FabSwingers.com forum: How do people meet

By *icecouple561 OP Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Each other nowadays?

Take covid out of the equation. Is it all on line? Does anybody get chatting at a bus stop, sit at the same table in a crowded coffee shop, drop their shopping in the street and a handsome stranger helps them pick it up?

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I met my ex husband when i was going to a friends party she had gone of in front so i turned and asked the nearest person if i could walk with them. And then we got married

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This is a really good follow up to a previous thread which got a little heated.

Online is the obvious answer but I’m far from convinced it’s any safer or less free of creeps than meeting people in real life. Unfortunately I think it is harder than ever to meet people in a safe, relaxed environment which is perhaps why so many more people are single ?

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Formal Introductions........ No handling the goods !

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I do know one thing im bloody glad im passed the dating stage

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

"Each other nowadays?

My brother has been married to someone for years who chased after him when he dropped his notebook. Are those days over? Are we going back to the times when formal introductions had to be made even if the role of matchmaker has been usurped by tindr? "
I actually got talking to the man I am with now through our old school site. I messaged him after a post he made about who remembered him from school. We got talking and decided to meet up.. I've barely been without him since x

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Friends of friends, interest groups, work, volunteering, online.

(My parents and grandparents all met as introductions between mutual friends, for what it's worth)

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By *ebjonnsonMan
over a year ago

Maldon

I guess it depends on age. Youngsters will still meet at pubs / clubs, work etc, or through friends of friends. They also think nothing of looking online, there is no sense of embarrassment or shame as there was in the early days.

Oldies like me ? gone are my days of making eye contact and start chatting. Gone are my days of meeting in bars, they are full of couples meeting following online contact.

Sadly, online is the future.

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

"This is a really good follow up to a previous thread which got a little heated.

This is true! Friends and family that know I'm on here say u dont know who u meeting of internet they could b mad men! I say so could someone u meet in a supermarket isle! In fact think the latter is more likely! Working in one lmao! X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Check the other thread about meeting people. Seems women think men are weirdos if they approach a woman nowadays

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Friends of friends, interest groups, work, volunteering, online.

(My parents and grandparents all met as introductions between mutual friends, for what it's worth)"

Hobbies, clubs (not that sort !) definitely. Work maybe less so now, fewer people work in large, mixed environments than before (I think) and there is perhaps less socialising after work?

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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

"I do know one thing im bloody glad im passed the dating stage"

I don't think anyone is past dating these days, I've met 70 year olds that talk about their girlfriends/boyfriends.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"I do know one thing im bloody glad im passed the dating stage

I don't think anyone is past dating these days, I've met 70 year olds that talk about their girlfriends/boyfriends."
Im in a relationship

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Friends of friends, interest groups, work, volunteering, online.

(My parents and grandparents all met as introductions between mutual friends, for what it's worth)

Hobbies, clubs (not that sort !) definitely. Work maybe less so now, fewer people work in large, mixed environments than before (I think) and there is perhaps less socialising after work? "

Sure, but it's possible. It's less weird to get to know someone that way than trying to pick them up in the street

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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

"I do know one thing im bloody glad im passed the dating stage

I don't think anyone is past dating these days, I've met 70 year olds that talk about their girlfriends/boyfriends.Im in a relationship "

Good point!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

my son met his partner at work

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By *viatrixWoman
over a year ago

Redhill

I got married in 2003. I met him online... before him, I had a very long relationship with someone I’d also met online.

it was still at that time when people looked at you weirdly when you said you’d met online.

If the online option had not existed, relationships or marriage might have never happened for me. I don’t know why- I made many friends throughout my life, but I was never approached for anything beyond that...

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Most of my previous relationships came from work or hobbies I had. But now it’s mainly Tinder.

