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Been out the dating game so long.

Been out the dating game so long. Dunno where to start. I was lead to believe not to look to hard and you will just meet them by chance. Feel as though i will never find that special person. How did you find your soulmate?
I came into this world with nothing and I'm gonna leave with nothing.
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  • Get on Plenty of Fish. Be honest and confident. Expect rejection. Enjoy dates.

    Watch Corey Wayne videos on YouTube and learn fast.
  • Ozzuk
    Ozzuk Posts: 1,884 Forumite
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    Lots of threads on this. The best approach (IMO), make sure you are happy with yourself/being single first as this will make it a lot easier. Then its really up to you, local meetup groups are great for meeting people, then you have more dating specific sites such as match (tend to be better 'quality') POF (fine but a lot of strange people) and the more serious e-harmony, or completely the other way, tinder.

    I don't think it has ever been easier to meet people, it really depends if you want the lots of dates approach, or meet people organically through group activities.
  • Fireflyaway
    Fireflyaway Posts: 2,766 Forumite
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    I met my husband on a dating site. Try not to be too picky either. If you are looking to settle down you need someone honest and caring. Their hair colour and what shoes they wear shouldn't be important!
  • mark5
    mark5 Posts: 1,364 Forumite
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    I think it's important not to look to hard but then if you don't look at all and never approach anyone, it probably won't happen.

    I agree with don't be to picky as well!
  • thriftylass
    thriftylass Posts: 4,034 Forumite
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    I agree, be happy with yourself first and stop looking for the right person. That's how I met my now husband after thinking: I'm 26, STILL single (only a few dates till then as it just never felt right). But then I started just being happy in/by myself, had given up finding anyone. So when I met him at a party I was just my confident self and the rest is history.
    finally tea total but in still in (more) debt (Oct 25 CC £1800, loan £6453, mortgage £59,924/158,000)
  • Faith177
    Faith177 Posts: 2,927 Forumite
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    Met my OH on Facebook lol there use to be a sort of Tinder style ap on there called Social Me and I clicked on his photo and got chatting with him wasn't looking for anything serious we chatted for about 7 months and then he invited me to his home town for a gig and the rest as they say is history
    First Date 08/11/2008, Moved In Together 01/06/2009, Engaged 01/01/10, Wedding Day 27/04/2013, Baby Moshie due 29/06/2019 :T
  • mai_taylor
    mai_taylor Posts: 220 Forumite
    Met my husband on plenty of fish, he was only the second person I met up with on their after weeding out the weirdo's! To be honest I wasn't too sure about him at first (he was just shy and nervous) but I took the time to get to know him rather than just giving up and going on to the next person (like a lot of people do) and now I'm so happy I did.
  • SailorSam
    SailorSam Posts: 22,754 Forumite
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    Andybez38 wrote: »
    How did you find your soulmate?

    I'm sure i must have said this before, but i met my wife in the travel agents.
    She came in looking for a holiday and i was the last resort.
    Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
    What it may grow to in time, I know not what.

    Daniel Defoe: 1725.
  • tea_lover
    tea_lover Posts: 8,261 Forumite
    Andybez38 wrote: »
    How did you find your soulmate?

    He had me at miaow :D
  • enginesuck
    enginesuck Posts: 130 Forumite
    Met my wife (again) on Friends Reunited. Sooooo early 2000's !


    I used to go to school with her but never dated at the time
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