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The big question I had when I was single was “how can I meet single men?” I realized entering my 30s that I had never “dated” before. I had a string of long term relationships in my 20s and back then, it seemed easy to just fall into relationships. In my 30s, when I tried the typical online route (Tinder, Online Dating etc) it was surprisingly really disappointing.
So this time when I became single again I wanted to try meeting single men in real life. Yes, the “normal” way. This article is also different. I didn’t want another regurgitation of the “common places” other lists contain. Instead I remember being single and “going out regularly”. But how successful was this method of just “going out”? I wanted to tackle that question. Here’s my somewhat overly long Top 21 Places to Meet Single Men … 21. Pub / Sports Bar. I placed this at spot 21, not because you can’t meet single men here, but because I’ve personally had zero luck. Guys that go to Pubs in Australia are not the most social or friendly bunch (my experience) and most just seem to want to zone out to drink beer and watch the footie. Make sure this is your type of scene and that you frequent these locations on a weekly/regular basis. Score: 2/10. 20. Short One/Two Day Classes. Whether it’s cooking, life drawing, dancing or creative writing classes, there are plenty of small workshops you can go to. At one of my creative writing classes there were a nice split of men and women. Keep an open mind however because there will be a mixture of young university students and older middle-aged dabblers. Either way, men who come to these classes likely have a lot of free time on their hands and that means, they’re most likely single! Score: 3/10. 19. Outdoor Group Workout Sessions. Local gyms and yoga places often organize free group workout sessions on the weekend. They’re free, it’s a great opportunity to meet people and you also can get into the best shape of your life! As with anything else, you must go regularly to get anything out of this! Personally I didn’t do it regularly enough to see real results. The guys were a nice perv (eye-candy) though! Score: 3/10. 18. Restaurant. I have heard couples meeting at local restaurants and usually it’s from sitting at tables near one another. For this to work you need to be out at restaurants that’s more suited for group events and socializing than the “small and intimate” places. The key to making this work? Go with a small group of fun, crazy and positive girlfriends. Try to sit near a group of equally friendly and fun men. After a few rounds of drinks, throw some flirtatious smile their way and watch them make their way over. Although I’ve never met men this way, I’ve heard it can work quite well. Score: 3/10. 17. Live Music Event. Personally I’ve been to Rave / Dance events and Live concerts. If you’re into some other type of music, I’m sure there are live music events centered around your genre. Depending on the demographic of the music, you may find the crowd younger or older than you would like. I found it wasn’t as easy to “meet men” here because most people come with friends for the music and dancing. They’ll tend to stick within the group. You may get lucky though and really hit it off with someone. I personally had no luck at these events. They were not really my scene either so I didn’t go to these very often. Score: 3/10. 16. Weddings. Weddings are often a great place to meet single people. It’s already a romantic atmosphere, it makes people more optimistic about love and you’re usually stuck for hours at the same location with a bunch of people – lots of opportunities to mingle and talk. Although I’ve heard of friends flirting with others at weddings, I’ve yet to know of anyone who has met the love of their life there. Personally I’ve never had any luck meeting men here. Most of the weddings I’ve been to were full of coupled up people and relatives… so it does depend on the kind of social group you’re in. Score: 3/10. 15. Coffee Shop. There was a period I would grab my laptop and head to the local coffee shop to do most of my work. I run an online business so I spend a lot time alone, this made going to coffee shops an obvious choice to combat the loneliness. I’d spend hours here because it was comfortable, I could get my coffee, use the free wifi and enjoy the fact I was still around people. In all the times I’ve been going to coffee shops (and I love coffee so I’ve been to a few of them), I’ve only been approached once . And that was on a rare day when I didn’t have my laptop. That’s why it’s only number 15 on my list. It sounds “great” in theory but I think to make this work you’ve got to enjoy going to these alone and have relatively “nothing” to do so men feel you’re more approachable. Score 3/10. 14. Dog Park. I have two dogs, a Labrador that is near the end of its rope and the other is a rambunctious young Husky. Having dogs mean you go on dog walks often. I would take my dog for a walk nearly everyday. The reason I put this one in was because just about every “where to meet men” list has it and in truth I have “met men” this way. But the truth is, although you can meet men, the chances of you meeting Mr Right or Prince Charming at a dog park is probably 1 in 1000? Maybe even less? Yes, take your dogs on walks because you should do that anyway but don’t bet on getting a date as well! Score: 3/10. 