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Anon tries dating apps (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] 16 points 13 hours ago (4 children)

Dating apps belong to a trash can. Hobby is the best place to find a partner. Go to a local meet up to play board games, hike, cycle, jam, improv, debate or whatever. The only way left in the modern world

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  • [–] 38 points 13 hours ago (5 children)

    Hobby is the best place to find a partner.

    no it fucking isn't. I can 100% guarantee the nerds reading this that your wife isn't going to appear in the progressive metal moshpit, the netrunner tournament or the climbing center...

    well I mean, that last one has a chance of happening, but don't hit on women where they exercise for fuck sake. Also, Disregard females, acquire ascents.

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  • [–] 17 points 9 hours ago* (2 children)

    Yeah... "Join a hobby group" is the the go-to answer for people who are devoid of ideas but still want to feel helpful.

    Honestly, I think there's something to be said for going back to "little old lady in the community who matches up young singles."

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  • [–] 8 points 8 hours ago

    Honestly, I think there’s something to be said for going back to “little old lady in the community who matches up young singles.”

    Ah, the AI algorithm. Aged Intelligence. Or amo(u)r intelligence

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  • [–] 4 points 12 hours ago

    Maybe there's some geographical or cultural differences, but I can say for sure that hobbies is a perfectly normal place to meet women in my area of the US. I have dated plenty of people I've met through hobbies.

    Also I think there's a difference between picking up a woman at a gym vs picking them up at a running or biking meetup. I think just like with anything else, there are inappropriate ways to do it, but it's not socially unacceptable from my understanding whereas gym pickups really are.

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  • [–] 12 points 13 hours ago*

    I met my soon to be wife on a dating app. You might think from that opening sentence that I'm about to extol the virtues of dating apps. I am not. They are garbage, so I agree the trash can is the best place.

    This was during covid lockdowns, so no social opportunities, and I had recently moved to a new area and didn't know anyone nearby. So seemed the only option, terrible as it is. And yeah it worked out for me, but that's beating the odds. It was an unpleasant experience and was thrilled to be done with it. But, it might be a similar situation for others. No better option seemingly available.

    That said, prior to that, I attended a lot of meetups via meetup.com and had a fair bit of luck dating through that. And regardless of if I met someone or not at any given thing, I had fun.

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