Dear Miss Blondie,
I am single trying to meet guys in LA. It’s really hard to meet men in this town. Any advice on ways to meet guys with out having to go to a cheesy club or bar?
From,
Desperately Seeking Susan
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I can vividly remember being on the dating circuit. It is hard and frustrating. How tedious is it to sit on a painful date and repeat the same basic info that you supply on all first dates? college, major, family, past relationships etc. I mean, really, is it out of line to record the basic answers and play the recording at the table before ordering the main course. We all have some sort of video apparatus on our cell phones. Then after ordering, we can launch into favorite sex positions and the number of children we want. Kidding! Seriously, after every terrible date I had, my mother would respond the same way upon recap… Every day you wake up, love can be 24 hours away. So annoying but true! She would repeat that mantra date after date, day after day, week after week, and year after year until I met Husband. Wear your lipgloss, put an approachable smile on your face, and keep your eyes open even while at the car wash, market, Starbucks, etc. Your future love could be at every turn. Meeting potentials at bars is tough. I always found that set ups and blind dates held the most promise. If you do want to go out to to survey the possibilities, I always loved to round up my girls and go to places off the beaten track where there would be new people to meet. Restaurants with bar scenes (Bandera!) always seem to lure the after work crowd. A bit of liquid confidence if you must…