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So lets get it poppin!

Where's the best place to meet people, especially after college?

Myspace.

Uh, duh!

haha. just kidding.

Depending on where...WORK!
Depending on the city...a corner.

I think Myspace seems like a good idea, except that I know that women get hit up by like 10 different guys a day on myspace so I kind of don't want to fall into that ...

Corner sounds interesting, work... I think i'll stay away from that, or be very cautious about dating another woman from work, last one was NUTZOID =(

I met most of my current friends through waitressing actually and through work. I am embarrassed to say that when I first moved down here, I met a few of my guy friends through myspace but I was lucky not to get a creeper... and I don't do that anymore.
It's hard to meet people and I really struggled with it, all my roommates did when they came here (we live like an hour from home).

They say you should try new activities, get involved in a club or sport in the community or something.

...back at college!

Hell, after school I moved around quite a bit...and the real world freakin SUCKS as far as dating goes. College was a fantasy land.

Bars or sporting events.

Where have you been Miss Missy?!? :)

Bakeries.

In a (safe) place no one goes but you. I've met a bunch of cute guys through church and in my apartment building, but EVERY STINKIN' LAST ONE OF THEM flirted with me for half a second until they met my (gorgeous) friend. :( She is officially banned from any outings I take where cute guys might be abound.

Man...that sucks for you.

Who you tellin'? *grumble* :rolleyes: Finding a man at work is totally out for me and there's only like 5 guys in my master's program, so I'm fresh outta ideas.

=(

just keep your friend away from the guys, or start going for guys that wouldn't have a chance with your friend =)

Church, i kind of show up right on time, do what it does, and leave, I don't really hang out or anything before or after...

I dunno I think I'm just like out of my game, But good news I went to the area around my old college last night and actually on campus a few times throughout the night, met some girls, hung out with girls I already knew etc, and at least one of them thought I was cute ! woohoo the magic's coming back, i hope...

Lol, right off the bat, I can think of 2 who really have no chance, but they still did an about-face anyway. :rolleyes: I just keep telling myself that God is preparing that special man for me and he's sprayed me with man-repellent so that I won't get distracted by someone who's not "the one." When I do that, it doesn't sting so bad.

Oh, shut up.

:eek:

BN is for lovers. Borders is for haters!

They're big enough for my sketchbook...it might be a problem if you're bringing a canvass with you. ;)

Well, I'm so sorry if our coffee-cup sized cafe tables don't fit your car-length arms. :rolleyes:;)


So, for those who met someone after college, where did you meet your so-and-so?

Awhile back, when this thread had gotten bumped, I had thought about starting a new thread for the married/engaged/LTR GCers to help us single folks out...polling them on stuff like where they met their SO, who approached who, how did you approach your SO or were approached by your SO (i.e. did you use a pick-up line or did you just say "hi" or did you just start talking about something that you noticed you had in common), what attracted you, what about you attracted your SO, etc. I think I was holding off on starting a new thread until I had come up with more questions but then I ended up forgetting about it. :(

well make it happen! you should start a greek dating site :)

I met my boyfriend on MySpace and now we're buying a house together. My brother met his wife on LavaLife. Online dating isn't as bad as it sounds, miracles do happen :D

And I think a Greek Dating Site would be neat - but I thought it already existed somewhere... just don't make people pay for it, those sites suck. Just get sponsors and have ads, people don't care.

Church. Work. The gym (hey, at least you know they care about physical fitness) Club and organizations.

I have a complex with strangers. If I don't personally know you or have a trustworthy friend who can vouch for you - you gets no love from me. LOL. MySpace and the like are totally out of the question for me.

now see, how does one go about picking up men at a bookstore? any particular sections i should casually saunter past? should i play it like Steve Carrell in "The 40-Year Old Virgin?" :D

tell me how to do it - Barnes and Noble is like 10 minutes away.

ETA: that 'ships on GC thread always cracked me up!

Not sure why that's funny, but thanks for researching it for me - you're so good at that ;)

Because

Yeah I definitely am not down to pay for a dating site and I just don't wanna be "that guy" on myspace, especially because all of my female friends constantly complain about randoms hitting them up.

I don't know how people can hit on people at the gym, I'm usually far too focused on my work out to try and talk to someone. Church... I usually go, get in, gitter done, and get out, I go solo and don't know many people so there's not any real reason for me to stick around and socialize.

I think I just need to break out of my shell but it's hard sometimes when you're not in your comfort zone

I don't knock myspace anymore. I used to get mad at all the random "hey baby, what's ups" but then one approached me very sincerely with compliments that had nothing to do with any part of me below the neck. It was quite refreshing--we dated for a few months and ended things with good feelings. I do feel quite blessed about the whole situation and am really not into trying it a second time.

I think you might of just contradicted yourself...

LOL why did i pass a Borders today in the mall and left a small part of my heart open in the hopes that youd be sketching in a corner between Joel Osteen and test prep books...

Should've been more specific. I meant it more like "Someone was seriously looking out for me this time. I'll leave it alone--might not be great next time."

1. He was trying to make me "Insta-Girlfriend" even though I told him upfront that I was graduating and about to move. 2. My phone bill was out of this world. He earned himself "bugaboo" status the way he was texting me.

If I could direct you back to the original thread, I would. But I don't feel like figuring out how.

Christiangirl this may be an inside joke for you and PB but I think a bookstore is an okay place to meet a guy!

I happen to work at Borders and I meet alot of interesting guys!

I did the internet meeting thing and I was not feeling it at all. It just seemed like alot of the guys were very....deceptive.