Whole New Dating World

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You might just give online dating another thought if you’ve dismissed it in the past. Not everyone online is looking to waste time and stand you up, many professionals that simply don’t have the time or desire to use the traditional methods to meet people are setting up profiles. With many people living far away from family members that might normally play a part in introducing them to potential mates, people have had to take things into their own hands and explore alternate avenues of meeting people.

There’s no shame in meeting someone online like many thought there used to be. Some people would even say they met somewhere else than online if that’s where they did meet, since they thought trying online dating was the hallmark of the desperate and disenchanted. No more. Now it’s a savvy thing to do, a way to save time, a way to weed out potential dating material and shop online, for a boyfriend or a girlfriend. Think of it as efficient. You can scroll through thousands of people, set filters to cut out ones by distance, height, weight, income, ethnicity, you can only be presented with profiles that are of interest to you and think of the time that saves!

Dating is still alive and well in today’s social scene, it’s just changed slightly from what it used to be. It’s evolved. Many of us also have to evolve. There’s not many people these days not online. It’s not 20 years ago where you knew someone that spoke of this new internet thing, but you weren’t a part of it, now everyone pretty well is a part of it and the way we meet and interact with people has changed. Dating can still be a fun activity that you use to get to know other people better. Welcome to the new world of dating.

Winery Tour

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I’ve always loved to read and not only that, but have loved discussing the books I read with others. Only problem was, I wasn’t around anyone that read the same sorts of books that I did. I decided to joining the book club that the local library was having once a month. There was a fairly decent sized group that was a part of it already and a good mix of men and women. It met once a month for 2 hours and there was coffee and refreshments and a lively discussion about the book we had all read that month.

I didn’t think I’d be dating any of the fellow book club members, but it turns out I got asked out on 2 dates my first night there by men that were there. I figured we shared the interest of reading and the fact that we enjoyed talking about it, so why not. After one of the meetings I went out for a drink with one of the men, but we didn’t really have much more in common than books, so while he seemed nice, there just wasn’t any real attraction. The other man gave me his business card and asked me to call him later that night, so I did and we set up a date for the following weekend. He was going on a winery tour for the day and wondered if I might like to join him. I was thrilled to go, I’d never been on a winery tour before.

The day of our date he picked me up and we drove the 45 minutes to the winery outside of town and were guided around the grounds and the part with the big fermentation tanks, it was very interesting. There was also wine and cheese afterwards of the wine that was made there. It was a delightful day and I will be happy to see this man again and enjoy his company. Dating different people can be fun, and they certainly can come up with creative events to enjoy for the date that will leave you fond memories for years afterwards.

Dating Redneck Style

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A girlfriend of mine that is a bit overly proactive about her safety decided to get a gun and signed up for lessons in how to use it properly. She actually had pretty good aim it turns out and is good at shooting, so heaven help the man that tries to break into her place. Most of the people at the shooting range were guys and she said it was actually a good place to meet real manly men types. The gun ranges were not filled with the in touch with their feminine side types.

I’d been looking for a new boyfriend and decided to tag along on one of her trips to the gun club to see all these redneck dudes she’d been going on about. She was right, there were lots of men there. She showed me how to shoot and it was interesting, I didn’t feel comfortable doing it, holding a weapon, but there was a good looking instructor there that offered to help. He came up behind me and put his hands on mine with me right against his chest. It was quite the cozy hold! He said a while later he hoped he’d see me back there sometime and I said I didn’t think so, so he gave me his contact info and when I got home I emailed him and later that night he replied and we set up a date for the following weekend.

Shooting was not on the agenda. We went on a night time date to the planetarium and were shown all about the constellations by the guides there, it was a very interesting and educational date and looking at the stars is always a thing of wonder. He’s an outdoorsy type and loves camping, not really my thing, but we will see. He’s kind and funny so hopefully we will date for a while. You don’t always have to be thinking marriage just to date someone and spend time with them. You can enjoy people’s company just for the sake of that without it leading to something permanent.

My Date With The Dentist

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Now one wouldn’t think they’d be finding anyone to date by going to the dentist, but you can meet people in unexpected places. I had a simple appointment to go get my teeth cleaned and checked and there was a new dentist at the practice. Where I go, you usually do not get to see the same dentist each time, you see whoever is available at the moment as several work there. The hygienist cleaned my teeth and then the dentist came in to check them before sending me home.

It was a new handsome dentist that hadn’t been out of school long and I’d not had him before. He’d apparently just been hired since my last visit 6 months ago. Instantly I felt an attraction to this guy. After the hygienist left, I gave him my business card and said I didn’t know if it was against the rules or anything, but I’d like to hear from him, and if it was against the rules, I’d be willing to go to a different practice so there’d be no conflict of interest. His jaw dropped at my being so forward.

