places for socializing

just saw the cutest cashier at the store but Im so autistic I never know what to say. "hey baby what u think of my peanut butter? yea I throw it in my protein shakes, high in cals and stuff" .. 🤦‍♂️

Watch videos of what those pickup guys do, see if that can help you break the ice. I used to know guys that would have that girls # in under 5 min on the spot. It was amazing to watch them work, definitely a skill set to hone if you can.
 
Watch videos of what those pickup guys do, see if that can help you break the ice. I used to know guys that would have that girls # in under 5 min on the spot. It was amazing to watch them work, definitely a skill set to hone if you can.
do those pickup vids work. want to try it just for the fun of it lol
 
Watch videos of what those pickup guys do, see if that can help you break the ice. I used to know guys that would have that girls # in under 5 min on the spot. It was amazing to watch them work, definitely a skill set to hone if you can.
do those pickup vids work. want to try it just for the fun of it lol

They do work but it seems like all of those pickup artists are good looking or above average at least. Lol try that stuff if you are fugly like me and you will have the cops called for harassment or something.
 
They do work but it seems like all of those pickup artists are good looking or above average at least. Lol try that stuff if you are fugly like me and you will have the cops called for harassment or something.
lol, makes sense. but wont the fugly people attract other fugly people?
 
lol, makes sense. but wont the fugly people attract other fugly people?
A fugly 5/10 guy will only attract 2/10 female ham planets, IMO. Dont know if that juice is worth the squeeze lol

edit: then again Ive seen some ugly ass dudes with hot girlfriends, so there are exceptions
 
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They do work but it seems like all of those pickup artists are good looking or above average at least...

No, not the case at all. That is what blew my mind. These guys are, and sound like, dorks. Even listening to them you can't imagine their schtick ever working. Then with their actual attempts on hidden camera and they do it.

I can't remember their names, that book from way back called 'The Game' has some of their names in it, and their videos are on youtube. I remember one guy has red hair + beard.

I watched a few out of curiosity and it's all the same stuff the guys I knew were doing.

If a bearded ginger can pickup girls and you can't then the social world obviously isn't meant for you, LOL, and so welcome to my world. It's not a fun place, so I strongly recommend you get your shit together and figure it out somehow.
 
No, not the case at all. That is what blew my mind. These guys are, and sound like, dorks. Even listening to them you can't imagine their schtick ever working. Then with their actual attempts on hidden camera and they do it.

I can't remember their names, that book from way back called 'The Game' has some of their names in it, and their videos are on youtube. I remember one guy has red hair + beard.

I watched a few out of curiosity and it's all the same stuff the guys I knew were doing.

If a bearded ginger can pickup girls and you can't then the social world obviously isn't meant for you, LOL, and so welcome to my world. It's not a fun place, so I strongly recommend you get your shit together and figure it out somehow.
yea lots of wackos for sure, but its just like any industry. just like how there are wack fitness youtubers. but I just watch them to pick out a few nuggets of information.
 
yea lots of wackos for sure, but its just like any industry. just like how there are wack fitness youtubers. but I just watch them to pick out a few nuggets of information.
Yeah some of those your tube guys are nuts. The one I really liked Luke Sandoe isn’t around anymore
 
Just wondering where you all like to go for socializing / meeting other people? It might sound pathetic but I cant even think of a single place to meet others except for the local watering hole which I refuse because it feels so fake and pretentious, not to mention bars are a ripoff.

Dont get me wrong I enjoy talking to you all but it would be nice to be able to do activities with like minded people. I lost contact with all my friends from highschool and never really clicked with anyone at work or if I did they moved far away eventually. Seems like whenever someone (literally 1 person) does call me its because they either need something from me or want to only talk about themselves, I get straight up ignored by my 'friend' when I bring personal stuff up. Screw that noise you arent really my friend if you do that shit.
I lost my friends in my early 20s. I don't socialize. I've just accepted to be alone.

Don't you have a girlfriend?
 
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I lost my friends in my early 20s. I don't socialize. I've just accepted to be alone.

Don't you have a girlfriend?
Hm yea this seems to be more common these days than I thought. I wonder if the birth of internet has anything to do with some not wanting to socialize in person, imagine if we couldnt talk on forums what would people do? My grandparents are always like "addy why dont you find some friends?" Oh cause they were all out of stock at friends-R-us last time I checked🤦‍♂️

lol havent had a girlfriend In an embarrassing amount of years. I never could understand how guys will find relationships without a small circle of friends. If I think someone is hitting on me she will be quickly repulsed when I open my mouth and say stupid shit, so unless I have something smart to say (usually never) I just smile and nod these days.
 
