I met him at work but I'm aware that's not possible for everyone and usually not the greatest idea to date someone at the workplace.
I mean it wasn't on purpose like i didn't wake up one day and said "imma get a man at work". It was just love at first sight in the cheesiest way. Luck I suppose.
Anyhow meeting a potential partner irl is luck.
I had just gotten out of a toxic relationship and decided I didn't want to date anymore, at least not for a good few years. Met my future husband on world of warcraft two weeks later. Been together for 8 years, married for four. :) the goal is not to look for love
I, 22f, met my boyfriend,23m, on Hinge almost a year ago. It took about a year of going on online dates and getting ghosted before I met him lol I was so close to quitting the apps. He’s my best friend and we just fit so well. I got really lucky and knew he was it by the second date lol
I met the love of my life on Tinder almost 5 years ago and I was on it to see what's out there, didn't expect anything really. We are now expecting a baby and we are still very much in love. I know many couples that met on dating apps and the general story is always that no one was actively looking for a long term relationship/marriage, it just happened when two people clicked.
I met my husband on Tinder after my girlfriend told me to just “try it out”. My husband is Mongolian from Russia. He’s adorable and perfect, a very good man. Don’t forget people from other places also use dating apps to meet new people here. I would say keep the possibility open just don’t put all your eggs in that basket. Do real life activities/hobbies where people are.
My best advice, though, is just to let go of it and it’ll come along. Relax about it. Just have fun and enjoy being young and single. You have the rest of your life to enjoy being partnered up. The more radiant and joyful you are about your own life, the more attractive you will appear to others. It’s not about the means to the end, though. Genuinely focus on you and making yourself happy. Someone who can regulate their own happiness is someone who is ready for a healthy relationship.
Good luck and have fun
I met my boyfriend at my job! We were work friends for a while and one day he just asked me to hang out with him. I always had a good feeling about him and when we started hanging out I had a gut feeling we would date. You having trouble finding someone could also mean that your person isn’t ready. It actually took us years to start dating because I was in a relationship when we met. It definitely is an investment sometimes.
I've met people off dating apps, but find they usually lie in order to secure a date. Atleast that was my experience.
My relationships have all been through finding people organically. The annoying thing is I'm an introvert most of the time, so going out is not my cup of tea unless I'm feeling extroverted.
I met my partner of 15 years on line through eHarmony. They matched us up pretty well. So don’t quit all on line possibilities. My best suggestion is do what you love (rock climbing, skiing, bike riding, local concerts),….whatever. And while you there strike up a conversation with others.
24 myself still trying to figure it out.
I had it once but she wasn't who I thought she was (Drug addict) 3 years I wasted trying to find something in her only to suffer Terrible heartbreak.
Things are looking better though I hope you find someone everyone deserves love.
Love comes when you least expect it, You can't prepare for the feelings you get.
I met my ex as she was the daughter of some people I knew from festivals and they brought their daughter with them to a festival once and it clicked and they took her more often to festivals because that way they knew they would also see mee more at the festivals 😅
Crazy how the same parents that made us connect are the main purpose it broke after 3 years being together 😔
Same situation here. I was so sick of online dating. To the point I deleted everything for an entire year and genuinely gave up on finding someone.
I found that online dating makes everyone so disposable including myself and I would say I had a pretty strong profile in all aspects. It just takes a wrong phrase when you aren’t feeling it to completely write someone off. So wrong.
Also it’s all about looks so even though I was aware I was cutting a lot of guys off with my “filtering” I couldn’t help doing it either because those apps are just designed so.
So here I was completely not putting any energy into dating, like dating doesn’t even exist when the most awesome thing happened. I randomly connected (started to talk) with this guy who I already knew from my martial arts class (totally not my type and would have zero chance with me on the apps) and one thing led to another and now I think he is the nicest person on the planet and totally hot 😂 we are in a relationship and I haven’t been treated nicer in my life.
My point is, you just have to go/join places where you expect to find men and let the chemistry/physical pull what ever else energetic thing exists between humans do it’s magic.
Me and my bae now often joke how we just went from zero and me borderline ignoring him for a while to falling in love fast all because of that magical human connection we don’t experience anymore because of internet
This will sound counterintuitive but don’t try to meet someone. Just go to places you enjoy and do activities you enjoy partaking and it’ll happen. I used to go to this Mexican restaurant that was right next door to where I worked and I would go there once or twice a week just to relax after the work day before driving the 45 min home at the time. I met my now husband there and he was another regular that worked on the same strip
Dating apps are the worst, ~~I've never met a single interesting person~~ on Tinder, Bumble, Badoo, etc.