Currently chatting with a woman who lives a few miles away, she seems really cool

and we had a virtual coffee date last week. Obviously COVID has put a block on us meeting in person but hopefully early next year

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By *icecouple561 OP Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I'm not against meeting on line. That would be a bit hypocritical of me since I'm on fab

Even a couple of years ago I didn't think I'd be saying this but I'm beginning to think that on line interaction is making people wary of interacting socially with strangers in the off line world.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I'm not against meeting on line. That would be a bit hypocritical of me since I'm on fab

Even a couple of years ago I didn't think I'd be saying this but I'm beginning to think that on line interaction is making people wary of interacting socially with strangers in the off line world."

Maybe I'm too young (although for probably the first ten years of me being old enough to date, meeting online was super weird), but I've always found being approached in the street quite strange. Friendly chit chat that ends when we stop being together, fine. More... yeah no.

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By *mnipotent_BehemothMan
over a year ago

near Merry Hill shopping centre

I can’t speak for now days but some years back I met a chap who I had been mates with at university, commenting on last time I had seen him he walked out of a pub and threw up on a girls feet, he owned up that he had now been married to her for some 15 years after going around the next day to replace them.... now there is romance!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Honestly I have no idea and it makes me feel a bit sad.

For me online just feels too false.

I don't work with anyone I'm likely to fancy.

My social life consists mostly of time with other women as do my hobbies.

I'm far too shy to chat up a guy in a bar.

My friends are all coupled up and don't really have any single people they would be keen to introduce me too.

So my place on the shelf seems pretty certain!

I've been single for 13 years. I've been on many dating sites. I must be pretty unappealing.

My hopes are fading at an alarming rate!

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"I do know one thing im bloody glad im passed the dating stage"

Same!

We met at school

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"I do know one thing im bloody glad im passed the dating stage

I don't think anyone is past dating these days, I've met 70 year olds that talk about their girlfriends/boyfriends."

My Dad is 81 and has a girlfriend....

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"I do know one thing im bloody glad im passed the dating stage

I don't think anyone is past dating these days, I've met 70 year olds that talk about their girlfriends/boyfriends.

My Dad is 81 and has a girlfriend...."
my partner is 77 and has a girlfriend

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Speaking from years of online dating it's truly horrible. Loads of fakes, lunatics, trolls etc and I can see why women would get pissed off with guys who lie about being married/attached etc.

I find it much easier to chat to women in person as I probably come across as far less of an annoying twat as I might do online (I can be a tad sarcastic at times

) The fact is, as a 40+ bloke it's so hard to meet women in real life. All my mates mates are married or settled and my social life isn't half as active as it used to be as a result. If I'm going to approach a woman who is 30+ in a bar (I want kids so can't approach much older women which is a shame) the first thing I assume is that she's taken and I don't want to offend someone who's already spoken for!

I tried Match.com a few years ago with a mate and they had monthly get-together nights which were fun but unfortunately the ratio of men to women was probably 90/10 like Fab is! I'd love to give speed dating a go but I think that's pretty much died out with everyone hooking up online.

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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago

Solihull and Brentwood

"Honestly I have no idea and it makes me feel a bit sad.

For me online just feels too false.

I don't work with anyone I'm likely to fancy.

My social life consists mostly of time with other women as do my hobbies.

I'm far too shy to chat up a guy in a bar.

My friends are all coupled up and don't really have any single people they would be keen to introduce me too.

So my place on the shelf seems pretty certain!

I've been single for 13 years. I've been on many dating sites. I must be pretty unappealing.

My hopes are fading at an alarming rate!

You are an incredibly attractive lady. All the guys north of the border, need to go to Specsavers imho.

Ps. Watch out for the elves. They can often be perves.

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

Flagrante

Online isn't reality. I'm sure people do hook up online and some go on to form relationships but I dont personally know of anyone that has done this and I prefer it that way.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm super chatty and outgoing so I speak to people all the time - meeting people online is one thing, but meeting someone more organically is better I'd say.

As someone said above, for a man approaching a woman in public it can feel as though you're trapped (the woman) which isn't cool so you really have to carefully judge the situation and not be a dick about it, or force yourself on people (yeah on here too guys).

