I agree that OKCupid seems to attract more interesting and intelligent folks than PoF, so it might be worth a try.
Even though you work with females, there’s a good chance that your female coworkers know some single men! If you let word get out that you’re looking, and give them an idea of what you’re interested in, I’ll bet they will introduce you to some guys.
Ok, this has been bugging me, so I have to say it. NO furries are not just people who dress up as animals to have sex. Furries are people who like anthropomorphic art, stories, cartoons, and movies. Yes, there is a small proportion who have fursuits. There may in fact be a small portion of them who have sex in fursuits. Furry fandom is not just about sex, any more than Star Trek fans all dress up like Klingons or anime fans all watch tentacle porn.
/ignorance fighting (Sorry, but it really bugs me)
Back on topic, I’m only 26 but I have a hard time making friends. I’m in college but I have to WORK to connect with anyone. And I’d like to try having a boyfriend, but I have no idea how to jump from being friends to dating, seeing as I never have.
I think as soon as finals are over, I’m going to check out Meetup.com more closely. Or any Dopers my age in my area wanna hang out? (not just in a dating way, either. I have very few friends who live close enough to hang out casually) (course part of that is because between work and school I have no time sigh)
Sorry Silver Tyger Girl, my only knowledge of Furries was from an old CSI episode. Thank you for clarifying.
=^.^= It’s okay, that’s where everyone gets it. I wasn’t taking it personally.
See, you’re looking at online personals the wrong way. You can use the online personals for concentrated dating - like just about everything else in life, the more you do something, the better you get at it. If you were to go meet a bunch of guys, you would probably get better and better at doing the ol’ “meet and greet” that is an integral part of online dating.
The second thing I wanted to say about online dating is that you don’t know that other person until you’ve actually met them. If you have a couple of potentials who interest you on paper, go meet them. I guarantee you that after you meet them, you will know right away if you’re interested or not - you just don’t know the chemistry until you meet. You want to meet someone worthy whom you can love and who will love you back - chances are very good they’re not going to come knocking on your door. You have to go get them.
-featherlou, coming up on my sixth year wedding anniversary with a guy I met online 