Hey all, I'm wondering if any of you are dating, and what your experience has been? I'm not married, so I've been dating on and off for more than a decade, and it is a super difficult environment now. Here's a few points: - Online dating is pretty much crickets, for me and friends I know - It is completely unacceptable now to approach women at bars etc., especially strangers. - You're not allowed to date people at work, approach at the gym, or in public really (school I imagine as well). - Women have become hugely guarded compared to even 10 years ago - It is no longer ok to make any woman even remotely uncomfortable, and doing so constitutes harassment - I've asked friends to introduce me to people and no one knows any single women. I'm working on expanding my circle of friends but it's tough - They all have boyfriends somehow, despite so many guys being single I'm 41, so it's not a huge deal for me - I'm kind of over it, and maybe I'm just too old for this - but I'd still like to find someone. It honestly feels impossible now! And making any active attempt at all makes me feel like a huge skeezball, so I just have to sit around waiting for someone to show interest, which is extremely rare, then I also need to be interested in them. It's pretty apparent that making any attempt is not worth it at this point. It's like everyone has gone out of their way to create a cultural dynamic that makes all this extremely hard.