Thursday, January 17, 2008

Finding Quality Men in this town

isn't it fun to just have a crush for a distraction? i miss crushes. i guess i just miss liking guys. i feel like it's been awhile since i've liked someone. really long since i REALLY liked someone.
a girl asked me, "are you single and happy or single and looking?"
well, i thought, i'm not single and looking, but am i happy?
and for the most part i am happy with being single. but let's be real, if you met someone great, you both clicked, would you really want to stay single?

so the question, how do i meet men?
off the top of my head, the prime targets:
-through friends
-never really was hopeful with this option
-work
- i work in female-ville. so unless i want to date someone younger or way older, i'm at a lost.
-some sort of extra-curricular activity
- again limited as i do few extra curricular activities anymore. i'm no longer active in social/cultural clubs, sports, or go to church or anything like that.
-from online
- i have considered this option but decided to put that on hold til i really want to go for it. i've looked at some dating sites for fun and even that, i realized something. i'm really picky and judgmental. i'm just judging from a profile pic and what their profile says and there are a few that interest me. and really, you can't tell how you interact with someone unless you meet them in person. although that's not really the case anymore in this cyber-age.
-some of the places i frequent (i.e. restaurants, clothing stores, amoeba)
- i don't have the lucky quality of my sister being cute and flirty to stranger guys, so i don't get guys throwing out their number to me as i shop at the market. i have seen it happen to my sister, and i am amazed and creeped out at the same time.
-the nightclub and bar
- it's really sad is that this is the most likely place that i do meet guys and usually has to do in an under the influence state, with dark lighting, and with other false pretenses (like how we are dressed at our best/sluttiest at these things). and i come with a bad attitude, i don't want to meet my future boyfriend from a club.

OK, as i wrote these things i realized a problem. The problem is MY ATTITUDE. i keep stressing the importance of your perspective going into something, and look at my attitude towards finding a man in l.a. I 'm very pessimistic. I practically think it's impossible to meet quality men in l.a. The times that i do meet some cool guys or cool people in general is when i'm feeling positive, friendly, and socialable.

okay, so conclusion. be more optimistic. bring a positive mindset and actually make an effort to find love. LOVE?! well not to find love, just to find some interesting cool people in general that i would like to spend some time with. Most important, i need to bring on the confidence and friendliness. never an easy task.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This will be easier in the Spring and Summer... All the hotties will be out and it's thee time for singles. Fall and Winter are the times for couples. This, I have determined.