One of the biggest mistakes people make, online and in the flesh is making contact a Q&A session - it shouldn't be that at all, don't just fire dull questions at each other. Conversation makes things work. People on here would do well to heed that.

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Those days aren't over, one of my closest uni friends had an adorable meet cute involving an incorrect meal being given to him that was meant for his now fiancée.

I think things are somewhat different now - societal attitudes to dating have changed as a whole and for understandable reasons internet dating is far more common (geographical limitations are far less, people are far more nomadic, cultural shift in importance placed on marriage and finding the "one", career attitudes... I don't have the energy to go through them all). I do think there's a lot to be said for meeting someone face to face - chemistry is far easier to gauge, conversations flows more easily etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I met my partner offline. We got chatting at a party, which felt all natural. She reluctantly gave me her phone number, I tried not to overthink the whole how long should I wait to get in touch. Called her the next day to see if she would like to go on a date and the rest is history

I can see the benefits of online dating, as their is possibly more of a chance getting to know someone better in the early stages before committing to a person, although I am unsure as I haven’t a great deal of experience with the whole online shenanigans. I do worry though that as some have said, potentially could cause people all kinds of anxiety about meeting in real life.

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

I always thought it would be good to fall in love with a fellow dog lover who i met whilst walking my dogs. That happened in 101 Dalmations.x

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"I do know one thing im bloody glad im passed the dating stage

I don't think anyone is past dating these days, I've met 70 year olds that talk about their girlfriends/boyfriends.

My Dad is 81 and has a girlfriend....my partner is 77 and has a girlfriend

Do you know about his partner?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Those days aren't over, one of my closest uni friends had an adorable meet cute involving an incorrect meal being given to him that was meant for his now fiancée.

Good points - I've also noticed this. Especially having lived in different parts of the country, and the world. Attitudes are different in different regions. The UK for example, I lived a large part of my adult life in London but currently in Norfolk, and the difference in attitude here is startling compared to London living.

People here have a very idealistic view of love & what a relationship should be. Very much into 'the one' type stuff, as opposed to London where people are way less into that weird one-person-partner thing.

I blame religion and the patriarchy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I met my ex husband when i was going to a friends party she had gone of in front so i turned and asked the nearest person if i could walk with them. And then we got married

Some party!

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By *uzz And WoodyCouple
over a year ago

Maidstone

"Check the other thread about meeting people. Seems women think men are weirdos if they approach a woman nowadays

*some women! We don’t all think like that. It very much depends on the approach and how well they take a polite brush off.

I’m glad I’m out of the daring scene but if I was single I’d be disappointed if men didn’t approach me on a night out.

Lou x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think most people are different in real life then online, when online you have time to respond to someone

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Check the other thread about meeting people. Seems women think men are weirdos if they approach a woman nowadays

*some women! We don’t all think like that. It very much depends on the approach and how well they take a polite brush off.

I’m glad I’m out of the daring scene but if I was single I’d be disappointed if men didn’t approach me on a night out.

Lou x "

I might think differently if my experiences hadn't been basically... universally weird

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By * and R cple4Couple
over a year ago

swansea

I met my husband through mutual friends at a house party .I was still in school and he had just left ,there were no mobile phones around so we had to do it the old fashioned way and have a conversation.

He gave me a cheesy chat up line which made me laugh and not in a good way and we’ve been together ever since .

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

They just swipe left or right.

I remember when it was frowned upon to meet online, now it's the norm.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yup tinder is the new normal, or fab

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think we should go back to caveman days where you could just hit a woman with your club and drag her back to your cave. Times were much easier then

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

I don’t think I’ve ever ventured out for the day or a night out and not talked to a stranger.

People that know me are used to my random chats with unknowns, they are always in good nature and you never know you could be the only person they talk to that day.

I’ve only had one relationship from meeting online, every other one was from the old fashioned way of talking in person, pub, event, wedding to name a few, everyone is a stranger until someone says hi.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I miss those days when strangers would strike up random conversations and nobody batted an eyelid, yet nowadays every body seems so wary now and I fear we are more disconncted from each other more than ever despite being so connected with technology.

