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bigfincat is offline bigfincat Post #1  August 8,2009, 12:53pm
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I have been thinking about things that I do that limit my interaction with people in my area.

This morning (a Sat. morning where a lot of people are out) I made coffee & a bagel at home.

There are probably many other things that I do that save me money but limit my interaction.

Is it worth spending a little bit of money every day to increase my chances at meeting more people?

I meet a reasonable number of people during the summer but if I spent more time in town doing what I have to do then I might meet a lot more. It would cost money to do this.

I pay for online sites so it might be worth it to spend some more on little every day stuff that puts me in contact with people in my dating pool right around the corner.
 
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bigfincat wrote :
I have been thinking about things that I do that limit my interaction with people in my area.

This morning (a Sat. morning where a lot of people are out) I made coffee & a bagel at home.

There are probably many other things that I do that save me money but limit my interaction.

Is it worth spending a little bit of money every day to increase my chances at meeting more people?

I meet a reasonable number of people during the summer but if I spent more time in town doing what I have to do then I might meet a lot more. It would cost money to do this.

I pay for online sites so it might be worth it to spend some more on little every day stuff that puts me in contact with people in my dating pool right around the corner.
I think you have some good points in this. I had breakfast at home this morning also, when I could have walked down to the Duncan Donuts on the corner and sat on the patio had coffee and read the paper and put myself out there more.

I do get out more in the summer just got back from the pool spent most of the day over there but its always with my neighbors as it is the community pool.

I suppose if it did not hurt your wallet spending a little more getting out some would not hurt.
 
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D_Lion is offline D_Lion Post #3  August 8,2009, 1:00pm
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I think gyms are excellent return on investment for meeting people – the best I’ve experienced (and you look better and are healthier.) Women especially can have great dating success in gyms. Gyms are around $20 / month if you find a deal or negotiate with them. Also good is that most customers will be local residents.
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bigfincat wrote :
I have been thinking about things that I do that limit my interaction with people in my area.

This morning (a Sat. morning where a lot of people are out) I made coffee & a bagel at home.

There are probably many other things that I do that save me money but limit my interaction.

Is it worth spending a little bit of money every day to increase my chances at meeting more people?

I meet a reasonable number of people during the summer but if I spent more time in town doing what I have to do then I might meet a lot more. It would cost money to do this.

I pay for online sites so it might be worth it to spend some more on little every day stuff that puts me in contact with people in my dating pool right around the corner.
If you can afford to do it, why not? I'd look at it this way: if you meet someone, it's quite possible that you'll end up spending that money when going out together anyway. Why not put it to use getting yourself out more and doing some things that you find enjoyable? You never know what could happen...
 
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When I see that you've posted 2163 posts here in 9 months, my reaction is that anything that gets you out of the house couldn't possibly hurt.
 
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jayjay is offline jayjay Post #6  August 8,2009, 1:12pm
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...things seem to have gotten quiet around here.

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bigfincat....I'm right with you. For me, at least, the answer is yes. I'm oftentimes looking for opportunities to be 'out there' in whatever way I can.
 
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[quote=D_Lion;704097]I think gyms are excellent return on investment for meeting people – the best I’ve experienced (and you look better and are healthier.) Women especially can have great dating success in gyms. Gyms are around $20 / month if you find a deal or negotiate with them. Also good is that most customers will be local residents.
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Fourbucks... I mean Starbucks, won't be happy with you LOL!!!!

I agree... I wouldn't waste money going to someplace I really didn't want to be at just to meet people. If I can't meet someone at places I enjoy going to... then chances are I'd have no core interests with them.
 
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jayjay is offline jayjay Post #9  August 8,2009, 2:21pm
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...things seem to have gotten quiet around here.

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I actually prefer meeting women at places outside of bars....but that has it's dangers. The other day I talked to 4 young ladies poolside who were drinking from champagne glasses (and a couple of them were smoking). Turns out they were drinking Sprite, not champagne, because they were 18 years old.

I've also visited the local Starbucks in the evening and it was packed with High Schoolers. ugh.
 
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jayjay wrote :
I've also visited the local Starbucks in the evening and it was packed with High Schoolers. ugh.
Starbucks on a week night during the school year = very good.
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