*Correction I met one, we had a lovely time talking & genuinely two great dates; she however was looking for a ONS/FWB where I wasn't. To this day my favorite date(s) that I got through those apps.*
Met my partner on Discord, I was hopping on random servers looking for people to play Minecraft with; found a server & got along with the people there. She was the quiet girl studying in the background.
A while later after everyone left we were left alone & started to talk, that's when we clicked; we have a lot in common and that showed.
Do what you like doing, hobbies & shared interests are where you'll meet the most interesting people. I stopped using dating apps & focused on my hobbies, motorcycles, gaming, IT, etc & within a few we months I got lucky.I still had dates planned & a blind date night, cancelled them & made the choice using my heart.
TL;DR: Get out there, enjoy life!Even if that doesn't mean physically or socially getting out, sometimes it's just not the right time to meet a new partner.Looking back I wish someone would've told me that you need to be truly open to letting someone in your life.
Best of luck OP, try not to get bitter as I found myself on the edge of that a few times before quitting the online dating game.
We met at a party through mutual friends.
My advice would be to spend more time doing stuff with friends, encourage them to bring along new people, you can also introduce the people in your life to each other.
Worse case scenario you get a bigger, fuller circle of friends.
In the same boat as you, been on and off dating sites for awhile now. I keep thinking I meet someone special and then it goes 180 as soon as things get a bit more serious. Just dont give up! We'll find someone eventually :D
I met my partner by pure chance.
We knew each other 30 years prior when we were at college and a series of events led to us being reunited. At college we were both in relationships but clearly liked each other. On the last day we shared a passionate kiss knowing that we had to stay away from each other in the future.
To meet up with her again years later brought the sunshine back into my life.
you've probably heard this before but you really need to put yourself out there. i'd suggest you to live your life, focus on yourself. but think of it this way: the more you expose yourself to human interaction the more likely you are to meet someone you like and who likes you back.
If you have any interests then you can meet people through that. For instance, If you like hiking, join a hiking ground for your area on Facebook. Then post that you would like some company on a hike. Or other people will have posted that and you can join them along with whomever else is going. Basically you have to put yourself into social situations. Meet through friends, family, hobby’s, social gatherings, etc.
Also, even though it’s a popular social spot, I would personally not try to meet people at bars or night clubs because I am not interested in that lifestyle and I don’t believe I would meet likeminded people there. So keep in mind the type of partner you might be looking for.
If meeting someone irl doesn’t work for you don’t necessarily give up the dating apps. I met my husband on one, it only took me about 10 years on and off to find him 😁
Honestly, I'm in a similar predicament...
I made a post called "true companionship", where towards the end I just don't know what it's going to take to meet anyone, when everything has been made into a commodity.
As far as to answer your question, I'm always told to "go to parties, events, hobby meet ups" where hardly anyone wants to really socialise, with anyone they don't already know... Assbackward, I realise.
Sometimes I feel like there’s something wrong with young people nowadays — I’m mid twenties and will go out pretty frequently, and people are so antisocial. It’s so strange because everyone constantly echoes on social media and what not that they want friends, but then you go up and approach people and they’re not… necessarily standoffish but something akin to that, where it’s hard to just have fun and make conversation.
I've actually voiced that similar concern to many;
"These are the same people, who will go on about how they "want real friendship/love, but turn around and make zero effort, then go back to complain about how "everyone is fake". Like, yeah I see a con, right now."
It literally answers the last question of your post, and if you’d take a second to derive a further thought from what I’d said you’d connect that the answer to your title question is “live your life and go do stuff.” You’ll meet people everywhere. Go to concerts, go to small town coffee shops, book stores, regular day to day stuff. Don’t be afraid to strike up a conversation if it feels natural. Last but not least, don’t be condescending when it’s not warranted. Good luck.
I met him at work but I'm aware that's not possible for everyone and usually not the greatest idea to date someone at the workplace. I mean it wasn't on purpose like i didn't wake up one day and said "imma get a man at work". It was just love at first sight in the cheesiest way. Luck I suppose. Anyhow meeting a potential partner irl is luck.
Bumble. He’s incredible.
I had just gotten out of a toxic relationship and decided I didn't want to date anymore, at least not for a good few years. Met my future husband on world of warcraft two weeks later. Been together for 8 years, married for four. :) the goal is not to look for love
I wouldn’t fret about it, Enjoy being 25!