How sad that someone felt the need to ask if approaching others was ok and immediately people were defensive and wary of it.

I like the old ways, the eye contact. The smiles which lead to chatting

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think we should go back to caveman days where you could just hit a woman with your club and drag her back to your cave. Times were much easier then

This still happens in some corners of the country

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think I'm so used to doing everything online now, I'd expect someone in person to come with a resume I can check in lieu of being able to peruse their social media/assess their conversational skills at my leisure

. I can't even buy a can opener now without reading 100 reviews online.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Our eyes met across the frozen food aisle of the local sainsbury. I tried to sidle up to her but she moved away quickly, so I bought a bunch of flowers and followed her out of the shop. She crossed the street and walked more purposefully. I was struggling to keep up.... When she took her heels off and started jogging I had to really burst my lungs to keep up.... Somehow I lost visibility of her... Never to see her again.

When I got home I was pleasantly surprised when a sexy WPC rang my doorbell. Our eyes met across the door step.....

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By *oubletroubleCouple
over a year ago

South West

Been together as a couple for 25 plus years met in a club.

Never had any experience with online dating/ interaction till now.

Finding chatting to people on the net quite difficult as the time delay with messages back and forth.

Looking forward to going to social events and clubs much easier to see if you click with someone.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Our eyes met across the frozen food aisle of the local sainsbury. I tried to sidle up to her but she moved away quickly, so I bought a bunch of flowers and followed her out of the shop. She crossed the street and walked more purposefully. I was struggling to keep up.... When she took her heels off and started jogging I had to really burst my lungs to keep up.... Somehow I lost visibility of her... Never to see her again.

When I got home I was pleasantly surprised when a sexy WPC rang my doorbell. Our eyes met across the door step..... "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Each other nowadays?

My brother has been married to someone for years who chased after him when he dropped his notebook. Are those days over? Are we going back to the times when formal introductions had to be made even if the role of matchmaker has been usurped by tindr? I actually got talking to the man I am with now through our old school site. I messaged him after a post he made about who remembered him from school. We got talking and decided to meet up.. I've barely been without him since x "

Love that you're loved up!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm not against meeting on line. That would be a bit hypocritical of me since I'm on fab

Even a couple of years ago I didn't think I'd be saying this but I'm beginning to think that on line interaction is making people wary of interacting socially with strangers in the off line world."

I agree with this.

It seems to be a very tick box era. Because so many people are online they seem to forget there's a real person behind the profile/ Insta/FB page etc.

So much focus on pics and text. But behind every profile is a human being.

I used to think people chat to each other when they meet in a cafe or when puking on someone's feet. But maybe they just ask for their Instagram tag then decide if that tick box entity is worth their time... or whether just they swipe past onto another quick fix.

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By *ip2Man
over a year ago

Near Maidenhead

I met my first girlfriend at dancing (Ceroc). My second also at dancing, the same. My third I met at Jaydees.

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By *icecouple561 OP Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"I'm not against meeting on line. That would be a bit hypocritical of me since I'm on fab

Even a couple of years ago I didn't think I'd be saying this but I'm beginning to think that on line interaction is making people wary of interacting socially with strangers in the off line world.

I agree with this.

It seems to be a very tick box era. Because so many people are online they seem to forget there's a real person behind the profile/ Insta/FB page etc.

So much focus on pics and text. But behind every profile is a human being.

We were just discussing this. We both think what you say is right but we also think that the Internet has made women much more wary of men's motives when they're approached. The number of "a woman is friendly to me I think she wants sex" and similar comments are bound to have that effect I think. Pre Internet it wasn't expressed for people to see.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I met my husband at a karate lesson. All of my casual sex partners have been off here and Tinder mainly but other hook-up apps and sex sites too xx

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

My first serious relationship we met via a blind date. We were together 9 years.

