Do people not just meet each other at bars anymore? Or finding common interests in a hobby?
I'm sure somewhere there's a female civil war reenactor and tomahawk enthusiast just waiting to meet Juggs but he'll never find her on a dating app.
First....It's pre-1840, not civil war and it's an encampment, not reenactment (both notably different).
I met people in bars when I was drinking. Want to know what kind of women this age you meet in bars? No one good, to put it nicely. Being sober, that's not even an option anywhere. I tried hobby/meet ups for outdoor activities like hiking, kayaking of singles. Every single one kicked the meeting off at a fucking bar to drink. Seriously, being sober is one of the biggest obstacles to meeting people socially when every woman lives and dies by her daily bottle of wine, at a minimum.
Then there is the issue that women just don't like to be hit on in public often anymore, they can be downright rude about it. It's harassment or whatever. This is obviously because Gainesville is very far left and the odds of me hitting on a sane woman are very low. Then there's the issue that most of the time in other places, one or both always have a kid with us. You know how awkward it is to hit on a woman with kids around? It's not like they're toddlers and I had the playground as an excuse......I'm left with places like Publix or what, a woman by herself out in the woods on a nature trail where women stay as far away as possible and avoid eye contact with men by themselves (rightfully so, really).
I mean, I'd be cool with even just casually meeting a friend to hike or shared a hobby, but that's not easy. Women as they age still have groups of friend they spend their time with. Men rarely do.
Where do most people meet someone they date outside bars? Work, college, friends, family. I work from home in a company with 4 people, I have no friends I actually see (except a couple hardcore bible thumpers and I'm not horny for Jesus so their friends wouldn't like me

) and my only family is my parents, bro and his family 12 hours away. My options are limited. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem approaching a woman if the situation presents itself, it's just extremely rare that it does..