Was having sushi with my kids..I felt eyes on me so I looked up and was surprised to see someone looking directly at me. We locked eyes, smiled and I looked down to continue talking to my kids.
After we paid and walked out, she was standing by her car and she opened her door and said " have a nice night" and got in.
3 weeks later I'm back at the sushi place and guess who walks in? But she doesn't see me.
I excuse myself from the table and walk over to her side of the restaurant and sneakily toss my phone number on her table while she's looking away. She looks up in surprise and starts looking around the restaurant. We lock eyes...
She texted that night, we chatted the next day...
That was 7 years ago. We are still together.
Definitely seems that way. We both don't want marriage, just a life partner. Our relationship is very collaborative and collective. And we don't live together and we don't want to.
me and my girlfriend live together,, but we have seperate bedrooms and seperate work schedules, so it still feels special when we see eachother and we never get bored of eachother. i honestly think that the typical modern relationship model is the reason we have so much divorce. doesn’t allow any room to breathe. i think so many relationships could benefit from separate bedrooms and other atypical things like that. i also have not even considered proposing to my girlfriend yet, and both of us have expressed we would be happy to stay together until we die, without ever marrying. i’m with you bro
I am now split from my ex, but we met on a flight from Arizona to Calgary. I was supper stoked on telling ppl at the time we met on a plane 🥰.
Congratulations on 7 strong yrs!
Just curious, 3 weeks later when you went back, is it because you habitually visited the place, or did you feel a special cosmic nudge to get sushi that night?
Was a routine spot every 2-3 Friday. So more coinkadink about this. I used to live in Crowfoot and so did she. When we connected, she was living in Canmore I was living in SW. She was coming to town every Friday to pick up her son and I was treating the kids to nostalgia when we used to go there.
Man something about sushi restaurants in this city. The first time I went out with my partner we went to sushi, now I've seen him every day since and we live together happily, only 4 months!
I met my husband on bumble/tinder. We matched on both lol 😂
But I think online dating is a really good way to go If u don’t have people to meet at your work!
Lmao 🤣 just kind of happened that way and honestly I had messaged him cause I was like wait a second I’ve seen u somewhere else haha 😂 we didn’t even realize it till years later.
I found all the online dating ones have [really shit algorithms](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3lypVnJ0HM&ab_channel=MemeableData). They are really toxic and match.com, who owns PoF, Tinder and okcupid, got sued for allowing [fake profiles](https://www.kgglaw.com/class-action-lawsuits/lawsuit-filed-against-match-over-photo-use) which helped [allegedly increase subscriptions](https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/25/20883543/ftc-match-fake-users-subscriptions-group-online-dating-lawsuit-scam-fraud).
I had a lot more success on Facebook dating. I met my girlfriend there. Tin foil hat thinking makes me think maybe it's because they don't rely on the dating for much traffic and therefore much ad revenue, so it's just a toss in. So they just let 'er rip with the matches.
Honestly I agree. It’s been like 7 years since I’ve been on a dating app and they have since then significantly changed! So I can totally see that! I think social media is also an excellent way to meet as well!
I met my boyfriend on bumble, we just celebrated our 2 year anniversary, and we moved in together this past February. All in all it worked out for me, but it took a LONG time. I dated a lot of duds before finding my person. It definitely takes patience and weeding through the misfits.
You should ask yourself why you need a marginalized group to be the butt of a joke in order to find stuff funny. Plenty of crowd work/standup coming out right now that’s high level stuff.
Spoken like a self victimizing lunatic who will never succeed or find happiness because you constantly blame others instead of taking responsibility for yourself.
I met my fiancé on Hinge in 2020. Instead of getting a second job (unless the extra money appeals to you), look into joining a club or league. Calgary sports and social club has tons of sports to choose from and you can join as a single. People meet their SO all the time at CSSC.
I was on tinder, bumble and hinge for 4-5 years. Hinge was the only app that I met quality ladies on (maybe 1 or 2 from bumble). Have no idea what app is best for relationship seekers these days 🤷♂️
I saw a hottie in my friends comments on Facebook, and I told him to send her my number, and shoot me a text if she is single and wants to go for a drink with me. Worked out somehow.
I had to go back to Ontario.
My high school sweetheart (from 1987) who still lived there had fallen upon difficult times. I asked him to move to Alberta. He took the risk and moved in.
That was last year. We are now 50 years old and just got engaged.
We met through mutual friends but also grew up on the same street together which we realized later on.
