FabSwingers.com forum: Socials and meeting on fab.

By (user no longer on site) OP
39 weeks ago

Away from chatting on these forums, how often do you look in the meetings forum?

*sideward glance to the camera…

I often complain about my lack of social life, but in fairness, do I use fab the way that would. Enid it me? I do t think I do.

And I will get to a club soon, I’ve got to choose the right one.

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By *ealitybitesMan
39 weeks ago

Belfast

Never.

Haven't met anyone new in 4 years and apart from a couple of group socials in that time I haven't made any effort to meet others.

I've been here 8 years and I've never looked at the meets section of the site in all that time.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
39 weeks ago

Paradise, Herts

Only years ago when I used to go the MLS, I used to follow the thread. Apart from that I don’t venture from the lounge.

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By *ealitybitesMan
39 weeks ago

Belfast

"Never.

Haven't met anyone new in 4 years and apart from a couple of group socials in that time I haven't made any effort to meet others.

I've been here 8 years and I've never looked at the meets section of the site in all that time. "

Just to add we don't have a full time club scene here.

They only operate on a once a month basis and all events are by invitation only so there aren't the same options.

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By *elix SightedMan
39 weeks ago

Cloud 8

I never look at anything outside the lounge. I’m not interested in meeting at the moment and just enjoy the chit chat between friends and acquaintances.

If there’s a social I rely on hearing about it through word of mouth.

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By *olfandtazCouple
39 weeks ago

Bristol

We normally throw up a status and meet when we are free, yet to have any issues with people coming forward

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By (user no longer on site) OP
39 weeks ago

"I never look at anything outside the lounge. I’m not interested in meeting at the moment and just enjoy the chit chat between friends and acquaintances.

If there’s a social I rely on hearing about it through word of mouth."

Similar (not entirely), I also just get stuck in here.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
39 weeks ago

"Never.

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I've been here 8 years and I've never looked at the meets section of the site in all that time. "

Never???

It was one of the first places I looked, as I thought that’s how you did things here.

Put up a meet request and then answer the messages you get. ..

please stop laughing!!!!

How quickly the realisation sets in.

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By *heGateKeeperMan
39 weeks ago

Stratford

I should look more. I do London socials quite often and last year did MCR x2 but I’d like to go back to Manny and do UTB at some point too

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By *un beforeMan
39 weeks ago

london colney

Given up hope I’d meet ,no one real on here , only bi males ( gay men)

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By *oxy jWoman
39 weeks ago

somerset

i dont use the forums to find meets why would i it a tiny tiny part of the site (1% or 2% at most) and most that use it dont meet / here for forums only ..

alot use forums for many other thing from keeping up with friends to plain old prick teasing or to be karens or to try and right the world

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By (user no longer on site) OP
39 weeks ago

"I should look more. I do London socials quite often and last year did MCR x2 but I’d like to go back to Manny and do UTB at some point too

I need to do the UTB properly next time. Last year I was there for about an hour.

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By *parkle1974Woman
39 weeks ago

Leeds

Never x

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By *ora the explorerWoman
39 weeks ago

Paradise, Herts

"Given up hope I’d meet ,no one real on here , only bi males ( gay men) "

. I’m real and I’m neither of the above

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By *illy IdolMan
39 weeks ago

Midlands

"Given up hope I’d meet ,no one real on here , only bi males ( gay men) "

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you'll get a meet soon and you can turn that frown upside down

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By *illy IdolMan
39 weeks ago

Midlands

Need to check the meet section more often but rarely do. Never had any luck from it so haven't bothered for a while

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By (user no longer on site)
39 weeks ago

"Given up hope I’d meet ,no one real on here , only bi males ( gay men)

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you'll get a meet soon and you can turn that frown upside down"

While getting vigorously bummed. Or maybe not.

