How did you meet your SO? Or where do you find dates?

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Is it really all down to this terrifying world of online dating; where half the men are looking for hookups and only thinly veiling their intentions - if at all; and the other half are so far away from you, you winder whether Tinder really bothers to factor in location, despite you setting a strict radius?

I'm coming across nothing but duffs on Tinder and I've given up on POF. On Tinder some men even complained about there being no full length photo of me. How superficial is that - so it's actually still important in your 30s if you're skinny or not? I got talking to one guy for a bit but as soon as he realised I was curvy he said goodbye. Hmph.
Are any other sites better?

I don't go to pubs. I've never met any decent exes in a pub. And alot of them were met in pubs!

I have these fantasies where me and Ideal Joe will bump shopping trolleys or try to pick up the same bunch of grapes. But it's just middle aged women with grumpy faces in my local supermarket.
Apart from one guy who works there and is so shockingly good looking he probably has 5 wives and several girlfriends because honestly, he needs to be shared for kindness sake. 😂 I would never approach him anyway. Waaay out of my league and he will say no. 😂

Seriously though, where does one meet men if not online?

University, I'm afraid.

Clubs that attract equal numbers of men and women are good (some sports, for example) as you're likely to have similar interests/ attitude to life/ approach?

POF dating here. Took me 3.5 years on and off, and probably 20 dates? Some went to second date, some didn't make it past the ten minute coffee. Two developed into 3 month things. One is still sticking nearly three years on.

And with him, cliche as it is, I knew.

Clichés are cliché for a reason. When I started dating my DW it was exactly the same, I just knew.

Met DH online on the Love and Friends website at age 32 around 12 years ago, not sure if it exists any more. Had had 3 significant relationships by then none of which did me any good whatsoever, DH was a bit of a slow burner but turned out to be my best friend. I know people are scared of online dating but I do think you can weed out the weirdos pretty easily.

I went to an amusement park in the Easter hols. Because there were 5 of us, and some of the rides were carriages with seating for 2, I ended up sitting next to a really good looking, and more importantly very comforting (never going on a roller coaster again as long as I live!) man. I'm not in the market any more but after the ride we chatted while looking at the pictures they automatically take of you, and his dc sort of merged with my dc for the next ride.

We were talking after (me and my dc that is, not me and nice man) that that would have been a nice way to meet someone. Fancy a trip to Alton Towers Op? :)

I do not ever want to go to an amusement park thanks :) not my cup of tea in the slightest!! Well, I'll have to socialise a bit more ay first, actually go places.... And I'll put my supermarket dreams back on the POS for the time being (little retail in-joke there)

I dont put sexy photos up on dating sites. That guy was trying his luck, dirty fucker.

Ah well. Persevere I will.