Quote:Meeting strangers on the internet is only slightly more risky than meeting them in person, as long as you eventually meet them before making any type of commitment.

 

Personally, I can't stand bars and don't attend church. The few trustworthy friends I have are married and mainly associate with married couples. I live in a very rural area. It's worked for me, to a degree.

 

I'm not promoting seclusion or marathon internet sessions, just common sense. My only concern for BigJag57 is that he is searching now, just while he's getting used to a very different set of circumstances.

 

I never said to go to church or to bars.  Quite frankly, that's probably not the best way to go out and meet people.  My advice and idea is to go out and do things that you enjoy or find interesting.  Perhaps take a walk along the riverwalk here in Jagsonville.  Perhaps go to a museum.  Perhaps go out and socialize with people in other places such as shopping malls.

 

The key thing is to go out and interact with people.  While yes, some people have been successful in finding a partner via social media and/or dating sites, I personally can't believe that this is the only means for people to meet and get together.

 

I don't know the specifics of BigJag57's situation, and I really don't want to know.  It seems to me that it's probably a personal issue best left off of a public message board.

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