What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[Forlorn Drifter]

A lot of people claim to meet at church. Find a church that matches your particular beliefs well (not just your proclaimed religion or denomination, but your particular faith characteristics). People will probably be climbing all over themselves to set you up with someone once you've become a welcome member of their community.

Very common advice, but much harder to do than you think. Finding one both theologically and socially fitting is hard, especially with the large amount of churches, some of them huge, I have the option of choosing from. I want to say the last time I looked there's around 200 "church services, groups, or meetings" (I believe the terminology used) excluding Mormons, Unitarians, Jehova's Witnesses, and certain other groups.

Going by what I've seen and dealt with though, the Baptists would love to have me and are quick to set people up. Catholics too, although becoming a well standing member would be much harder.

Yeah, the difference in usefulness of online dating depending on where you are is astounding. In Spain it's not seen as acceptable so there are very few people and the ones that are tend to be a very specific type.

I went to the Netherlands a couple weeks ago and got more Tinder matches one night I was bored than I ever did here.

Ok Cupid is a pretty good website. It's straight to the point, well-designed and it lets you actively filter people (Eg. Racists). It has the usual issues of online dating, namely that women tend to have terrible profiles and don't message anyone, but I guess that comes with the territory

From what I can tell, around here online dating is seen as something for people planning to get married or actively attempting to. Besides Tinder/Grindr, using dating sites for casual stuff isn't that common. Hell, there's a common complaint that it's hard to hook up with Tinder here. 'Course, all that goes out the window when you hit one of the big cities.

And the problems of online dating are just a different version of the problems with traditional dating.

[Jmustang1968]

Well my son Owen was born Tuesday morning. My wife and him are both healthy and doing well.

We now have a daughter and son and are planning to stop there.

I am exhausted, I didnt sleep the night before, and attempting to sleep at the hospital on this furniture is near impossible. Hopefully, since everything has been smooth so far, we can go home later today.

[samsonlonghair]

Congratulations Jmustang1968! Best wishes and good health for your son.

[jp1]

Well my son Owen was born Tuesday morning. My wife and him are both healthy and doing well.

We now have a daughter and son and are planning to stop there.

I am exhausted, I didnt sleep the night before, and attempting to sleep at the hospital on this furniture is near impossible. Hopefully, since everything has been smooth so far, we can go home later today.

Congratulations!

[BoneSnapDeez]

Congrats Mustang!

[prfsnl_gmr]

Congratulatons! A Christmas baby!

[alienjesus]

Congratulatons! A Christmas baby!

Forever doomed to have their birthday overshadowed for a lifetime, just like the rest of us Christmas kids.

Congrats Jmustang!

[MrPopo]

It's even worse than that. If the kid had been born two days later at least people would be around for his birthday. Now it's going to be "It's Christmas! Btw, my birthday was two days ago."

Congratulations!

[Stark]

Well my son Owen was born Tuesday morning. My wife and him are both healthy and doing well.

We now have a daughter and son and are planning to stop there.

I am exhausted, I didnt sleep the night before, and attempting to sleep at the hospital on this furniture is near impossible. Hopefully, since everything has been smooth so far, we can go home later today.

Awesome, congrats John!

[Michi]

Well my son Owen was born Tuesday morning. My wife and him are both healthy and doing well.

Hurray for healthy mom and baby!

Boo to Jmustang's impending back/neck problems due to poor hospital seating.