So I went out on a date tonight....it wasn't really a date per se as we just called it "meeting" but we went to a restaurant and had some drinks and appetizers so I'm pretty sure that's a date. Plus he asked if we could do it again so that's a good sign that even if it wasn't a date that maybe he's interested in a date next time. Anyways, oddly enough I actually met this guy online and he's normal. I am actually really blown away with the GOOD luck I've had in the past with online dating or meeting people online (as I actually met two of my girlfriends here online - yes my ONLY two girlfriends- but not on a dating site of course). I tend to meet quite normal and fun people which is not what I expected at all. Even when I first tried it out back home I met two really nice guys (despite having the odds not in my favour as I'm pretty sure the ratio of men to women on the east is like 1:5 or something crazy like that).
Just wondering if maybe I'm the exception to the rule. A girl I met here (but she's moved away now) said she tried it while she was here because it's really hard to meet people in this city and she was telling me some horror stories that made me quite skeptical but so far I seem to meet the perfectly normal ones. I think I've met 4 or 5 people since I got here online...all awesome people except one who was a bit on the arrogant side so I never called him again. Anyone had any luck with online dating in the past? Is there really hope? I'm just at a loss for trying to meet people in this city. I was told when I was moving here that people are really friendly but I find it the most UNfriendly city I've ever been in so I'm not really sure what they're comparing it to. I might have to ask so I make a point to not go to those cities. I mean I am fairly outgoing and will pretty much start up a conversation with anyone be it a stranger at the bus stop or someone in the grocery line so I am not thinking it's my fault; although, I'm told that it's not normal to do that in the west so people who I am talking to probably think I'm a crazy.
Maybe there's a secret Calgary location that people go to so that they can meet other people....I need to find this secret. Not even necessarily boyfriends but even girlfriends or people to just hang out with. People in this city refuse to open their circles to the outsiders even though most people here were outsiders at one point as I've only met 3 people who are actually born and raised in Calgary so I think it's pretty rare. Any ideas?
As a born and raised Calgarian, I find people to be generally friendly but of course it depends what area you're in. People downtown are generally rushed, causing them to be rude at times.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what kind of job you have but when I worked in oil & gas I ended up getting a part time job serving mainly to meet some more people my own age.
I also think some people here have a bit of a shell or guard up and you just need to break it down a bit. It's strange but maybe that's what you get when you have a city that's made up of like 90% of people born elsewhere?!
That's what I think it is too...that people moved here too young before they learned manners or something. I've had numerous people slam doors in my face or watch met push little old ladies out of the way for the last seat on the train...It just blows me away. Think being here less than a year is still making me compare to the east coast.
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