TAN #53 World Champion TAN (Page 11)

But it's becoming more and more common.

For, example, I could be single and talk to all the wonderful TAN ladies for a long time.  Meet for a race or during travels, sparks fly, and next thing you know, pizza, coffee, ice cream, toppage, BCBC...

I would not embarrassed to tell anyone that I met someone like that...

Now, Ashley Madison or Adult friend finder?  That could be an issue....

ETA:  Sweet, sweet, toppage....

Late again?

Pink or blue?

'Tis true. I just spent yesterday afternoon with my Jewish friend and her 6-month old - she met her husband through a Craigslist ad that her friend found and forwarded to her.

If there were any single, church-goin' 20-somethings in the NoVA area here on BT, I'd be on it

What did you do to make him angry?

Would you rather tell them that you met in an on-line community or at a bar at 2:00 in the morning.  Sriously, you guys are putting way too much stigma on this.  I know a lot of people that have met on line - especially busy ones that don;t like to "party hard".

wait... do you count your theology? If so, is that like if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice?

-B

TAN: I have a class I really don't like and that I don't think is doing much for me academic-wise.  If I drop it, then I have to take something else, probably in the spring.  However I had planned on taking a trip in the spring (tix already purchased through frequently flier miles).  If I drop this class now, then I would be (a) happier and (b) more productive towards the things that would really matter but I would have to eat the cost of the plane tix taxes and the redeposit fee.  At this point I don't mind taking a spring class I just want to make sure I'm making the best decision.

Thoughts? 

but could you have pizza with folks on BT?  or even coffee or ice cream?

I would get both.  Some attention was from women not in my age range, or ethnic range, who smoked, with kids, etc.....  We had about a 10% compatability (and that was becuase I was a man and she was a women).  Some screamed a little of desparation, but many were nice.

I'm sure you are right, men use the shotgun approach and try to chat up everyone.

That's why I spent a lot of time talking to them before even suggesting we go out.  I also had a small "trick"....  I would never ask for a photo.  That seemed to impress a lot of women.  They would say most guys wanted to see a picture with the first email...

To be honest, looks didn't matter to me.  I was looking for friends at that time.  And if something happened, it happened.

I'll admit dating is harder for women than guys,, but just get out there... if you are there we'll walk up,  say hi and chat a bit.  but if your not there we are talking to someone else..

Outside of church. I seem to meet women at  whole foods usually after their workouts, then again ,, I"m forty, employed, not an idiot and single... thats got to be the smallest minority out there these days

Hi! 

Yeah, see, that's the thing. If I take on more and more activities, I will burn out. Choir is not exactly a hoppin' place to meet people or make friends my age, but I'd feel really bad for dropping a ministry just to substitute it with an activity where I could "meet people". That doesn't seem like a very good motivation to me. Same with my bible study. It's all women, which is fine, except that most of them are older than me, and the couple of younger women are married. The married couples in my church don't really socialize with the singles - which is why I never see half of my friends anymore. And dropping Bible study to do stuff to meet boys isn't very good either.

Dating is tough.  I'll give you that.  I get afraid of ever having to go out and do that again.

Dog parks...  That's were I would go...  There are hotties at the dog park, almost always by them selves, and you have a common interest.

It's just getting out there and meeting people.  Friends of friends of friends.

I met my wife when I helped a girlfriend hook up with a guy that worked at a bar she and I would go to after work.  After they hooked up, they introduced me to mrs. Kido.  Rest is history...

oh, i don't want to meet guys at bars either.  yikers. 

I'm with you on that.

There is no good place to make it happen...  I really think it's a matter of numbers.  Getting out there and meeting as many "candidates" as you can.  99.9% will be a waste of time, but there is that 'one'....

I'm not saying dating, but getting out there and just having conversations and getting face time.