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Re:'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love wit... by letrowekwel on Sunday October 29, 2023 @05:49PM (#38063172)
I fully agree. It's all about meeting enough potential partners with similar interests. Shared-activities with healthy gender balance (at least for heterosexual relationships) are the best bet for most people. Many such activities also don't require long-term commitment or hanging out with same people all the time, so rejection isn't as awkward as in workplace for example.

Of all things I tried shared activities worked the best, Tinder the worst.

Re:'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love wit... by LorenPechtel on Sunday October 29, 2023 @06:13PM (#38063378)
Yeah, gender balance is often skewed. While I'm not on the market I've noticed this with the hiking community--overall, it appears approximately balanced but most actual hikes are not. The long hikes are highly male-dominated, the short ones are rather female-dominated. I've met some women that joined specifically to look for dates--and I've never seen any of them in a group that wasn't female dominant.
Re:'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love wit... by stephencanon on Sunday October 29, 2023 @08:07PM (#38064155)
Coed team sports are a great way to avoid this, since there’s necessarily a rough gender balance. Join your local ultimate frisbee summer league or whatever.