Making new friends and women

[thestar99]

I was discussing with my buddy yesterday night once we graduate university and enter the workforce it is difficult to meet new people. It is a lot easier when we are younger and in school

Where do we make new friends and women ? I know plenty of my buds graduated university with gfs :)

Making friends at work is hard depending on the company size and not to mention whether you can trust them.

Where do successful men meet successful women ? When I mean successful someone with head straight on, ambitious and in a decent job.

[mcplar]

ashleymadison.com

Seriously - join a sports team, volunteer for something that interests you, RFD meets. There are lots of opportunities to meet new people but I think the main way is through your current friends.

[spike1128]

I was discussing with my buddy yesterday night once we graduate university and enter the workforce it is difficult to meet new people. It is a lot easier when we are younger and in school

Where do we make new friends and women ? I know plenty of my buds graduated university with gfs :)

Making friends at work is hard depending on the company size and not to mention whether you can trust them.

Where do successful men meet successful women ? When I mean successful someone with head straight on, ambitious and in a decent job.

Don't busy professionals date online?

[45ED]

The Beach, apparently. (http://forums.redflagdeals.com/top-neighborhoods-cheaters-am-survey-1170346/)

[webdoctors]

honestly, online.

Successful women aren't anywhere else...forget the bars, clubs, sporting arena's, etc.

[sandikosh]

You meet them at work. A lot of people married their co-workers. It is during working hours you get the most opportunity to know one another. Or you can become a facebook stalker!

[thestar99]

lol at ashley madison. thanks for all the suggestions keep them coming

Volunteering - check
Joining sports team - will look into it
go to gym - yes

Meeting new people and different experience makes it more fun.

[Shaner]

Friends of friends and work. That's how I've met most of the people I know.

[007craft]

according to my other thread in OT, RFD users say work friends are not your real friends. There goes your chances of making friends at work. Of course I think those people are just dumb tho, and you can make a friend anywhere.

[deltone]

according to my other thread in OT, RFD users say work friends are not your real friends. There goes your chances of making friends at work. Of course I think those people are just dumb tho, and you can make a friend anywhere.

I met my closest friend at work MANY years back and to this day, she and I are the best of friends. So much so that I named my daughter after her so the theory that work friends aren't your real friends is BS. Oh, and this same friend met her husband at work. I know lots of people who have made good friends with their co-workers.

[VintagePhick]

Friends of friends, school, work and online. It definitely gets harder as you get older but if you're motivated to make new friends and develop new relationships it can be done.

[Swswswish]

Craigslist personals section

[stuntman]

ashleymadison.com


I hope you are joking....that site is a known scam.

[blueangel2323]

heh i totally feel ya... the average age of my workplace is like 50 (and i'm 25) so it's hard to meet women. since i graduated i've been hanging out with mostly the same friends and i already know most of their friends.

[Piro21]

Friends of friends and work. That's how I've met most of the people I know.

Me too. I'm trying the sports team thing this year, but I'm not super committed to sports in general.

Your friends are people that share the same interests as you, so go out and do interesting things with people. Charity work, the gym, a second job to earn some extra cash (and meet people aside from at your career job), etc.

[mbg]

Open up a dildo store (but not an online one).

[dealseeker2011]

You can meet them everywhere.

[spookie149]

Same thing happened to me out here. I was 24 and female. I don't want to date people I work with but didn't know anybody here. I can't go to a bar alone to meet men. Looked at co-ed sports and taking a mechanics course or something to meet friends/ a potential boyfriend. In the end I got lucky and a relative took me under her wing. Met some friends and a boyfriend that way. Thank god - tried online dating and results weren't the greatest. Guys are either over eager, lie about who they really are/ look like / do, or say they're not just after sex when clearly they were. Mind you, this was pof. I'm sure eharmony has a different class of 25 year old men, but I don't know if I'm looking to settle down right now.

Tip OP - look for where women would be if they were single on a Friday night. The gym, grocery store, bookstore, out for drinks with friends. That's where I would be.

[Mr. Robo]

If you're a successful man then you shouldn't have a problem meeting successful women.

[AudiDude]

You can meet them everywhere.

This^

I don't get what the big deal is. I've got friends everywhere to the point I could just drive somewhere (GTA and surrounding) and knock on a door and drop in. Some from work, some because of my work, friends of friends (I guess I stole their friends!), relatives of friends, people I've met at events, people I went to school with, people that have seen me around so we just talked. I meet and hang around with people I met on the plane going on vacation, met people in the street on vacation (who turned out to be from Toronto, well originally from they were from Vietnam).

Friendly people are everywhere.

[wachidarin]

If you've tried meeting them at all the typically places you'd go to, then look online.
Really, it works.

I graduated university, lost some friends, needed to meet new people. I did some volunteering, got involved in activities I was interesting in and that didn't work into finding me a love interest so I tried a dating site and within days met the awesome guy.
One year later, we're still together and serious about each other. I'm SO glad I don't have to date anymore.