Later that night I got home and after dinner my phone rang and it was the new dentist asking me out on a date. We went out the next night for dinner at a nice restaurant and he said I wouldn’t have to leave the practice, just had to be discreet and not say anything to anyone there. We’ve been dating for a few months now and he’s one of the hottest guys I’ve dated and I get free dental care if needed!  He’s a very educated and smart man and likes interactive dates where we learn something as well. I hope we will continue to see each other. This one seems like a real catch! My mom has always hoped I’d get a doctor or a lawyer, I think a dentist will fit the bill nicely as well. I’ve dated a doctor and a lawyer, but nothing became of it, and honestly I like the dentist more anyway.

Hospital Reunion

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Sometimes good things can come from bad beginnings. Recently my mom was in the hospital for a few weeks. She’s older and had joint problems and had to have her knees replaced. I was visiting her and was quite surprised when the doctor that came into her room to get an update on her was someone I used to go to college with that had become a doctor. I knew he was a doctor, but last I’d heard he had moved around an hour away to a larger city with higher pay.

He was divorced now and had moved back home to serve his under served community. What a nice guy. What I also didn’t know was my mom had been chatting me up to him hoping he’d take the hint and ask me out on a date when we finally crossed paths at the hospital, which of course we did. I didn’t know what to say, and he told me this as we walked out of my mom’s room. I laughed at her brand of matchmaking and said to please forgive her talking about me. He said actually I’d sounded interesting and would I care to get a coffee after he was finished work? I was shocked, but of course accepted his offer.

We talked about old school times and what we’d done with our lives and he asked me out on a more formal date for the next night and I was happy to accept. He had tickets to the symphony and it was a lovely date that we had together, and I got the feeling there might be more if I played my cards right. I hadn’t dated much in the last couple of years and it was nice to have a man pay attention to me again and take me nice places and do fun things. I started to feel alive again. I don’t know if the doctor will look at getting married again down the road, but I’m enjoying dating him quite a lot, and my mom is very happy she’s responsible for getting us together.

High School Sweethearts Reunited

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I have an online dating story that ended in marriage for me, it was a wonderful and unexpected surprise for me. I’d been out of a relationship for several years and wasn’t really even looking for anyone. Isn’t that always the way? When you don’t look you find. My friends had told me to try online dating several times over the last couple of years and I just said it wasn’t for me and kept putting them off. I finally got tired of them mentioning it and signed up to one of the sites they recommended.

I was not expecting anything much, created my profile and was looking over the profiles of other members when one caught my eye, this man looked familiar. I clicked on his avatar and was taken to his page and there he was. The boy I’d gone on my first date with over 2 decades before. I hadn’t seen him since. I read it over and saw a few recent pictures he’d posted. I hesitated to even message, thinking he’d find it desperate that I was messaging him after all this time, but it was really more just to say hello really, to an unexpected face from the past that I was surprised to see the first night I’d signed up.

He messaged back within 2 hours and we set a date to meet. He was divorced now, as was I and we talked about our first date all those years ago and how we’d drifted apart even though we’d liked each other. The initial spark was still there and we set another time to meet a few days later. This went on over the coming weeks and we became inseparable once more and were acting like 2 teenagers again. Things progressed and a few months later I was given an engagement ring. I never would have believed it possible with someone from the past from so long ago I’d had a connection with. We’ve been married a year now and are happier than we ever could have dreamed. Online dating does have some happy endings, there’s not a doubt about it!

A New Way To Meet People

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If you’ve been looking at alternatives for meeting people, give a thought to online dating sites. No, they aren’t for everyone, but for ones that simply don’t get out much, or that work all day and come home tired and don’t feel like going out again once their day is over very often, they can be a good option. People on online dating sites are just everyday people for the most part also looking to meet someone and have a relationship with.

Like anywhere, you will of course run into some jokers that are just there to rattle the cages of others and send silly messages, but they are like the class clowns of the internet, they will be there along with everyone else. You just need to weed out the bad and find who’d a really viable option and not a time waster. You need to do your research and find the site that’s best for you. Is it a paid site? A free one? Keep in mind sites with paid memberships will likely attract more serious people than free ones where the jokers tend to congregate and look for ones to send silly messages to. People do find that hidden gem if they look long enough.

Ones with a well written profile that’s not filled with spelling mistakes and grammatical errors is much more appealing than one with shortened forms of words that sounds like English is their second language. It shows they cared enough to take the time to at least put some effort into things rather than 1 misspelled sentence. More and more people are meeting via online websites, it’s the virtual watering hole these days. Many people aren’t interested in the bar scene and hanging out in loud, alcohol filled environments looking like desperate bar flies. You likely shop online for many things, why shouldn’t you shop online for a significant other as well? Online dating, it’s the thing to do!

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