I've done Meetin , and Things to do, Theology on tap, swing daning ( although that was a prexisiting hobby) and DC singles. All have been good. However what really made me have a solid group of friends rather then a bunch of random guys hitting on me was joining a Sailing club. Now it has not worked at all in terms of a boyfriend but I do have a great group of friends of all ages and that are 100% behind me. It was like an instant social life. Now my big problem is finding the time to find a guy between work, sailing, sailing social events, swing dancing, home ect. It gets a lot harder to meet people after college and friends get scattered to the 4 winds.
--- In [email protected], "Ray Bradley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I met Dave through MeetinDC, so I'm a bit biased. I know that it's a > great way to meet people and to do things, but I also know that Dave > is hardly "banal" and "a little sad." So, I was torn about the > article. > > The group is really, really simple to do - create a basic profile on > the site, browse through events that look like they might be > appealing or that fit your schedule, and RSVP through the site. It's > usually just as simple as hopping on the Metro or driving over to a > predetermined location, and just chit-chatting with folks. Some of us > have been around since the beginning; others in the middle (like me) > and others are brand-new. > > There are some advantages. It's not a complete pick-up scene, though > relationships/marriages/lil' babies have been created through the > group. We try to shun those who turn it into Speed Dating, and the > group tends to weed out the truly creepy who might join. It's a nice > way to fill in gaps in the ole' social calendar, or to do some of the > more touristy things in a town. It's also great when travelling. > Pretty much every good-sized US city has a chapter, and Canada, > Australia, China, Japan, many places in Europe - they all have one, > too. Great way to get travel tips, restaurant ideas, and people to > meet while you're there. > > There are some disadvantages, though. Some people turn it into their > only social scene, and that can be limiting. Others can tend to get a > little "high school drama queen" when they get involved. And, still > others will go to one event and immediately decide to never go to > another one. > > I feel it takes two or three events to figure out the group, and to > see if you'd choose to continue with it. Most folks do one or two > events a month. Some do that many in a week. Since there's about 350 > days a year in DC with an MiDC event going on, and many days with two > or three, it's easy to do a lot of stuff and seldom get the exact > same group twice. > > But, seriously, there's nothing lame about going out and doing > something. When I moved back to DC, all my single friends were in > Baltimore, and all my old DC friends were married, moved or moribund. > I met some great friends through the group, and am grateful for that. > > > (though Morti, you're still a loser...IN BOWLING!!!) > > --- In [email protected], "Maureen" <mortiifera@> > wrote: > > > > actually ray - i DID read the rest and i wanted to ask you about > > meetin- i "joined" but was reluctant to go to any events cuz... > > well, i'm lame but that article was good cuz i totally identified > > with a lot of the ppl and felt kinda really stupid that i didn't > > have more "friends" to hang out with cuz all i do is work and go > > home... so i took the article quite positively and was bolstered > > that i'm not the only one out there... > > (am i a total loser?) >