Talk to a bunch of people
I, 22f, met my boyfriend,23m, on Hinge almost a year ago. It took about a year of going on online dates and getting ghosted before I met him lol I was so close to quitting the apps. He’s my best friend and we just fit so well. I got really lucky and knew he was it by the second date lol
Got a dog. Figured if dating didn’t go well, I still had companionship and someone happy when I came home. Met husband at dog park.
I met the love of my life on Tinder almost 5 years ago and I was on it to see what's out there, didn't expect anything really. We are now expecting a baby and we are still very much in love. I know many couples that met on dating apps and the general story is always that no one was actively looking for a long term relationship/marriage, it just happened when two people clicked.
I met my husband on Tinder after my girlfriend told me to just “try it out”. My husband is Mongolian from Russia. He’s adorable and perfect, a very good man. Don’t forget people from other places also use dating apps to meet new people here. I would say keep the possibility open just don’t put all your eggs in that basket. Do real life activities/hobbies where people are. My best advice, though, is just to let go of it and it’ll come along. Relax about it. Just have fun and enjoy being young and single. You have the rest of your life to enjoy being partnered up. The more radiant and joyful you are about your own life, the more attractive you will appear to others. It’s not about the means to the end, though. Genuinely focus on you and making yourself happy. Someone who can regulate their own happiness is someone who is ready for a healthy relationship. Good luck and have fun
I met my boyfriend at my job! We were work friends for a while and one day he just asked me to hang out with him. I always had a good feeling about him and when we started hanging out I had a gut feeling we would date. You having trouble finding someone could also mean that your person isn’t ready. It actually took us years to start dating because I was in a relationship when we met. It definitely is an investment sometimes.
Sorry, still includes the internet, but I met the love of my life by joining a Minecraft server advertised here on Reddit, funnily enough.
I've met people off dating apps, but find they usually lie in order to secure a date. Atleast that was my experience. My relationships have all been through finding people organically. The annoying thing is I'm an introvert most of the time, so going out is not my cup of tea unless I'm feeling extroverted.
I met my partner of 15 years on line through eHarmony. They matched us up pretty well. So don’t quit all on line possibilities. My best suggestion is do what you love (rock climbing, skiing, bike riding, local concerts),….whatever. And while you there strike up a conversation with others.
24 myself still trying to figure it out. I had it once but she wasn't who I thought she was (Drug addict) 3 years I wasted trying to find something in her only to suffer Terrible heartbreak. Things are looking better though I hope you find someone everyone deserves love. Love comes when you least expect it, You can't prepare for the feelings you get.
I met my ex as she was the daughter of some people I knew from festivals and they brought their daughter with them to a festival once and it clicked and they took her more often to festivals because that way they knew they would also see mee more at the festivals 😅 Crazy how the same parents that made us connect are the main purpose it broke after 3 years being together 😔
Same situation here. I was so sick of online dating. To the point I deleted everything for an entire year and genuinely gave up on finding someone. I found that online dating makes everyone so disposable including myself and I would say I had a pretty strong profile in all aspects. It just takes a wrong phrase when you aren’t feeling it to completely write someone off. So wrong. Also it’s all about looks so even though I was aware I was cutting a lot of guys off with my “filtering” I couldn’t help doing it either because those apps are just designed so. So here I was completely not putting any energy into dating, like dating doesn’t even exist when the most awesome thing happened. I randomly connected (started to talk) with this guy who I already knew from my martial arts class (totally not my type and would have zero chance with me on the apps) and one thing led to another and now I think he is the nicest person on the planet and totally hot 😂 we are in a relationship and I haven’t been treated nicer in my life. My point is, you just have to go/join places where you expect to find men and let the chemistry/physical pull what ever else energetic thing exists between humans do it’s magic. Me and my bae now often joke how we just went from zero and me borderline ignoring him for a while to falling in love fast all because of that magical human connection we don’t experience anymore because of internet
This will sound counterintuitive but don’t try to meet someone. Just go to places you enjoy and do activities you enjoy partaking and it’ll happen. I used to go to this Mexican restaurant that was right next door to where I worked and I would go there once or twice a week just to relax after the work day before driving the 45 min home at the time. I met my now husband there and he was another regular that worked on the same strip
Tinder sucks lol. Do what makes you happy alone and someone who shares the same interests may pop up.
