• nehal3m@lemmy.zip
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    34 minutes ago

    This is the result of handing dating life off to the capitalist class that uses it to enrich itself. Go to a neighborhood potluck or volunteer somewhere to meet people without prejudice. If it doesn’t land you a date then at least you’ll have fun or do something good.

  • SomGye@sh.itjust.works
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    1 hour ago

    This but unironically, I would meet the wrong kind of people through those old-school approaches anyways.

    • Asafum@lemmy.world
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      28 minutes ago

      This is exactly my issue. I don’t drink anymore and I don’t party so anyone I met at a bar would be totally different than me and we’d more that likely not even be into each other at all, all my friends moved away anyway so there’s no party to go to annnnnd I’m already 40 now lol. While I’m not the ugliest person on earth, in photos I turn into Smeagol so online dating is completely out of the question. I wasted 10 years destroying my self worth using those sites. In 10 years I had 5 dates…

      Yearn it is! Lol

  • maria ~@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    kinda unfortunately yeah.

    swipes suck cuz one judges people based on images and text, bars and partys suck because, cold approach feels so weird, and asking the one woman thats already feels somewhat close feels odd

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      8 minutes ago

      Real talk though: the whole process fucking sucks.

      People want to find someone, but there are bullshit societal conventions, it takes a shit load of courage and rejection, don’t want to make anyone else uncomfortable/feel harassed; and how do you even find a good match? If anything happens to my marriage, then I have no interest in jumping into this process. A friend has been going through this for years including a bad breakup recently after a short relationship… I got nothing to offer to make it better 🤷‍♂️

      Edit: even worse when you meet someone who is good at this process. “Just act natural, take it easy. It’s about body language. You get a feel for who is interested and it’s just about being confident”… Ok, black magic, gotcha.

  • rumschlumpel@feddit.org
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    44 minutes ago

    I’ve tried these somewhat when I was in better health. With basically no success. Might as well skip the awkward part…