My second serious relationship we met on an online dating site. We were together 6 years.

I’d much prefer to meet someone offline as it feels more relaxed and like you’re not just a number in a queue.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm not against meeting on line. That would be a bit hypocritical of me since I'm on fab

Even a couple of years ago I didn't think I'd be saying this but I'm beginning to think that on line interaction is making people wary of interacting socially with strangers in the off line world.

I agree with this.

It seems to be a very tick box era. Because so many people are online they seem to forget there's a real person behind the profile/ Insta/FB page etc.

So much focus on pics and text. But behind every profile is a human being.

Yeah...I can't deny that I can feel a bit jaded when I see the contents of some men's minds typed out

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By *icecouple561 OP Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"I'm not against meeting on line. That would be a bit hypocritical of me since I'm on fab

Even a couple of years ago I didn't think I'd be saying this but I'm beginning to think that on line interaction is making people wary of interacting socially with strangers in the off line world.

I agree with this.

It seems to be a very tick box era. Because so many people are online they seem to forget there's a real person behind the profile/ Insta/FB page etc.

So much focus on pics and text. But behind every profile is a human being.

Yeah...I can't deny that I can feel a bit jaded when I see the contents of some men's minds typed out "

I just said to Mr N that I'm more wary of men now than I ever was and that's absolutely due to some of the things I've read on here.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm not against meeting on line. That would be a bit hypocritical of me since I'm on fab

Even a couple of years ago I didn't think I'd be saying this but I'm beginning to think that on line interaction is making people wary of interacting socially with strangers in the off line world.

I agree with this.

It seems to be a very tick box era. Because so many people are online they seem to forget there's a real person behind the profile/ Insta/FB page etc.

So much focus on pics and text. But behind every profile is a human being.

Yeah...I can't deny that I can feel a bit jaded when I see the contents of some men's minds typed out. "

I've been wary of men for about 10 years due to this. No wonder I'm a shrunken grumpy dried up prune.

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By *eo_72Man
over a year ago

Mansfield

Put the technology down and go out and talk/flirt with people you deem attractive..when the Covid has gone of course

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Met previous partners via school, parties, pubs + nightclubs and hobbies

Friends also found their partners via the above plus work /work nights out /work travel

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Put the technology down and go out and talk/flirt with people you deem attractive..when the Covid has gone of course

Please remember us unattractive people also like someone to talk to !

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By *rcadian110Couple
over a year ago

Barnsley

I was DJing you n a club In Barnsley, packed bar and dance floor. Then I looked to the bar and saw Rhiannon. She was talking to another member of staff (she worked there) then she smiled. For the first time in over 20 years of DJing I missed a cue. That smile took my breath away and hit me like a hammer. I was married at the time and rhi was so stunning she was waaaaay out of my league.

Fast forward 2 years. My marriage had fallen apart and I was DJing at a different club. One of my friends came in on a quiet Sunday night for a chat with her friend. It was rhi. We chatted and my friend went off to get drinks. Some of the dancers kept walking past and smiling as I'd been on my own quite a while by then and they liked seeing me smiling . Rhi was confused by all the grins and asked me why. I told her, she smiled and said "let's give them something to smile about" then kissed me. I haven't looked back since that night. That was 12 years ago. She still takes my breath away and us still waaaaaaaaaaay out of my league

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I met all of my previous longterm partners organically - my first relationship was through a friend, second was in a nightclub and 3rd was while travelling.

They were all before internet dating was a big thing.

The only people I've met online were for sex or truly awful dates when I thought I was looking for a relationship

If I was looking for a relationship now large amount of liars would crush my soul!

Large numbers of people over 40 are single because the majority create a fake persona online and rarely meet anyone genuine.

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By *ed VoluptaWoman
over a year ago

Wirral.

"Check the other thread about meeting people. Seems women think men are weirdos if they approach a woman nowadays

That's what "some" women & 1 very angry man thought

I am more than happy to be approached, politely, in person.

