| ▲ | nathan_compton 12 hours ago | |
Back when I was dating online dating had just started and I went out on a few dates with women I met online and it all seemed to go OK. But in the end all the successful relationships I ever had were people I met in real life. Is it really that hard to meet people in real life these days? I mean, in fairness, I was on a campus most of that time, and so mingling is sort of built in. But surely there are other contexts where people mingle? | ||
| ▲ | atmavatar 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Society has made many of what were originally the most common places to meet your future spouse now taboo to ask someone out. For example, before dating apps, something like 30-40% of relationships leading to marriage started in the workplace. | ||
| ▲ | t-writescode 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
> Is it really that hard to meet people in real life these days? Yes. *especially if you don’t drink*. The loss of a third space and common community center (Churches, in the US past) has cascading effects. | ||
| ▲ | xigoi 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
> But surely there are other contexts where people mingle? Well, what are they? | ||
| ▲ | 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
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