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By *ris GrayMan
39 weeks ago

Dorchester

I've been to a few socials but unless youre a woman and or know somebody there then they tend to be quite difficult to manouvre much like here really so i don't do them anymore

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By *illy IdolMan
39 weeks ago

Midlands

"Given up hope I’d meet ,no one real on here , only bi males ( gay men)

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you'll get a meet soon and you can turn that frown upside down

While getting vigorously bummed. Or maybe not. "

He's straight, move along glowup

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By (user no longer on site)
39 weeks ago

"Given up hope I’d meet ,no one real on here , only bi males ( gay men)

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you'll get a meet soon and you can turn that frown upside down

While getting vigorously bummed. Or maybe not.

He's straight, move along glowup

While vigorously bumming. That better?

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
39 weeks ago

Leeds

I've only ever looked when we are going to a social event to see who else is going.

Mrs

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By *illy IdolMan
39 weeks ago

Midlands

"Given up hope I’d meet ,no one real on here , only bi males ( gay men)

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you'll get a meet soon and you can turn that frown upside down

While getting vigorously bummed. Or maybe not.

He's straight, move along glowup

While vigorously bumming. That better? "

I'd say so

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By (user no longer on site)
39 weeks ago

[Glow looks at thread, unsure if it’s dead or just sleeping in an awkward position]

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By *ora the explorerWoman
39 weeks ago

Paradise, Herts

"[Glow looks at thread, unsure if it’s dead or just sleeping in an awkward position] "

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By (user no longer on site) OP
39 weeks ago

"[Glow looks at thread, unsure if it’s dead or just sleeping in an awkward position] "

It died when it was posted.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
39 weeks ago

Reading

No as I only meet with people with whom i have been conversing for some time.

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By (user no longer on site)
39 weeks ago

I've never looked at the meetings section!

I'm looking at attending UTB with a friend. But it's a lot of people for the big socials.

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By *abtastic Mr FoxMan
39 weeks ago

A den in the Glen

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By (user no longer on site)
39 weeks ago

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By *eliWoman
39 weeks ago

Not very often. I do if there's a social and someone prompts me to but generally socials I find out from word of mouth. I'm planning a club visit soon, the first in a long time and even that event I found out about from a friend.

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By *illy IdolMan
39 weeks ago

Midlands

"[Removed from social at 29/02/24 15:06:32]"

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By (user no longer on site) OP
39 weeks ago

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By (user no longer on site) OP
39 weeks ago

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
39 weeks ago

Glasgow / London

Like most here, I’ve only ever looked in the meetings/events forum after being told to by someone in here, in the Lounge.

But I’d kind of expect that answer when asking the question *in the Lounge*.

This must be shame for anyone trying to promote an event. Which reminds me: Who’s going to the Manchester Lounge Social in March? I’m going. And I bet there’s a thread about it in the meetings/events forum. I should go have a look. So should you. Yes you! You, reading this!

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By *rofessor ElementalMan
39 weeks ago

Durham

I never look in the meeting forum however do love a good social.

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By *ealitybitesMan
39 weeks ago

Belfast

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By *ealitybitesMan
39 weeks ago

Belfast

Even though I've never looked at the meets section because that's not how I've ever met people here, there have been comments on threads before about the lack of a dedicated meet section for Ireland and anyone using it has to trawl through lots of irrelevant posts before finding anything that suits.

As a result there is currently a regularly updated thread in the Ireland forum detailing all the events and organised socials for 2024.

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By *carlet SeductionWoman
39 weeks ago

Maidstone

I wouldn't use either the forum or the meet section. All of my meets are through people I've been chatting to. There is the rare occasion (I can think of 2 in 12 years) where that's been because we've got chatting via the forum.

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By *uffnmuffCouple
39 weeks ago

London

"I should look more. I do London socials quite often and last year did MCR x2 but I’d like to go back to Manny and do UTB at some point too

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I have been thinking of trying a London social x

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By *ookie46Woman
39 weeks ago

Deepest darkest Peru

I probably look at least once a week to see what social events are going on and if there are any new ones that I haven’t had a chance to get to

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By (user no longer on site)
39 weeks ago

Been to socials but find them in the Scotland section, never look at the meets section.