Meeting people on line - there's just too many variables that can be hidden. Yes, I know people you meet down the pub, etc can hide things/lie about themselves, but at least you know they're real/what they look & sound like. It's a good basis to build on.

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By *ny1localMan
over a year ago

READING

"I miss those days when strangers would strike up random conversations and nobody batted an eyelid, yet nowadays every body seems so wary now and I fear we are more disconncted from each other more than ever despite being so connected with technology.

How sad that someone felt the need to ask if approaching others was ok and immediately people were defensive and wary of it.

I like the old ways, the eye contact. The smiles which lead to chatting

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Call me cynical but with Tinder etc I doubt more than 5% bother with reading a bio (both men and women). As I've got older I've put a bit (ok a lot

) of timber on and that doesn't go well with being photogenic. I can bang on all I want about being a nice guy, having interesting hobbies etc but no matter what anyone says (yes I know there are exceptions) the chiselled fella with the six pack and the million dollar smile is gonna get all the "right swipes"!

Personality unfortunately can't balance that out on today's "insta shag" apps.

Oh for the halcyon days of midweek "salsa nights" where you could take advantage of half price cocktails and flirt outrageously with 20/30 something women!

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over a year ago

How sad that someone felt the need to ask if approaching others was ok and immediately people were defensive and wary of it.

I like the old ways, the eye contact. The smiles which lead to chatting

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Call me cynical but with Tinder etc I doubt more than 5% bother with reading a bio (both men and women). As I've got older I've put a bit (ok a lot

Personality unfortunately can't balance that out on today's "insta shag" apps.

Oh for the halcyon days of midweek "salsa nights" where you could take advantage of half price cocktails and flirt outrageously with 20/30 something women!

I miss salsa nights for a different reason

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By *riendlyStarMan
over a year ago

Portsmouth

"I met my husband at a karate lesson. All of my casual sex partners have been off here and Tinder mainly but other hook-up apps and sex sites too xx"

Any suggestions what apps an sites to use? I want to try more out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Call me cynical but with Tinder etc I doubt more than 5% bother with reading a bio (both men and women). As I've got older I've put a bit (ok a lot

Personality unfortunately can't balance that out on today's "insta shag" apps.

Oh for the halcyon days of midweek "salsa nights" where you could take advantage of half price cocktails and flirt outrageously with 20/30 something women!

I miss salsa nights for a different reason

Henry J Beans, just off Deansgate? As a Manc that was THE place to be back in the early noughties for midweek fun!

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By *konCouple
over a year ago

cardiff

We met at work . The old way . Not sure we are qualified to comment on how people meet someone for a potential long term relationship in 2021

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

I've met lots of people I count as friends through just getting chatting to them somewhere. Be it at a club back in the day... ( sorry lol ) a race track... car/ bike meet... one of my best mates I met in a queue for paying for parking. She couldn't get her card to work. So I randomly paid it for her.. 5 years later we are still friends.

I'm one of those that can talk to anyone anywhere.

I met my partner originally in the band room while waiting for the music teacher at school

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

I have a relative who met his other half on a rock-climbing break.

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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago

London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact

I meet them in my dreams

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Of five relationships: Three met through friends and two online.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Simply by being out and about, be it work, socialising, pursuing hobbies etc.

People's experiences vary, websites & forums used to be great back in the day but mobile apps have stolen the li_elight when it come to casual meets and dating.

TBH, I feel online stuff has increasing become an outlet to fantasise or show people what you want to show them, as opposed to the person you actually are or or your true intentions .... no matter how much discretion you want.

Imagine being out at a bar or what ever, and there are 500 men hitting on one woman or a couple, that's what online ratios are like these days. I would rather take my chances in the outside world where I actually have a chance to interact. On the flipside, it you are a couple, single woman, or TV/TS the chances are more stacked in your favour, hence why I say experiences may vary.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have a relative who met his other half on a rock-climbing break. "

One occasion when you don’t expect someone to fall for you.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Call me cynical but with Tinder etc I doubt more than 5% bother with reading a bio (both men and women). As I've got older I've put a bit (ok a lot

Personality unfortunately can't balance that out on today's "insta shag" apps.

