I'm at the end of my proverbial rope here and hope someone can help me figure it out. Obviosly, if you look at my profile, I look quite different than most people. I have extensive tattoo work and believe myself to be a somewhat handsome guy, tired of the same type of women I usually meet. I'm on this site like the rest of you, looking for someone. I've never been on one of these before, but I'm on two other sites as well. So far, absolutely nothing has panned out. Am I in the wrong arena to find a relationship? It is usually no problem for me to find someone in a bar. However, women you pick up in bars generally don't work out, from my experience anyway. If they had, I wouldn't be here. I am a very normal person. My last two relationships have been with tattooed women. I don't necessarily want that, I happen to find it very alluring and attractive. I just want a freakin' normal relationship. So my question to you all, especially women, is... Am I just S.O.L. on these sites and should keep trying the bar way of meeting someone? Thank you for any advice you can give.

I've had almost no luck meeting women online. It's MUCH easier to meet them in real life. If you don't care for the type of woman you've been meeting in bars try going to differant types of bars or try going to art galary openings or coffee houses or book stores. I met a very cool girl last Saturday in the DVD section of Target.

Interesting women are EVERYWHERE! You just have to talk to them.

Thanks, buddy. That's encouraging that you met someone at Target. Believe me, I'm always looking.

Ah, well I find the online meeting people is cool, its a help to someone like me, who isnt into cheesy bars, and drinking, orr for someone who doesnt go "out" alot.


I do my normal stuff, shopping, tending to my child.

Usually my times out are like, coffee shop, record store, walks in the park, so I dont meet alot of men out.

The online thing is cool. You meet some people you normally wouldnt. It just takes a little time sometimes, but Ive made some nice friends.

I've met lots of people in person from this site...even that scurvy ol dawg TexasScoundrel... One good thing about the Texas Minglers...we ain't too shy to meet. Whether it's a friend or love connection...it's all good IMO... Keep a lookout in this Forum...there's usually always something going on...Good luck!

What do you think is "Normal"? I see a much younger man every once in awhile that I met at a motorcycle rally. He's 46 and I'm 62...is that normal? I dunno, but it's fun and our relationship is fine for each of us. I have also met many nice men on this and a couple of other sites. I don't go out to bars either, but I met a very nice man in Sally's Beauty Supply one time. We dated for awhile until our jobs moved us away from each other. So I guess what I'm trying to say is, you can meet someone nearly anywhere and "normal" is what you make it. Good luck to you!

Don't just stay in the TX forums lots to discuss on here and your age group enjoy the forums. I don't think bars are a good place. So keep searching like all of us :)