs are good (some are free - like the greenbelt's single hikes), friends, the gym, heck - even the grocery store or home depot! I've been hit on at Home Depot and Loews quite a few times! Gotta like a guy that can help me fix things around the house!
I have met plenty of creeps and cheaters in bars. It's certainly not foolproof, but if your morals do not include one-night stands or engaging in adultery and you make that perfectly clear, they will stop bothering you quickly. As for the gym, I knew some people who got involved with others who go to their gym, and then when it went south, they didn't want to go to the gym anymore because they would have to see that person.
It does not matter where you meet someone, you can meet them at a supermarket and wind up getting married. No matter how pretty or handsome a person is, sometimes does not matter. Subconsciously people look for a certain type of person, Brown hair or blonde hair, a certain body type a certain religion. And one of the most important things, and I know
it happens to me is Devine intervention.
It does not matter where you meet someone, you can meet them at a supermarket and wind up getting married. No matter how pretty or handsome a person is, sometimes does not matter. Subconsciously people look for a certain type of person, Brown hair or blonde hair, a certain body type a certain religion. And one of the most important things, and I know
it happens to me is Devine intervention.
Looks matter more often than not...and when it comes to long-term commitment, attractive people are more often left out in the cold.
Looks matter more often than not...and when it comes to long-term commitment, attractive people are more often left out in the cold.
It happens for attractive people. You just need to find someone who is commitment-minded and freeze out the creeps, cheaters, and characters. I did twice, so why not you?
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