Hm yea this seems to be more common these days than I thought. I wonder if the birth of internet has anything to do with some not wanting to socialize in person, imagine if we couldnt talk on forums what would people do? My grandparents are always like "addy why dont you find some friends?" Oh cause they were all out of stock at friends-R-us last time I checked🤦‍♂️

lol havent had a girlfriend In an embarrassing amount of years. I never could understand how guys will find relationships without a small circle of friends. If I think someone is hitting on me she will be quickly repulsed when I open my mouth and say stupid shit, so unless I have something smart to say (usually never) I just smile and nod these days.
LOL.. The birth of dating apps is what fuked us sir.

It's out of control. It has normalized being unemotionally available. It has normalized unusual sexual acts. It has normalized smashing and dashing. It's really fuked our moral compass.

If you say something stupid and she can't laugh or can't vibe with you, she's not worth it. Same with guys. If i say something beyond fuked and he can't vibe with it, it's not going to work. And i refuse to date someone that isn't even in the same lifestyle. Especially a Simp. Simps are the most annoying of men and it's very common in my age group that most men are because, internet and media and.. I'll shut the fuk up.

Anyways. I have zero advice on how to meet friends. I don't mingle with people at work after work. I keep work life at work. I don't really make friends at the gym, that's a personal choice. And, to top it off, dating is even more annoying because, I am a single mother and, it's a stupid cycle just wanting sex and aren't emotionally available.

Theres my rant.
 
Hm yea this seems to be more common these days than I thought. I wonder if the birth of internet has anything to do with some not wanting to socialize in person, imagine if we couldnt talk on forums what would people do? My grandparents are always like "addy why dont you find some friends?" Oh cause they were all out of stock at friends-R-us last time I checked🤦‍♂️

lol havent had a girlfriend In an embarrassing amount of years. I never could understand how guys will find relationships without a small circle of friends. If I think someone is hitting on me she will be quickly repulsed when I open my mouth and say stupid shit, so unless I have something smart to say (usually never) I just smile and nod these days.
I understand part of your problem. Read your last paragraph. You just put yourself down, I have read you doing this numerous times. We have all done this on occation, but it’s a habit you need to fix.

How can someone who thinks he sucks be confident enough to portray himself as a good catch to another woman?
This is why the pick up guys succeed, not because they are the best talkers, or the best looking, but they believe in themselves.

I was guilty of what you are doing at one time. Then I moved to Kelowna, partly because my uncle would tell me stories about how cool it was. Then I met a good friend in the gym.
So this guy extruded confidence with socializing, could easily talk to woman. We go out to the bar first time, he takes off to hit on girls and leaves me standing there alone, so here I am chatting with the other loser guys like myself who are too afraid to do anything, the night sucked.

Next weekend he did the same thing, so I stood around with those dudes again, but as I got a buzz on, I was like, fuck, I can’t be like this. I have to do something, force myself. So I hit on the old woman, lol. Like ones 20 years older, they would actually talk to me, didn’t act negative towards me like the younger ones, some even helped me out by refining how I approached girls. Hit it was a start. I was now moving myself into a positive direction no matter how lame it seemed.

Next thing after a couple months (plus I was killing it in the gym and looked good) I had lost that fear, well at least I could control it enough to just walk over and talk. Even the way I held myself improved, girls started to come over and initiate conversation. It was a game changer, my self worth massively improved.

Anyhow you need to formulate a plan. No one is successful without one.
Here is a basic list I would follow, but you will need to apply it to you.

1. Get your body into damn good shape, huge is not what attracts most woman, get lean.
2. Make an effort when you are out anywhere to smile and say high to other people including woman, young or old. Even to cashiers.
This will help improve how you are portrayed. It will become a habit.
3. Every night before bed and in the shower in the morning, complement yourself. Think of what you did that day to improve your situation and give yourself a pat on the back. So if you smiled at a hot chick and she lit up and smiled back, think out that and how it was because of you.
Tell yourself you are a beautiful butterfly, lol. I’m not really kidding, I know you’ll laugh as you say it, but I’d bet after a week, you’ll notice how you feel improves.
With anything you need to like yourself, look at your positives.

Or I just guessed you all wrong and am an idiot, :)
 
LOL.. The birth of dating apps is what fuked us sir.

It's out of control. It has normalized being unemotionally available. It has normalized unusual sexual acts. It has normalized smashing and dashing. It's really fuked our moral compass.