13. On Holiday. Ok we’re getting to that portion of the list where you can certainly meet men in these locations but the quality is often questionable. If you’re going on holiday, there’s a very high chance you’ll meet men – either locals who will be fascinated by your accent or other tourists after a fling. Go into this with realistic expectations. Have fun with guys (use protection), do whatever that is enjoyable but do NOT expect a relationship to come out of it. In fact, just don’t even go there, that’s one less headache you need to worry about. In the best case scenario you strike up a friendship with a guy and you can stay in touch via Facebook or email… that’s about the best you can hope for but even this I’ve found is very unlikely. Score: 4/10. 12. Hiking / Camping / Outdoorsy Stuff. I found a hiking group on Meetup.com, wanted to try it but didn’t have friends who wanted to so I decided to join the group and learn something new. Was I hoping to meet guys there? Of course! Did I think I would meet guys? I thought there’d be a very good possibility. Men are everywhere after all. So as luck would have it (if you can call it luck), I went and met a bunch of cool interesting men and women. As I predicted a lot of men were single, I think only one or two couples came. Personally I found it to be very successful in meeting men. You could walk with people for long periods of time, you can spend hours conversing while enjoying nature and you had the added benefit of “asking for help” especially if you’re a newb like me and know nothing about camping/hiking. Score: 5/10. 11. Live Salsa Classes / Events. Unlike a nightclub, the men here seem much more respectable and more keen to dance than to “hit on girls”. Although I have been hit on at these events, you’ll have fun and the quality of men isn’t half bad. If you’re open to learning something new and you’re open to dancing with strangers, this may be a great way to meet men. I did find there were a lot of “older men”. If you’re into men your age and older this may be a good option for you. Score: 5/10. 10. Board Game Night. I’m a bit of a nerd so I do enjoy playing games that are mentally stimulating. I also enjoy the very social aspect of playing board games. Into slightly nerdy men? This is a great location for you. I’m not talking about the “bad, smelly, live with his mum in the basement kind of nerdy” but the “decent, intelligent and hardworking kind”. I’ve had success meeting some really great men here. Unfortunately they were not my type physically, however they were some of the more interesting people I’ve met. Score: 5/10. 9.
Best places to meet single men in their 30s
Article about best places to meet single men in their 30s:
The big question I had when I was single was “how can I meet single men?” I realized entering my 30s that I had never “dated” before. I had a string of long term relationships in my 20s and back then, it seemed easy to just fall into relationships. In my 30s, when I tried the typical online route (Tinder, Online Dating etc) it was surprisingly really disappointing.
So this time when I became single again I wanted to try meeting single men in real life. Yes, the “normal” way. This article is also different. I didn’t want another regurgitation of the “common places” other lists contain. Instead I remember being single and “going out regularly”. But how successful was this method of just “going out”? I wanted to tackle that question. Here’s my somewhat overly long Top 21 Places to Meet Single Men … 21. Pub / Sports Bar. I placed this at spot 21, not because you can’t meet single men here, but because I’ve personally had zero luck. Guys that go to Pubs in Australia are not the most social or friendly bunch (my experience) and most just seem to want to zone out to drink beer and watch the footie. Make sure this is your type of scene and that you frequent these locations on a weekly/regular basis. Score: 2/10. 20. Short One/Two Day Classes. Whether it’s cooking, life drawing, dancing or creative writing classes, there are plenty of small workshops you can go to. At one of my creative writing classes there were a nice split of men and women. Keep an open mind however because there will be a mixture of young university students and older middle-aged dabblers. Either way, men who come to these classes likely have a lot of free time on their hands and that means, they’re most likely single! Score: 3/10. 19. Outdoor Group Workout Sessions. Local gyms and yoga places often organize free group workout sessions on the weekend. They’re free, it’s a great opportunity to meet people and you also can get into the best shape of your life! As with anything else, you must go regularly to get anything out of this! Personally I didn’t do it regularly enough to see real results. The guys were a nice perv (eye-candy) though! Score: 3/10. 18. Restaurant. I have heard couples meeting at local restaurants and usually it’s from sitting at tables near one another. For this to work you need to be out at restaurants that’s more suited for group events and socializing than the “small and intimate” places. The key to making this work? Go with a small group of fun, crazy and positive girlfriends. Try to sit near a group of equally friendly and fun men. After a few rounds of drinks, throw some flirtatious smile their way and watch them make their way over. Although I’ve never met men this way, I’ve heard it can work quite well. Score: 3/10. 