dating/meeting in 2016

[tiger_handheld]

where do people go to meet other singles in the days of dating apps and busy careers? or are all the decent women taken?

Post secondary used to be the best! But after that...
The dating app scene is like window shopping, it seems...
Friends of friends are either married, engaged, or are in long term relationships.

RS Singles meet?!?

And to make it worse, the parents are asking about grand babies

edumacate all the singles!


not_joe_45 out.

[Verdasco]

join clubs, sporting events, websites for meeting people for some type of activity.

[Gucci Mane]

go on tinder and just hit like on every girls picture. done.

[BrRsn]

tinder is a place for broken people.
if you're lucky you'll get a few 1-night stands but no one you wanna spend any extended period of time with

ymmv

buy a fleshlight and a vr headset imo

[zilley]

tinder bitches be crazy, dont ask.

[tiger_handheld]

tinder ... it's like the River View of dating apps... I wouldn't even call it a dating app.

join clubs, websites for meeting people for some type of activity
examples?

[Inaii]

events and adventures

[tegra7]

I've inquired about events and adventures, It's a total cash grab.

[Fafine]

a google search of "vancouver meet friends"
comes up with this Social Meetups in Vancouver - Meetup

[SoNaRWaVe]

you can try volunteering

[Inaii]

Originally Posted by tegra7

I've inquired about events and adventures, It's a total cash grab.

I always wondered about them, a friend told me it was like $3k to join or something. Stopped me from being interested

[pinn3r]

it's tough man

girls i'm interested in at work/school: all taken
girls at clubs/parties: dumb af or trashy af
girls at volunteer: not attracted to them
girls who're attracted to me: not attracted to them
and the one girl i was truly ready to fall in love with is on the other side of Canada and just got a boyfriend LOL

the only things i can think of are to put yourself out there and lower your standards if you don't want to wait around

i'm still waiting around to eventually meet my perfect, dream missus so i'll prob be single for the next decade

[yray]

[tiger_handheld]

Originally Posted by SoNaRWaVe

you can try volunteering

I've looked around govolunteer.ca but there's nothing that suggests "meet people" and last time I volunteered, I got questioned why I'm volunteering based on what I do for a living... it was rough a experience.

Originally Posted by Inaii

I always wondered about them, a friend told me it was like $3k to join or something. Stopped me from being interested

WTF... 3k? From their website, it looks like they just put on events? Then again, events cost money.. but 3k??

Originally Posted by pinn3r

it's tough man

girls i'm interested in at work/school: all taken
girls at clubs/parties: dumb af or trashy af
girls at volunteer: not attracted to them
girls who're attracted to me: not attracted to them
and the one girl i was truly ready to fall in love with is on the other side of Canada and just got a boyfriend LOL

the only things i can think of are to put yourself out there and lower your standards if you don't want to wait around

i'm still waiting around to eventually meet my perfect, dream missus so i'll prob be single for the next decade

girls i'm interested in at work/school: no longer in school / work is all older people/married.
girls at clubs/parties: group of friends are not clubbing type. all clubbing chicks can't be trashy af right?
girls at volunteer: where?
girls who're attracted to me: not attracted to them

[SoNaRWaVe]

lol volunteer with something that you like doing or have a passion for. maybe you might meet someone like minded volunteering as well. if they question you, just be like, i love doing this.

[gilly]

Join coed sports. Join a volleyball team, ultimate team, dodgeball team.

[unit]

be nicer to your friends' gfs, they'll be more likely to think of you when they're trying to help their gfs find a guy.

[ZN6]

Originally Posted by tiger_handheld

girls i'm interested in at work/school: no longer in school / work is all older people/married.
girls at clubs/parties: group of friends are not clubbing type. all clubbing chicks can't be trashy af right?
girls at volunteer: where?
girls who're attracted to me: not attracted to them

You set up a whole bunch of dead ends for yourself.

It's like nope, can't hook up with work/school female acquaintances if they're not available/married. - Well, talk to them anyways and just be friendly with them and not care whether they are available or not.

Nope, can't do with clubbing and trying to hook up there. - Then don't go club or party, people in this thread are telling you to JOIN interest clubs. Book club or something you are genuinely interested in and can put out an opinion. Don't join a group if you have no interest in and expect a club with the highest female to male ratio. You end up looking like a fool when you can't contribute and they will know your intentions.

Nope, won't volunteer unless there's a chance to hook up. - Like above, I wouldn't volunteer just to try and get hooked up. They see right through that if you aren't genuinely into charity work. You end up looking like a creep.

Nope, I'm not gonna try to do anything with girls i'm not even attracted to. - Why not get to know them a bit more? At the very least, talking with them would improve your social ability and game.

Be thoughtful and generous around people that you care about and surround yourself with people that care about you. If they see that you are single, well-established they'd want to set you up with an opportunity to meet someone.

Be genu-wine.

I hooked up with a girl at a very bad time when she was leaving. I met her at a restaurant she worked at an was a student on a working vacation from Seoul. I miss her a lot.

It was my favourite restaurant and I ate there frequently before she even started working there. I order the same thing every time I go. I like the restaurant so far as to travel out of my way while I was in Tokyo to eat at the parent restaurant and I shared pictures with her and she was so excited to see them. Long story short, she recognized a pattern and she starting talking to me and I brought something back for the entire restaurant staff because I loved the place. I'm friends with all the staff there. You show sincerity and a genuine regard for something, make it habitual and someone will recognize it.

[d1gbick]

Don't even go for online, the women that you want will not resort to this level

Don't hope your friends will "set you up". The women that need setting up are not the ones you want

Don't ever settle. You are cheating yourself if you do

Put yourself out there in places where there are other women. Lots of suggestions in this thread. Venue or location does not matter. Talk and act to women in a way that gives them a reason to wanna date you. Always ask yourself after an interaction, from what just happened would this woman want to date me?

Confidence wins with the 9s and 10s that are date-able

Master this mindset and I guarantee women will look at your differently

[nma]

step 1: get some friends
step 2: find friends with gfs that seem cool / interesting
step 3: hang out with them and meet her friends who are usually somewhat like minded
step 4: dont be a douche bag
step 5: happy life 4ever

bonus : be in a good relationship with ur friend's partners.

extra bonus : don't explicitly tell anyone you're looking for someone, play it cool

[murd0c]

Originally Posted by Inaii

events and adventures

FUCK NO... The GF had a 3 year membership that just expired this month so if you want to know anything let me know..

Back 3 years ago she said it was great and she met lots of great people that she's still friends with today.. Now They will let anyone in and I'm talking about nothing but losers, I went to the big New Years party in 2014 and fuck it was pathetic and no fun at all. The same people go to the same events over and over and it's like they don't have a life outside E&A..

They charge you for a one time year or more fee and then you have to pay $20 monthly on top of that plus you still need to spend money on the event's. I don't understand how people can fall for that shit!!


Like other's have said its a total cash grab and by the looks of things it won't be around in Vancouver much longer.

Eharmony was shitty at first for me but I went the gf there over a year ago and can't be happier. It's only of those things you gotta try everything and find out what works best for you.

[unit]

i cant believe anyone would pay to join a social club...

[bcrdukes]

Revscene.net is the best place to meet girls.

[ZN6]

Originally Posted by nma

bonus : be in a good relationship with ur friend's partners.

Have good relations with your friend's partners, do not have a good relationship with them

Subtle, but very important distinction.

[fishCak3s]

My friend joined e-harmony and met a great guy and they're getting married this summer. But I guess this doesn't happen often.