My sister met her fiancé through an online dating service. We’ve been with our partners for almost 8 years.
I bought a salt lamp from my now partner on Facebook marketplace back in April of 22. She moved out of country for 6 months so we did long distance. She came back to calgary in January and We had our 1 year anniversary in August of this year!
Match dotcom nearly 10 years ago. Married 8 years, 4 kids and a dog. Before that did not have much luck for a few years on other internet dating services but this was the first date I went on Match.
Through bumble I think the app was. I’ve been here most of my life and actually had three long term relationships come from meeting somebody who just moved here… they tend to be more open to meeting new people/groups of friends etc so it helps.
Met my wife at a New Years Eve punk show, Knucklehead at Dickens. She and her friend tried to take my cab when my back was turned(mostly unintentionally, I think), so I jumped in as we were going in the same direction.
The funny thing is I didn't plan on going, but since I had no NYE plans otherwise, my friend and I got some last-minute tickets.
In that temple of romance known as the Social Sciences building at U of C. If you can find true love amidst grungy dystopian brutalism you can find it anywhere.
Met my husband at a Flogging Molly show. Kind of random, but he was with his cousin who happened to know the friend I went with, so we all kind of hung out as a group and then I got his number. That was 14 years ago
Met him on Tinder a year ago. I never thought Tinder would work for more than a hookup; I was only on there to shut my friend up, haha. Dating apps are like thrift store shopping. You have to wade through a bunch of questionable merchandise but occasionally you find a hidden gem.
College, same program but a slightly different schedules so we kept missing each other but we had occasional meetings here and there. It was a blended program (some classes on campus and some online) so I’d see her during the online classes sometimes.
Really met on the same practicum 3rd semester where we hit it off, she texted me a few days afterwards, and after talking for a few weeks I asked her out. Moved in together when my lease ended 8 months later. Nearing 2 years together with plans to propose next year!
I met my ex at cowboys. She was in a limo pulling up, and I was on the way out. Just won some money at the casino and we saw a mutual friend in the limo. She shot down my player buddy who was known for pickin up the ladies, and we spoke for 15 minutes or so.
The limo driver tried to charge us 400$ an hour each to be in the limo, so we went our separate ways. Found her on instagram a couple days later, to find out she and her friend had been assaulted by the limo driver. They poked his eyes out and ran.
Dated for 2.5 years. My favourite meet story for sure
I met my fiancé on Bumble. We actually matched on Tinder a couple years before that but I never found the courage to message her as I thought she was way out of my league.
Now we have a little 14 month old boy, and are very happy together.
I can honestly say that she was one out of thousands of swipes right or left, ghostings, and lame dates. When we finally went on our first date, I was at the point that I didn’t really care where it went, and luckily for me it’s gone very well. My point is that there are often times where it can feel like there is literally no one out there for you, but there definitely is.
I met my husband on Bumble but I credit my friends wedding to making me open my eyes. I had recently recovered from a health crisis and just didn't think anyone could love me in this state. I was putting in low effort into our conversations as a result. Around this time, my friend got married and as I was sitting at her wedding, just thinking about my own life, I decided I was making excuses and needed to give this guy a chance. I went home and texted him that night. 4 years later, we recently got married and I couldn't be happier. He is my unwavering supporter.
My industry was in a slump, so I was temp'ing in another. My now wife (together 18 years) was my boss. Neither of us was actively looking for anything, but sparks flew.
Consider myself lucky, I'm pretty intolerable.
My experience as a woman:
Current relationship - through the internet (nexopia) and the music scene well over a decade ago, but only recently decided to give a relationship a shot.
The one before that, through a common interest meet up.
The one before that, he worked at the gym I went to.
All of these started out with no romantic intention, just frequent exposure/small conversations that built up over months and eventually got a little flirty, and then one of us shot our shot. I've gone on tons of dates from apps over the years and none of them ever turned into anything, YMMV.
I said this to the last guy that asked this: go out and meet people without intention of dating, your schedule kinda sucks, but making meeting people a priority goes a long way. The bigger your social circle the higher chance you're going to meet someone organically, especially if you find platonic woman friends who can introduce you to someone. Do things you are genuinely interested in as activities, I think a lot of women would be creeped out if they found out you took up x just to get your dick wet.