Oh for the halcyon days of midweek "salsa nights" where you could take advantage of half price cocktails and flirt outrageously with 20/30 something women!

I miss salsa nights for a different reason

Henry J Beans, just off Deansgate? As a Manc that was THE place to be back in the early noughties for midweek fun!

Erm no. I used to go salsa dancing at Copacabana in the Northern Quarter. It's been gone a while now, but so has my ability to dance...

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By *oppolocosTV/TS
over a year ago

inverurie

Get pissed, see who's beside you when you wake up.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I can’t speak for now days but some years back I met a chap who I had been mates with at university, commenting on last time I had seen him he walked out of a pub and threw up on a girls feet, he owned up that he had now been married to her for some 15 years after going around the next day to replace them.... now there is romance! "

Friends of mine got married after she ran his foot over with her car outside a pub ... she was actually engaged to someone else at the time!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Online dating doesn't work for me all! So now I'm might be interested in meeting someone for life adventures, think I'll actually stick to meeting in the real world just meeting people through my adventures ...

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"Each other nowadays?

The post earlier where a huge % of people were saying that it was creepy to chat and approach people out and about (none covid) was quite sad.

We're not talking creepy,stalking, making a porn movie, sex or even trying to chat when it's obvious they're not interested.

It's a sad day when a man or woman can't smile and say hi to someone they like the look of.

Better to try than to never see them again and forever think what if I'd taken a chance.

Maybe it's an age thing as we didn't have mobiles and social media so fall back on so chatting was our way of asking a girl if she'd like to meet up for a drink

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

"Each other nowadays?

The post earlier where a huge % of people were saying that it was creepy to chat and approach people out and about (none covid) was quite sad.

We're not talking creepy,stalking, making a porn movie, sex or even trying to chat when it's obvious they're not interested.

It's a sad day when a man or woman can't smile and say hi to someone they like the look of.

Better to try than to never see them again and forever think what if I'd taken a chance.

Maybe it's an age thing as we didn't have mobiles and social media so fall back on so chatting was our way of asking a girl if she'd like to meet up for a drink"

Even back in my day this never happened in the street? At discos etc yes so yes it's nice and fine to smile say hiya in street but yes it b weird to b chated up in street x

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over a year ago

"Each other nowadays?

My brother has been married to someone for years who chased after him when he dropped his notebook. Are those days over? Are we going back to the times when formal introductions had to be made even if the role of matchmaker has been usurped by tindr? "
agreed tinder is a joke all the apps now are controlled so my theory and this is just a theory is that the apps are now not connecting us because they want to limit the infection numbers so the apps I think are purposely holding back matches either that or I’m butt ugly cuz the apps are ghost towns atm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Think I even put a note with my number on a girls car window thanking her for lending me a lighter and if she fancied a drink to give me a shout lol FYI I never got the call back lol

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"Think I even put a note with my number on a girls car window thanking her for lending me a lighter and if she fancied a drink to give me a shout lol FYI I never got the call back lol "

You took a chance though and that's all that matters,

There should be less hate and more of this type of gesture in the world

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I woke up with my ex girlfreind of 7 years we hadn't slept together as we're both fully dressed neither of us remembers meeting the other or how we ended up back at hers freinds have since filled us in on bits saying we wouldn't leave each other alone. When we woke up together I had the best morning of my life still no sex but was love at first site.....reminder to every one don't work to much it really isnt worth it and it will fuck even the best relationship up!!.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Each other nowadays?

Seeing as I’m so desperately lonely I’d say; I haven’t a frickin clue

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Each other nowadays?

Seeing as I’m so desperately lonely I’d say; I haven’t a frickin clue

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think we’re all in that boat chin up things will get better for ya just like it will for everyone don’t look to the past look to the future happy newyears everyone worst newyears ever but hopefully a better 2021 for everyone

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