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Dating apps belong to a trash can. Hobby is the best place to find a partner. Go to a local meet up to play board games, hike, cycle, jam, improv, debate or whatever. The only way left in the modern world
no it fucking isn't. I can 100% guarantee the nerds reading this that your wife isn't going to appear in the progressive metal moshpit, the netrunner tournament or the climbing center...
well I mean, that last one has a chance of happening, but don't hit on women where they exercise for fuck sake. Also, Disregard females, acquire ascents.
I'm into ham radios. Do you have any idea how long it's been since I've seen a woman?
I mean... I don't think you've seen your ham radio buddies either.
Hah! You obviously have never heard of SSTV!
Maybe get into sausage?
Yeah... "Join a hobby group" is the the go-to answer for people who are devoid of ideas but still want to feel helpful.
Honestly, I think there's something to be said for going back to "little old lady in the community who matches up young singles."
Ah, the AI algorithm. Aged Intelligence. Or amo(u)r intelligence
A yenta? In this economy?!?!
Matchmaker matchmaker...
I dunno, I’ve met people through my hobby, including my current partner. It’s sporadic but eh. The internet is a cesspit.
Maybe there's some geographical or cultural differences, but I can say for sure that hobbies is a perfectly normal place to meet women in my area of the US. I have dated plenty of people I've met through hobbies.
Also I think there's a difference between picking up a woman at a gym vs picking them up at a running or biking meetup. I think just like with anything else, there are inappropriate ways to do it, but it's not socially unacceptable from my understanding whereas gym pickups really are.
yes. I agree with this nuance
the thing to help young men reading this realise isn't that hobbies are unacceptable, it's to be wary of going to male dominated spaces and expecting that to count as socialising that will lead you to finding a partner. The promise of feminism of equal gender participation in human affairs still has not been fulfilled.
Yeah I think it also must be said that you should befriend women in the hobby. I've seen guys who go into hobby spaces and befriend the guys and hit on the women and it doesn't work out. But when you're friends with the women you may find yourself connecting with one, or being set up by your friends.
I don't know almost every couple I know met because they were at something that they both were interested in. If all your hobbies include absolutely zero women, then maybe you should have a real long look at yourself And take a chance on some stuff that's outside your comfort zone. There's nothing of value that can be gained without challenge.
Women can say fuck off to me for themselves
I met my soon to be wife on a dating app. You might think from that opening sentence that I'm about to extol the virtues of dating apps. I am not. They are garbage, so I agree the trash can is the best place.
This was during covid lockdowns, so no social opportunities, and I had recently moved to a new area and didn't know anyone nearby. So seemed the only option, terrible as it is. And yeah it worked out for me, but that's beating the odds. It was an unpleasant experience and was thrilled to be done with it. But, it might be a similar situation for others. No better option seemingly available.
That said, prior to that, I attended a lot of meetups via meetup.com and had a fair bit of luck dating through that. And regardless of if I met someone or not at any given thing, I had fun.
Depends where you live. In my current city there are almost no women going to those kinds of meetups and the city I grew up in is so dead there just aren't any events like that.
Date men then
Walking, cycling and making jam are all things I do on my own tough
But together is fun
Yes, but if you are single who would you do it with
Find friends online? You don't have to do it with your SO
If I found a girl in my garden I would assume she was fae and be most suspicious.
Flea markets, anyone? There are several big ones in my area, occurring regularly. I go several times a year and it's always so much fun when I do. And it's very easy to chat people up.