Find me love!

Magicboo

Ok, I hope no one minds me asking this, I've been following Chipsticks thread about her DD and have come to the conclusion that the people on here are lovely and helpful :A so I thought I would see what ideas you could come up with for me!
How does one go about finding an "other half"?! I have tried a few avenues, speed dating, internet sites, but so far no luck! My friend met his other half standing in the queue for a cash machine, I tried hanging around them for a while but got a few funny looks!! If anyone can make them money saving options, all the better!:D
has anyone got any advice?! How did you meet your other half?!
Thank you

Knub

I met mine at University! (I was very lucky)

I think it just happens, you aren't meant to go looking for "the one". However, you can go looking for potential ones?

If I were in your situation now, I would probably adopt a similar outook to the film "Yes Man". (Say Yes to everyone and everything, you will get a lot more outta life, etc, etc).

If you get invited out with new people - just go, say yes!
If you get asked somewhere by somone - say yes!

Everytime you are about to BS someone with an excuse or "sorry i can't" or anything like that, stop yourself and say YES. You will meet many different people and expereince loads of new things hopefully!

The other option is to try speed dating, asking friends if they have elligable single friends or even online dating!

sarymclary

I met mine almost running him over in my car in a supermarket carpark. I think that's fairly unconventional.

Admittedly he was trying to flag my car down, as he wanted my son to go out for birthday tea with his son, and I'd not believed either boy that it was actually a birthday, but they were just stringing me along. So I guess in reality it was my child's friendship with a schoolfriend that created the opportunity to meet my BF, who was a single parent at the time.

I'd previously met BF's via internet dating sites, but they weren't quite as good for long-term prospects, altho I had 2 marriage proposals amongst them!

I have a friend who has been single a couple or so years, and doesn't know how to meet someone, but wants to. My suggestions to her have been to get involved in an activity or hobby that she enjoys, and that will involve her in a group situation. I know salsa classes can be ideal for socialising, and meeting guys, but I also know that they can be a prime place for guys to use them as 'pick up' places, so you need to be aware. If you like exercising, join the local gym, or a running club. Exercise classes tend to be the mainstay of women, so pilates, aerobics, yoga, etc., will not be ideal for meeting people of the opposite sex. Does your local library have a book club? Do you have the time to do an evening class, such as learning a foreign language, or IT course? The socialising will potentially be there for the course group to meet up for drinks afterwards, etc. Do you like amateur dramatics, as that's a good way to get involved with outgoing, lively types, who will love to socialise, and you'll get to meet lots of other people who get involved with peripheral jobs like lighting, carpentry/set design, etc.

Do you have a dog? Walking your pets around local woodlands, parks, etc at weekends, or in the evening will be a good way to meet other's, and the pets are a great ice breaker.

I believe the key to meeting anyone new is to get yourself 'out there', and give yourself as many opportunities to do so. What I would also recommend though, is don't just do new things as a means to meeting 'the one', but also as a way to enhance your life, create a richness it may currently lack, and to fulfil you. The more happy and fulfilled you are, the more attractive I'm sure you will become. It's much nicer to meet someone who has lots of interests, something to talk about, interests in others, etc., rather than a boring old so and so! That goes for you too, so make sure you are giving yourself the chance to meet other interesting people.

jackomdj

I met my OH in a nightclub. I was visiing my Aunty in Taunton (I lived near Plymouth) & OH was on a course but gone to stay at his mums in Chard & gone out with some old mates.
Saw him in a pub & thought he looked lovely then later he was in the same nightclub as me.
Funny thing was 3 weeks after I met him he was due to move to Plymouth, so he came & saw me overnight the week after I met him, same the following weekend, then the weekend after he moved in with me! He did pay food & accomodation where whe was going for several months but somehow he never made it!
2 children & 13 years later & we are still very much in love!
As a prevoius poster said sometimes it comes when you are not looking for it!

moiramber

I met my OH playing an online game Not looking for love, just an escapism for real life and hey presto! We were from different ends of the country and after only 5 months of meeting him in person, I quit my job and moved to be with him, left everyone and everything behind. 3 months after that I fell pregnant and here we are with our gorgeous little boy

jinky67

I met mine on here:D

ChIpStIcK

I met my fella in tesco's , he reached the bottle of vodka for me! and i told him my cocktail secrets and he came to my birthday party the next night to try it, he still thinks i'm a total nut job!!!

dieselhead

Magicboo, I would love to know too, in fact I have actually been toying with posting this very question on here. I'm starting to feel a bit left out, 3 of my school friends were married this weekend, most of my contempories seem to be loved up, engaged, married, not to mention the number of baby scan pics that keep appearing on facebook!

Its frustrating isn't it, when you ask people how they met their OH's its usually a random story that boils down to right place right time, if I don't meet someone soon, I think I'm just going to have to get lots of cats

jinky67

But thats totally it......right place right time

Stephb1986_2

I met mine on internet dating http://www.girlsdateforfree.com we have been together just over 2 years now

Good luck

Steph xx

Janey3

I was working in an office opposite a shop where my o/h worked. It just started with Good Morning, and then went on from there. Been married for 25 years now.

One friend met her husband online dating and she seems happy, but she met a lot of frogs before the right one came along!

Another friend joined Nexus 5 years ago and met someone there and they got married last Saturday.

Hope you find your soul mate soon, good luck!

Janey3