17. Live Music Event. Personally I’ve been to Rave / Dance events and Live concerts. If you’re into some other type of music, I’m sure there are live music events centered around your genre. Depending on the demographic of the music, you may find the crowd younger or older than you would like. I found it wasn’t as easy to “meet men” here because most people come with friends for the music and dancing. They’ll tend to stick within the group. You may get lucky though and really hit it off with someone. I personally had no luck at these events. They were not really my scene either so I didn’t go to these very often. Score: 3/10. 16. Weddings. Weddings are often a great place to meet single people. It’s already a romantic atmosphere, it makes people more optimistic about love and you’re usually stuck for hours at the same location with a bunch of people – lots of opportunities to mingle and talk. Although I’ve heard of friends flirting with others at weddings, I’ve yet to know of anyone who has met the love of their life there. Personally I’ve never had any luck meeting men here. Most of the weddings I’ve been to were full of coupled up people and relatives… so it does depend on the kind of social group you’re in. Score: 3/10. 15. Coffee Shop. There was a period I would grab my laptop and head to the local coffee shop to do most of my work. I run an online business so I spend a lot time alone, this made going to coffee shops an obvious choice to combat the loneliness. I’d spend hours here because it was comfortable, I could get my coffee, use the free wifi and enjoy the fact I was still around people. In all the times I’ve been going to coffee shops (and I love coffee so I’ve been to a few of them), I’ve only been approached once . And that was on a rare day when I didn’t have my laptop. That’s why it’s only number 15 on my list. It sounds “great” in theory but I think to make this work you’ve got to enjoy going to these alone and have relatively “nothing” to do so men feel you’re more approachable. Score 3/10. 14. Dog Park. I have two dogs, a Labrador that is near the end of its rope and the other is a rambunctious young Husky. Having dogs mean you go on dog walks often. I would take my dog for a walk nearly everyday. The reason I put this one in was because just about every “where to meet men” list has it and in truth I have “met men” this way. But the truth is, although you can meet men, the chances of you meeting Mr Right or Prince Charming at a dog park is probably 1 in 1000? Maybe even less? Yes, take your dogs on walks because you should do that anyway but don’t bet on getting a date as well! Score: 3/10. 13. On Holiday. Ok we’re getting to that portion of the list where you can certainly meet men in these locations but the quality is often questionable. If you’re going on holiday, there’s a very high chance you’ll meet men – either locals who will be fascinated by your accent or other tourists after a fling. Go into this with realistic expectations. Have fun with guys (use protection), do whatever that is enjoyable but do NOT expect a relationship to come out of it. In fact, just don’t even go there, that’s one less headache you need to worry about. In the best case scenario you strike up a friendship with a guy and you can stay in touch via Facebook or email… that’s about the best you can hope for but even this I’ve found is very unlikely. Score: 4/10. 12. Hiking / Camping / Outdoorsy Stuff. I found a hiking group on Meetup.com, wanted to try it but didn’t have friends who wanted to so I decided to join the group and learn something new. Was I hoping to meet guys there? Of course! Did I think I would meet guys? I thought there’d be a very good possibility. Men are everywhere after all. So as luck would have it (if you can call it luck), I went and met a bunch of cool interesting men and women. As I predicted a lot of men were single, I think only one or two couples came. Personally I found it to be very successful in meeting men. You could walk with people for long periods of time, you can spend hours conversing while enjoying nature and you had the added benefit of “asking for help” especially if you’re a newb like me and know nothing about camping/hiking. Score: 5/10. 11. Live Salsa Classes / Events. Unlike a nightclub, the men here seem much more respectable and more keen to dance than to “hit on girls”. Although I have been hit on at these events, you’ll have fun and the quality of men isn’t half bad. If you’re open to learning something new and you’re open to dancing with strangers, this may be a great way to meet men. I did find there were a lot of “older men”. If you’re into men your age and older this may be a good option for you. Score: 5/10. 10. Board Game Night. I’m a bit of a nerd so I do enjoy playing games that are mentally stimulating. I also enjoy the very social aspect of playing board games. Into slightly nerdy men? This is a great location for you. I’m not talking about the “bad, smelly, live with his mum in the basement kind of nerdy” but the “decent, intelligent and hardworking kind”. I’ve had success meeting some really great men here. Unfortunately they were not my type physically, however they were some of the more interesting people I’ve met. Score: 5/10. 9.
Best places to meet single men in their 30s