[setell]

I've become content with having a few close friends to craploads of "friends" that aren't really your friends. I would say if it wasn't for what happened in my life this past year I wouldn't know who is a real friend and who is just an acquaintance. I value my real true friends and live life to the fullest: be happy with what you've got. The ones that stick by you during the garbage times are folks I want and cherish. I've started doing activities I like vs do it to meet guys. IMO you'll enjoy the activity more if you enjoy what you're doing vs go there to scout out a hot dude or find a mate. I don't care at this point in my life if I find the right man or not by a set date. If it happens it happens if not then so be it.

As to making friends at work, it happens. I met one of my best friend via work years ago. We're nearing our decade long friendship and things are still great even though we live a few provinces apart! These days though, I am not who I used to be at work. I don't open up as easily and don't trust as easily. Got burned badly once and I don't want to go through that again. Getting stabbed in the back does not feel too pretty. So I am not very likely to make great friends at work anymore unless I hit it off with somebody instantly (which is probably going to be rare).

[Bookpreviews]

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At the grocery store~!
I always seem to get guys talking to me at the grocery store- asking me random things and then trying to have a conversation with me.

I've had guys ask me what olive oil is good for some dish, or guys who stopy ou in the snack aisle to ask you random things.

Join some kind of activity club or group- easy to meet people that way too.

[sandikosh]

I have a brilliant idea. Since these topics comes up frequently, why don't RFD create a forum for those seeking companionship? I am sure there are a lot of "lonely" members here who are too shy to make the first move. Or those who were burnt before and afraid to venture into another one. Maybe the OP should pm the ladies here or the ladies pm him to set up a coffee get together. Or meet each other through live cam.

[aplayaz2000]

in my experience, you meet a lot of people in the work place



Where do successful men meet successful women ? When I mean successful someone with head straight on, ambitious and in a decent job.lol that's a pretty stupid attitude if you ask me

[Bookpreviews]

Same thing happened to me out here. I was 24 and female. I don't want to date people I work with but didn't know anybody here. I can't go to a bar alone to meet men. Looked at co-ed sports and taking a mechanics course or something to meet friends/ a potential boyfriend. In the end I got lucky and a relative took me under her wing. Met some friends and a boyfriend that way. Thank god - tried online dating and results weren't the greatest. Guys are either over eager, lie about who they really are/ look like / do, or say they're not just after sex when clearly they were. Mind you, this was pof. I'm sure eharmony has a different class of 25 year old men, but I don't know if I'm looking to settle down right now.

Tip OP - look for where women would be if they were single on a Friday night. The gym, grocery store, bookstore, out for drinks with friends. That's where I would be.


A mechanics course to meet guys? Really?
Why not take something that actually interests you?

I doubt guys who take a mechanics class are going there to meat women anyways.

I used to go to a sports store every week and guys were always friendly there (I went every week because I ski and you can buy a discounted ticket every week with transportation...you have to buy in person).

Maybe volonteer somewhere and meat someone that way?

[biee]

+1 gym

and birthday parties...

[PrettyMao]

lol that's a pretty stupid attitude if you ask me

I see nothing stupid about his attitude. He's looking for a woman with a similar attitude/outlook and ambition as him. Makes sense to me.

[mbg]

Where do I go to meet a woman who is willing to be a second wife in a polygamous marriage?

[spookie149]

A mechanics course to meet guys? Really?
Why not take something that actually interests you?

I doubt guys who take a mechanics class are going there to meat women anyways.

I used to go to a sports store every week and guys were always friendly there (I went every week because I ski and you can buy a discounted ticket every week with transportation...you have to buy in person).

Maybe volonteer somewhere and meat someone that way?

Actually, it is something that interests me. I like to learn practical knowledge that will be helpful in the future. This weekend I installed a digital thermostat on my own, for example. But I can see why you would think that way!

[zz000ter]

Where do we make new friends and women ?

http://www.realdoll.com or http://www.realdoll.com.cn/

[Neovingian]

surprised no one mentioned weddings.

OP you could consider being a professional wedding crasher. Meet tonnes of women slash friends that way.

[mbg]

http://www.realdoll.com or http://www.realdoll.com.cn/

Too expensive... I'll wait for the Chinese version...

[zz000ter]

Too expensive... I'll wait for the Chinese version...

Do you really wanna go cheap on quality there?
Do you really want lead or arsenic in your toys?

Plus - the Chinese version might be too small for me

[Dilton]

Just hit a girl with your car, then offer to take her to the hospital, and get your mack on in the waiting room.

[mbg]

Do you really wanna go cheap on quality there?
Do you really want lead or arsenic in your toys?

Plus - the Chinese version might be too small for me

No way... the Chinese version will have an adjustable size.

[time space]

Where do we make new friends and women ?

I think you might have more success on your quest if you stopped dividing "friends" and "women" into two separate categories.

[Le Loon]

according to my other thread in OT, RFD users say work friends are not your real friends. There goes your chances of making friends at work.

I find that work-friends are untrustworthy and will stab you in the back if given the chance.
They also gossip about you behind your back to add to the intrigue of their boring job.
I had about 170 people at my wedding, and none of them were from work.

[Rainne]

^

You can never make real friends with someone when there's $ involved.

[kingrukus]

Mainland China. I have met many of my girlfriends there. Brampton also has a lot of highly professional people to choose from.

[mbg]

Mainland China. I have met many of my girlfriends there. Brampton also has a lot of highly professional people to choose from.

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