If you say something stupid and she can't laugh or can't vibe with you, she's not worth it. Same with guys. If i say something beyond fuked and he can't vibe with it, it's not going to work. And i refuse to date someone that isn't even in the same lifestyle. Especially a Simp. Simps are the most annoying of men and it's very common in my age group that most men are because, internet and media and.. I'll shut the fuk up.

Anyways. I have zero advice on how to meet friends. I don't mingle with people at work after work. I keep work life at work. I don't really make friends at the gym, that's a personal choice. And, to top it off, dating is even more annoying because, I am a single mother and, it's a stupid cycle just wanting sex and aren't emotionally available.

Theres my rant.
Yes dating apps oh where do I begin.. That and (anti) social media are the end of us I swear. I could never make a profile on a dating app, tinder for example, because it always rubbed me the wrong way as I felt it sooo artificial. Nothing against people who use it but I just could never bring myself to do it, too fake I guess. LOL love how you say simp I havent heard anyone say that in a long time, I say simp and cuck all the time hahaha. I only do jobs with 99% other men anyways and Ive learned the hard way its best to keep personal life out of work and only talk about work related stuff which others seem to not be able to do so well.

I understand part of your problem. Read your last paragraph. You just put yourself down, I have read you doing this numerous times. We have all done this on occation, but it’s a habit you need to fix.

How can someone who thinks he sucks be confident enough to portray himself as a good catch to another woman?
This is why the pick up guys succeed, not because they are the best talkers, or the best looking, but they believe in themselves.

I was guilty of what you are doing at one time. Then I moved to Kelowna, partly because my uncle would tell me stories about how cool it was. Then I met a good friend in the gym.
So this guy extruded confidence with socializing, could easily talk to woman. We go out to the bar first time, he takes off to hit on girls and leaves me standing there alone, so here I am chatting with the other loser guys like myself who are too afraid to do anything, the night sucked.

Next weekend he did the same thing, so I stood around with those dudes again, but as I got a buzz on, I was like, fuck, I can’t be like this. I have to do something, force myself. So I hit on the old woman, lol. Like ones 20 years older, they would actually talk to me, didn’t act negative towards me like the younger ones, some even helped me out by refining how I approached girls. Hit it was a start. I was now moving myself into a positive direction no matter how lame it seemed.

Next thing after a couple months (plus I was killing it in the gym and looked good) I had lost that fear, well at least I could control it enough to just walk over and talk. Even the way I held myself improved, girls started to come over and initiate conversation. It was a game changer, my self worth massively improved.

Anyhow you need to formulate a plan. No one is successful without one.
Here is a basic list I would follow, but you will need to apply it to you.

1. Get your body into damn good shape, huge is not what attracts most woman, get lean.
2. Make an effort when you are out anywhere to smile and say high to other people including woman, young or old. Even to cashiers.
This will help improve how you are portrayed. It will become a habit.
3. Every night before bed and in the shower in the morning, complement yourself. Think of what you did that day to improve your situation and give yourself a pat on the back. So if you smiled at a hot chick and she lit up and smiled back, think out that and how it was because of you.
Tell yourself you are a beautiful butterfly, lol. I’m not really kidding, I know you’ll laugh as you say it, but I’d bet after a week, you’ll notice how you feel improves.
With anything you need to like yourself, look at your positives.

Or I just guessed you all wrong and am an idiot, :)

Well first off you are far from an idiot, you really hit the nail on the head here.. I dont want to sound like a know it all but I knew I was hating myself for a long time now, and told myself how can anyone like you if you dont like yourself? I would self loathe and drink to "help", which ended up just fueling the fire, no surprise. I will spare the fine details but I would feel the need to punish myself for ANY mistake, dropped something by accident? 10 lashes. Forgot to set alarm and slept in? uh oh, that will be 2 days in solitary.. lol.. Ever since quitting my substance of choice whatever it was that month I have gotten much much better, no longer feel the need to be so harsh on myself. But I guess its still obvious from my posts that I have the bad habit of putting myself down which Im working on breaking.

Truly hilarious you mentioned the kelowna story, I can say I did the exact same thing except it was at a house party in vernon that my friend (from years and years ago) invited me to. Just stood their awkwardly and talked to the other dudes 🤦‍♂️ in my defense I didnt know 99% of them, but still.