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
39 weeks ago

Glasgow / London

Yeah, I hardly ever look in the Scotland forum because it’s mostly full of threads about meets and clubs!

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By *had_ThunderCockMan
39 weeks ago

a place somewhat adjacent to you…

I’m only looking for socials. i tend to not to leverage search feature, but the people I’ve found to have been most interesting have come to me from the forums.

Very lucky and surely an outlier?

I think inmost cases they too have not been searching but really looking for friendships and valuable people to get on with without pressure of anything else. I’m grateful for those relationships already and have a few that I feel close to. Even tho miles may separate us.

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By *aughtyJoWoman
39 weeks ago

Caterham

Never x

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By (user no longer on site)
39 weeks ago

"Yeah, I hardly ever look in the Scotland forum because it’s mostly full of threads about meets and clubs!"

Clubs threads were moved to the clubs section.

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
39 weeks ago

Glasgow / London

"Clubs threads were moved to the clubs section."

Oooh. Maybe I’ll pop my head back in then.

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By (user no longer on site)
39 weeks ago

Very, very rarely. I love a social or club event but it just completely bypasses my brain when looking for something to do.

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By (user no longer on site)
39 weeks ago

Only used the meetings section when attending a club event.

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By *sWyldWoman
39 weeks ago

Edinburgh

Not really. A very long time AGO, I organised socials in Edinburgh, even then I didn't look at it.

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
39 weeks ago

Glasgow / London

I think what the OP was saying is that everybody should have a look at this thread about a social coming up soon in Manchester:

https://fabswingers.com/forum/meets/1568187

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By *ea monkeyMan
39 weeks ago

Manchester (he/him)

I look fairly regularly, the clubs section too.

I think that fab works best when it’s used in conjunction with socials, events and other parts of the lifestyle. Just relying on fab as the only way to make connections is a very good way to crushing your heart with a brick

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By (user no longer on site) OP
39 weeks ago

"I think what the OP was saying is that everybody should have a look at this thread about a social coming up soon in Manchester:

https://fabswingers.com/forum/meets/1568187

Haha.

This would help.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
39 weeks ago

"Not really. A very long time AGO, I organised socials in Edinburgh, even then I didn't look at it.

I sit and complain I don’t do anything of weekends, and yet there’s lots of socials, and I should look more, and check for local ones.

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By *un beforeMan
39 weeks ago

london colney

Thank you for proving my point

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By *un beforeMan
39 weeks ago

london colney

Doubt it , Play by rules , not demanding , conversation , socials , polite.

Only to stood up 5 time in last 3 months , Profile look at by couples thst state no single males , but m is bi , So clearly a fske couple

I believe in equall6 right. Regardless of sexuality , shame not shared by other users of this site

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple
39 weeks ago

Coventry

We've only used the meet requests/parties section in the forums to look for parties that are advertised.

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By *reative-mindMan
39 weeks ago

Exeter

Never, posted in there a few times enquiring about a social nothing "meet wise" and got zero replies.

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By (user no longer on site)
39 weeks ago

If meetings forum could be renamed lonely wank in a travelodge forum that would be helpful.

Except for Premier Inn obviously.

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By *ris GrayMan
39 weeks ago

Dorchester

"I should look more. I do London socials quite often and last year did MCR x2 but I’d like to go back to Manny and do UTB at some point too

I have been thinking of trying a London social x"
when you say i don't you mean we?

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By (user no longer on site)
39 weeks ago

I look at them daily.

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By (user no longer on site)
39 weeks ago

Looked once and never again. I don't think anyone that would interest me, or be that interested in me, would post a meet. They'd want to meet me specifically, so wouldn't need to post like that.

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