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So, long story short: before lockdown, I had met someone through a dating app and we were seeing each other for a couple months before she randomly decided to ghost me. It definitely hurt a lot — especially since I shared a lot of personal things about myself with her, and she seemed genuinely interested in seeing me — but I’m still working on fully accepting that her behavior is not about me.
To be honest, this experience has got me pretty wary of meeting other potential partners online (and I tried a virtual date recently and idk.... I’m sure it works awesomely for some people! But I realized it’s not for me.) Like even if I’m scared, I don’t want this experience with this person to discourage me from finding someone, you know?
After we’re allowed to finally socialize/leave our houses on the reg, I’m kinda wondering what are some ways I can meet potential (queer) people to date in-person? I’m sober, so gay bars aren’t really my thing— I only go if my friends are performing in a drag/burlesque show.
I definitely have social anxiety and am very much an introvert, but for some reason friendships are way easier for me to find than romantic/sexual relationships (haven’t had a lot of luck in that department, but there are a lot of reasons for that which would take too much time to get into). Actually, now that I think about it... I think I generally have way more confidence in making friends than dating.
If anyone has any advice on all this, let me know! I hope everyone is staying safe and well during this trying time. <3