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Lotus · 11-11-2006, 02:01 AM

I met my soul mate in a mental hospital. Oddly enough. We've been together over a year now. Of all our circle of friends, we have the best "how we met" story; it never fails to make people start yelling, "that is so dangerous!" at us. And yes, it is a bit risky, but at the very least, we had nothing to hide when we first met, because hey, you know anybody you meet in a nut-house has some problems.

I don't recommend that anybody go to bars to meet people. It's a terrible place to meet people: the place usually has an overtone of sexuality, the booze makes people act uncharacteristically, and there are a lot of distractions to having a decent get-to-know-you conversation.

As has been mentioned, go somewhere where you have a vested personal interest. If you like literature, join a book club, hang out in bookstores. If you're into exercise, join a gym. If you align yourself with some religion, go to church or temple or whatever. Just hang out in places where you know you'll find people who have at least one shared interest with you.

I forsee hookups on these very forums.

11-11-2006, 02:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
Lotus Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Why is Kansas windy? Because MISSOURI sucks Posts: 138	I met my soul mate in a mental hospital. Oddly enough. We've been together over a year now. Of all our circle of friends, we have the best "how we met" story; it never fails to make people start yelling, "that is so dangerous!" at us. And yes, it is a bit risky, but at the very least, we had nothing to hide when we first met, because hey, you know anybody you meet in a nut-house has some problems. I don't recommend that anybody go to bars to meet people. It's a terrible place to meet people: the place usually has an overtone of sexuality, the booze makes people act uncharacteristically, and there are a lot of distractions to having a decent get-to-know-you conversation. As has been mentioned, go somewhere where you have a vested personal interest. If you like literature, join a book club, hang out in bookstores. If you're into exercise, join a gym. If you align yourself with some religion, go to church or temple or whatever. Just hang out in places where you know you'll find people who have at least one shared interest with you. I forsee hookups on these very forums.