Where do single men hang out?

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I am too scared to do online dating but I need to meet some nice single men, in their 30s or 40s. Where do they hang out? I'm not keen to go pubbing and clubbing, I'd rather join a club, start a hobby or go to some events. The problem is that everything I've joined has been full of women and OAPs. Where do all the younger single men hang out??

Creative writing classes.

Anything to do with music technology (recording, production, sound engineering) Sign up for a course ;-)

Ukulele classes had lots of hip young blokes when I did them. Google Learn to Uke - 4 week courses, lots of fun and they do weekly jam sessions in pubs. Ace!

Hang out in the Ace Cafe in North London if you like biker types.

Go to shows at Tate modern or Tate Britain and just chat to men there. Easy to make a brief comment - if they chat, great. If not, no harm done and you wander on to the next work, no embarrassment.

Have done book club = all women.
Have done language classes = all women and OAPs.
Volunteering = all women.

Have not done ukuleles, mountain biking, photography or gin - so plenty to tackle there!

You were in the wrong book club!

or volunteering with the wrong organisation

Try the site meetup.com. That's my answer to everything! :)

If you're into cars, car shows are swarming full of men

My DH & his (married) friend go to the Serpentine club last Friday of the month races. Stay away from the fast over 50s please . Lots of single 30s-40s at early morning spinning classes (6/6.30 starts).

I was in the wrong everything! Car shows? 6am starts?? I'm willing to give it a go, but if I marry one I will have to spend the next 20 years trying to wean him off car shows and 6am spinning...

I'm only 33 so not considering the over 50s yet, don't worry!

I hang out at work mainly, so you could try getting a job where there are lots of men.

I think lots of people meet at work, allegedly.

"Have not done ukuleles, mountain biking, photography or gin - so plenty to tackle there!"

Photography was mainly newly retired men starting a new hobby when I tried it one time.

Record fairs? Last weekend was Record Shop Saturday in Berwick Street and as well as the obsessives there were some attractive men (friend of mine's daughter did a promo video & her boyfriend & his friends are early 30s into skiing, surfing, music etc).

I've found a cool activity for you - sohocreate.co.uk. A festival to celebrate the world's most creative square mile. Thomasina Mierd, Angels Hartnett, Sharleen Spitieri, Jo Malone are all in discussions plus loads more 3-7 June.

To be honest (I'm in the same boat) the single men I know tend to slob around at home when they're not at work, hence all the book groups/photography courses/Italian classes being full of women looking around hopefully for any single blokes. Parkrun seems to be the best bet, which is why I'm ramping up my C25k efforts. Or the gym?

The trouble is, parties are probably the best way to meet other single people - ie, guestlist already friends or friends-of-friends, wine flowing, non-sportswear outfit - but the time singletons really need their mates to throw parties, it's usually the exact time they're going into baby-wedding-DIY-exhaustion hibernation. Compulsory singleton parties. That's what we need. Let's hire a church hall and have our own...

Your local supermarket, 6pm, Friday or Saturday night.

I guarantee this. I met several wonderful ladies this way. If they are doing the shopping, they have no plans for that night and are single too, coupled people would be at home, doing coupley things.

I'm in Cornwall and apart from the guys I work with I don't know where to find someone nice. Haven't always lived here but it is not for singles. Anyone any ideas around here? for any suggestions.

Join a running club, my son joined one and although he has not met the love of his life there (yet) he says there are people of all ages there, which make for good company and the social side of it is good.

Both of my older two sons and their friends say exactly the same sort of thing as regards to women, and meeting women. They have all got past the "clubbing and pubbing" stage and find it difficult to meet single women in their thirties.

Try "life modelling" for arts and photography clubs :-)

Dancing classes? There's supposed to be a surplus of women at them, but I can't speak from recent experience. When I used to go it was about 50/50.

My brother met his girlfriend running a series of coastal marathons. She was 32/3 he was about 37. Rather hard work though.

A male friend of mine used to do line dancing. He said a number of women had recently joined because they thought it would be a great place to meet men. He said he didn't have the heart to enlighten them.

Not round here

All are taken. Bloody nappy valley.

Disclaimer: this may only have applied to the line dancing club my friend attended.