I'm 42 (tomorrow!) and recently decided OLD is not my thing. It feels forced and like there's a lot of pressure for things to be things. I've had some good conversations and met some cool people, but nothing that has turned into anything. One guy literally said he "has 36 hours a week free" and i was like "wut? No."

So I'm letting it go. I've got an active social life: i host a monthly open mic, i am part of a theatre guild that is doing free improv workshops, i am connected to the local SCA, i socialize with friends, and i attend various events and things when i can.

Also i decided to really dedicate time to getting my business profitable so i can make moves to quit my day job sooner than later. That is going to take most of my free time the next few months minimum.

I'm not feeling pressed to make a match, and don't have a ton of time to be going on random one off dates or swiping through the same 20 profiles (small town 5k people).

So what are your real life meet cutes? What has your irl off app dating been like? Tell me all the happy ever after feel good stories that doesn't involve apps (unless they are food apps, i love good food apps).