I decided it might be helpful to sit down and write about what I have learned so far from dating.  Since I started this blog, I have been on a few dates.  The women that went on these dates with me have all been truly kind.  I have also done my best to be kind to them.  I have to confess, not all of my dates have been with women I met online, although it was my primary strategy at first.  I’m still having some difficulty trying to get to know the women I meet online, at least those that will respond to my messages, smiles, flirts, or whatever they are.  But actually, being able to meet them in person, is a whole other story.  However, I did meet one genuinely nice woman by being introduced through mutual friends.

I liked being introduced to a woman by mutual friends rather than actually going online to try and meet someone who knows absolutely nothing about me, except what I write in my personal profile.  I have learned that women don’t necessarily trust men enough to believe what they have written in their personal profile.  I have also found that many men on these dating sites are actually married!  All they want is a “hook-up,” which I found out is what they call it these days (yes, it’s a thing).  Again, this is one of those new phrases I know nothing about nor how to use it properly, especially because it is unfamiliar slang.  I also discovered there are online dating sites setup for this specific purpose, to find a hook-up!  I guess a hook-up is meeting someone strictly for the purpose of exploring a mutual physical attraction.  I could try to define this in more specific terms, but I’m trying to maintain a blog that has a PG rating.

The real advantage to being introduced by someone you know, and she knows, is you get validation about the other person’s personality and genuineness.  In other words, you can pretty well believe what your friends are telling you about this other person and what they’re telling the other person about you.

A woman that I met on an online dating site told me about an over 50’s “Group” affiliated with one of the more popular social media sites.  First of all, I’m really happy that this person told me about this group.  It’s been really fun meeting so many new people.  I’m also impressed because this woman told me about this group for no apparent reason.

I have been on several dates with the woman I was introduced to by our mutual friends.  It really has been a lot of fun.  I haven’t gotten really serious with any of these women.  Heck!  It’s only been a short period of time since I have even started dating.

A short while ago I was dating another woman that I really liked, only to find out she didn’t like me as well as I liked her.  Ouch!  We got along really well and liked each other, so I know we will remain really good friends.  There is nothing wrong with having friends that are women.  Who knows, they may have a single friend they may want to introduce me to.

What I’ve learned from all of this is if one method of meeting women isn’t working, move on to another.  Although, I highly recommend meeting someone through mutual friends, family members, or your cousin’s best friend’s nephew’s former roommate’s sister (something like that, yes, I stole that from a movie).  When it comes to love, you just never know what’s going to happen.

You also don’t need to worry about wearing sunglasses, a classy watch, nor a leather Bomber Jacket.  Although, you may want to go with the new shoes.