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Where did you find your boyfriend/girlfriend?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by lastking, Feb 18, 2016.

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Which methods have worked for you?

  1. Online dating apps/sites

    14 vote(s)
    36.8%
  2. Social networking sites

    11 vote(s)
    28.9%
  3. Mutual friends

    11 vote(s)
    28.9%
  4. Clubs/bars

    1 vote(s)
    2.6%
  5. Groups/Meetups

    3 vote(s)
    7.9%
  6. Other: Please specify

    9 vote(s)
    23.7%
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  1. lastking

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    I still don't know where to look to find someone that's not just about hookups, but something a little more meaningful. What methods have worked for you guys for finding dates/relationships?
     
  2. HuskyPup

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    My method was by being social in college, and having a wide circle of friends, going to see small, punk shows and other music, getting involved with the local arts scene, hanging out with the skater kids in this alley, going to coffee shops, and being friendly. I met my boyfriend the first year of college, but never guessed he was gay till we both graduated...now, we're married.

    So I suggest a physical, 'RL' approach, myself. Sure, use the interwebs, but don't get too hung up on it.
     
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    My last 2 bfs were mutual friends and dating site.
     
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    That's pretty awesome...
     
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    I was thinking about the same thing, a relationship that is not for fun but something meaningful and worth the emotion.
     
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    Met my girlfriend on a dating app..... Being in college, most of the females that were on there were just wanting to experiment. I knew I was a lesbian and looking for something meaningful and long term. She's older than me, already graduated college, and has a job... Much more my type considering I'm in grad school and don't really care for the going out, partying, and hooking up because I'm drunk thing.
     
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    I met my girlfriend online, over a forum geared towards a mutual hobby. We were friends for a couple years but lost contact when we both left the forum. We remained Facebook friends, though, and reconnected a few years later. It wasn't long before we were talking for hours every night. She confessed feelings for me, I admitted that I liked her too. And the rest is history.

    My best advice is to do things you enjoy. Try not to focus too much on finding a relationship, but meeting new people and making new friends.
     
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    Nowhere except in my dreams where he is soo perfect and it's super romantic and extreme.
     
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    Online...Lol. But we've been together for exactly a year now :slight_smile:
     
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    Both my exs I met through some online/app form.
    Now, hoping it is through friends. Technology just doesn't work in my favour with apps, haha.
     
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    We work at the same place.
     
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    A mutual friend of ours introduced us to each other back when BlogTV was still popular.
     
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    I have yet to find him.
     
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    I found my other half at an anime convention when we were 16. I don't really recommend that as a dating trick other people should try, tho.
     
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    School...we met in first grade. He was my best friend when I was a boy...:kiss: :slight_smile:
     
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  18. scapaviella

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    School is where I met my last gf, not that that went so well...

    Mutual friends and get-togethers are the best way, I think :slight_smile:
     
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    +1.

    I've had short-lived online relationships. All were from variations of social networking sites (none of which were Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and major platforms alike).

    Could say they didn't exactly work in the long run, but they did in finding partners in the first place.
     
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    I met my current girlfriend on site for gay christians.