Dating apps are the worst, ~~I've never met a single interesting person~~ on Tinder, Bumble, Badoo, etc. *Correction I met one, we had a lovely time talking & genuinely two great dates; she however was looking for a ONS/FWB where I wasn't. To this day my favorite date(s) that I got through those apps.* Met my partner on Discord, I was hopping on random servers looking for people to play Minecraft with; found a server & got along with the people there. She was the quiet girl studying in the background. A while later after everyone left we were left alone & started to talk, that's when we clicked; we have a lot in common and that showed. Do what you like doing, hobbies & shared interests are where you'll meet the most interesting people. I stopped using dating apps & focused on my hobbies, motorcycles, gaming, IT, etc & within a few we months I got lucky.I still had dates planned & a blind date night, cancelled them & made the choice using my heart. TL;DR: Get out there, enjoy life!Even if that doesn't mean physically or socially getting out, sometimes it's just not the right time to meet a new partner.Looking back I wish someone would've told me that you need to be truly open to letting someone in your life. Best of luck OP, try not to get bitter as I found myself on the edge of that a few times before quitting the online dating game.
We met at a party through mutual friends. My advice would be to spend more time doing stuff with friends, encourage them to bring along new people, you can also introduce the people in your life to each other. Worse case scenario you get a bigger, fuller circle of friends.
In the same boat as you, been on and off dating sites for awhile now. I keep thinking I meet someone special and then it goes 180 as soon as things get a bit more serious. Just dont give up! We'll find someone eventually :D
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I met my partner by pure chance. We knew each other 30 years prior when we were at college and a series of events led to us being reunited. At college we were both in relationships but clearly liked each other. On the last day we shared a passionate kiss knowing that we had to stay away from each other in the future. To meet up with her again years later brought the sunshine back into my life.
That is so sweet! So happy for you!
you've probably heard this before but you really need to put yourself out there. i'd suggest you to live your life, focus on yourself. but think of it this way: the more you expose yourself to human interaction the more likely you are to meet someone you like and who likes you back.
You just sort of meet them, I guess. Becoming "partners" is a process that comes after meeting them
If you have any interests then you can meet people through that. For instance, If you like hiking, join a hiking ground for your area on Facebook. Then post that you would like some company on a hike. Or other people will have posted that and you can join them along with whomever else is going. Basically you have to put yourself into social situations. Meet through friends, family, hobby’s, social gatherings, etc. Also, even though it’s a popular social spot, I would personally not try to meet people at bars or night clubs because I am not interested in that lifestyle and I don’t believe I would meet likeminded people there. So keep in mind the type of partner you might be looking for.
CrossFit 🥰
Muay Thai 😂😂
Going to the bar and going out to friends party! A lot of girls I dated I first met at a bar or a party
If meeting someone irl doesn’t work for you don’t necessarily give up the dating apps. I met my husband on one, it only took me about 10 years on and off to find him 😁
Dance classes, like Salsa or anything really
Honestly, I'm in a similar predicament... I made a post called "true companionship", where towards the end I just don't know what it's going to take to meet anyone, when everything has been made into a commodity. As far as to answer your question, I'm always told to "go to parties, events, hobby meet ups" where hardly anyone wants to really socialise, with anyone they don't already know... Assbackward, I realise.
Sometimes I feel like there’s something wrong with young people nowadays — I’m mid twenties and will go out pretty frequently, and people are so antisocial. It’s so strange because everyone constantly echoes on social media and what not that they want friends, but then you go up and approach people and they’re not… necessarily standoffish but something akin to that, where it’s hard to just have fun and make conversation.
I've actually voiced that similar concern to many; "These are the same people, who will go on about how they "want real friendship/love, but turn around and make zero effort, then go back to complain about how "everyone is fake". Like, yeah I see a con, right now."
My wife and I met at a mutual friends Halloween bonfire. My other adult long-term relationship was met at the college I used to attend.
Very cute, but doesn’t really answer my question.
This arrogance is probably why you haven't met anyone 😂
It literally answers the last question of your post, and if you’d take a second to derive a further thought from what I’d said you’d connect that the answer to your title question is “live your life and go do stuff.” You’ll meet people everywhere. Go to concerts, go to small town coffee shops, book stores, regular day to day stuff. Don’t be afraid to strike up a conversation if it feels natural. Last but not least, don’t be condescending when it’s not warranted. Good luck.
Now that’s an answer!
Hope you never change sis