Surpisingly I have always been extremely lean, like vein popping lean, even with my unhealthy lifestyle. Probably from working extremely physical jobs for years and having a fast metabolism, but I was never really big or looked good imo. All Im putting my focus into these days is improving myself, starting first with my body. Even just after about 2 months since my last surgery Im in the best shape of my life, think I weigh around 185 now and look the leanest and strongest Ive ever been. Seeing improvements every week still so Its definitely helping my confidence. I used to sometimes get compliments whenever I had my shirt off but looked average with it on, maybe I should walk around shirtless LoL.

Number 2 is a tough one for me, I am very reserved when in public and hardly ever smile at anyone. Must be a defense mechanism from all the times people treated me like shit I imagine but its not the proper way to behave Im realizing. Who wants to be friends with someone whos face looks like a slapped ass constantly? Ill try to be more friendly to the cashiers next time, Im never rude to them but Im definitely not friendly, if that makes sense.

Not trying to sound like a suck up but I really appreciate you and others here taking the time to reply to this. All valuable suggestions/advice and I promise to slowly implement them over time, really what do I have to lose? I swear I get the best advice from random people online Ive never met(y)but then again I would never open up this much to anyone I knew personally as its too difficult to talk about.


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Find something you are interested in learning about or haven’t done before.

For example a few years back I started going to these crypto meetups. Met some great people and got some tail out of it

Take any kind of course, learn to scuba dive etc
You will make friends
 
I had to search Simp in urban dictionary. Never heard that one. I hope it's not like being Sub. I like this role from time to time, getting slapped around and told what to do is a lot fun. My wife slaps me in the face in public if I don't listen, hard, it's a huge turn on! And it really turns a lot of heads.

Dating apps are messed up when you think about it, but I personally know three couples, family friends, that all met this way. All are married, all now have kids as of this year. It's definitely not going to hurt your odds to fish in more than one pool. Just take some good pics and make a profile. Worst case nothing happens, so no harm done. I'd do it if I had to, reluctantly of course, but it's easier than going out and talking to people so I understand why people do it. And if you get a match then step 1 is already done = ice broken.

If you're like me, and it sounds like you might be 🤦‍♂️ then you will not be able to sweep a girl off her feet out of the gate. You need to spend time with a girl to allow her to become slowly accustomed to you, so meeting on an app can get you in the door.

For ex: My wife was my brothers best friend for many years (he's gay, so no conflict of interest) and over those years of just being around is how she slowly warmed up to me. It took time, and eventually she asked me to take her for a motorbike ride, and then I took her skydiving, and that was it.

Like I've said before, she's the only girl I've ever been with that wasn't a paid escort. I've never successfully hit on a girl before, never even got a single phone number. So much rejection, lol! If there is hope for a dud like me then you can do it to.

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Scuba diving, that's a really good one, I dont know how I missed that, probably because I have not gone in a couple years. Even if you dont make a friend it's really fun!!!
 
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I had to search Simp in urban dictionary. Never heard that one. I hope it's not like being Sub. I like this role from time to time, getting slapped around and told what to do is a lot fun. My wife slaps me in the face in public if I don't listen, hard, it's a huge turn on! And it really turns a lot of heads.

Dating apps are messed up when you think about it, but I personally know three couples, family friends, that all met this way. All are married, all now have kids as of this year. It's definitely not going to hurt your odds to fish in more than one pool. Just take some good pics and make a profile. Worst case nothing happens, so no harm done. I'd do it if I had to, reluctantly of course, but it's easier than going out and talking to people so I understand why people do it. And if you get a match then step 1 is already done = ice broken.

If you're like me, and it sounds like you might be 🤦‍♂️ then you will not be able to sweep a girl off her feet out of the gate. You need to spend time with a girl to allow her to become slowly accustomed to you, so meeting on an app can get you in the door.

For ex: My wife was my brothers best friend for many years (he's gay, so no conflict of interest) and over those years of just being around is how she slowly warmed up to me. It took time, and eventually she asked me to take her for a motorbike ride, and then I took her skydiving, and that was it.

Like I've said before, she's the only girl I've ever been with that wasn't a paid escort. I've never successfully hit on a girl before, never even got a single phone number. So much rejection, lol! If there is hope for a dud like me then you can do it to.

Had to add:
Scuba diving, that's a really good one, I dont know how I missed that, probably because I have not gone in a couple years. Even if you dont make a friend it's really fun!!!
Simps are male subs.. i dont know how that works sexually. I dont do simps
 
Find something you are interested in learning about or haven’t done before.

For example a few years back I started going to these crypto meetups. Met some great people and got some tail out of it

Take any kind of course, learn to scuba dive etc
You will make friends
Lmfao.. or be a antisocial and do online courses
 
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