Ready to meet new people, what now?

I''m sure I''m not the first to ask this! I''m definitely over my ex and think that I''m ready to start meeting other men. I don''t want anything serious but I''m a very social person at heart and have been lonely since long before my marriage ended.

The thing is, I live in a rural town where everyone is married or not my type and I''m a teacher here, too, so I can''t really go round meeting people in local pubs etc, it just won''t happen. I know the obvious answer is the internet, but I really don''t think it''s for me. So, does anyone have any suggestions? I''m an ordinary person, not stunning to look at and life has not always been kind, but I think I deserve to have some fun....I''m not dead yet!

Could any of your friends or colleagues set you up with a date if that is what you are looking for?

Evening

Why don''t you join some local clubs in the area. Search for meet ups on the internet. They are organised activities that you can do. This will allow you to meet new people.

Me personally did not fancy the internet route as it totally scared me. I joined a club and met a fella there totally unexpected.

Good luck x

Agree on the clubs suggestion. I have done internet dating. I had a so so experience with it. Lot of marrieds on there and no one ever looks like their picture lol. Go for friends first and see where it takes you. If it don''t work out at least you have made another friend and we can never have enough friends. Marshy

Thanks for the replies. I wrote this 3 months ago and still haven''t managed to get myself moving enough to meet everyone else....my daily life is full of women and unavailable men.

There must be single men out there, mustn''t there?

There must be but I also have given up online dating and for now have no interest in a relationship. I came to the conclusion (with similar advice here) that pursuing your own interests through a meet up group or similar with the focus on making friends would be the way to go. Have you found anything that interests you yet?

I''m a teacher with 6 kids doing a masters and trying to get a divorce from the stubbornest man in the world who still lives in the spare room! So my big problem is really all about finding the time to pursue interests.

I like going to gigs but that''s no way to meet people. There is a meet up group about 25 miles away. I guess I''ll have to be brave and go to that.