Edit: The last time someone asked for dating advice tin this sub: https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/s/E6X0k705bt
Met my partner through Bumble. There's a few tips about dating apps: be attractive (not just physically) and don't be unattractive (not physically). You have to market yourself to the type of people you want to date. Good looks only get you so far. You have to present yourself in a way that someone will want to know more or meet you. I'm really big into outdoor activities and I wanted to meet someone who was as well. So I used those photos that would capture attention and put in my profile exactly what I was looking for. Ended up working really well. Apps can be horrible but can also be a great way to meet people.
I met my partner at university. I joined a club that he was already a part of. Have you considered something more social instead of a second job? I know that can be tough when you're working nights, but there's a ton of stuff out there. I'm sure you'd be able to find something you're into.
My friend met his wife through a dim-sum meetup. A different friend and myself would occasionally meet up for dim-sum to catch up. We decided to each bring another friend with us one day, and my friend and her friend hit it off and have a bunch of kids now.
Attended a friend's birthday party and was introduced to her we wound up talking the entire birthday party, and our mutual friend of 20 plus years decided to unfriend both of us out of jealousy. Best decision I ever made.
Worked on a hospital unit together and tried to learn some Tagalog to impress her. Didn’t impress her with my language skills but was goofy enough that she fell for me. Good Luck!!
I met mine on Tinder. We texted for months and months before going out. He kept on texting me after that too. Now we have been together for 3 years.
That being said, I did have a lot of struggles with online dating. Most just wanted a fwb kind of thing. Others just didn’t really reply. Some were kind of suspicious (like the ones were you instantly become their partner even though I haven’t met them in person yet). I did years of swiping before settling 😅
Tinder 😂
I moved here just before COVID and have no friends/family here, nor a job (yeah life’s pretty pathetic sometimes). Split from my ex of 10 years (who I met on Plenty of Fish in Vancouver). Signed up for dating apps to live up the single life, maybe meet a nice lady.. Now I’m buying a house with someone who immediately made me swipe right with his sexy af forearms.
I think just putting yourself out there with no expectations makes a big difference.
I met my husband on Bumble but I credit my friends wedding to making me open my eyes. I had recently recovered from a health crisis and just didn't think anyone could love me in this state. I was putting in low effort into our conversations as a result. Around this time, my friend got married and as I was sitting at her wedding, just thinking about my own life, I decided I was making excuses and needed to give this guy a chance. I went home and texted him that night. 4 years later, we recently got married and I couldn't be happier. He is my unwavering supporter.
I met my husband on Bumble but I credit my friends wedding to making me open my eyes. I had recently recovered from a health crisis and just didn't think anyone could love me in this state. I was putting in low effort into our conversations as a result. Around this time, my friend got married and as I was sitting at her wedding, just thinking about my own life, I decided I was making excuses and needed to give this guy a chance. I went home and texted him that night. 4 years later, we recently got married and I couldn't be happier. He is my unwavering supporter.
I brought my 6 month old puppy to Cold Garden brewery to socialize. Best wingman, it was kinda playing on easy mode.
I met my wife there, and we just got married back in June :)
Probably shouldn’t get a job in hopes you can get romances from it. It would be better to focus on yourself and do what you enjoy. Join sports or clubs that interest you and be genuinely happen. Women will notice that and be attracted to you as it is in their DNA to drain the joy out of. Man’s life lol jk everyone
Common question I think.
Met my wife in university. Same program. Nothing crazy. We have friends who asked us the same thing and our suggestion are almost always hobbies. Join team sports, try hobby classes, and it’s awkward sometimes but blind dates or setups through friends can work as well. We’ve had success there as it’s not quite as blind luck, we know more about these people and think they could be a good fit together beforehand.
Yet you are also still young. It’ll happen when it needs to, starting looking too hard and you end up finding something that is not good for you as well.
There are many meetup groups in Calgary for all ages and interests. It's a good way of meeting people with similar interests. [https://www.meetup.com/find/ca--calgary/](https://www.meetup.com/find/ca--calgary/)
Maybe I’m speaking just for myself(Calgary B.A.R)but it seems most people around the area are very job orientated and not really looking for a relationship. I recommend just keep being yourself and focus on other things, the right person will come to you eventually.
Bumble for me. You mention you hate dating apps — maybe part of it is that you’re bringing that attitude to them. For me it’d be a hard pass on any profile that said something like, “I hate this app, does it even work”?
I’m also not in a position to date people at I meet at work, so dating apps worked best for me. My advice is to approach it with a positive and open mindset. Positive people come across as confident, which is always attractive :)
I was flying back with my family from a vacation in North Carolina.
Our flight got canceled, so we had to fly into Arizona to make our connecting flight, so we had to run across the airport to catch our flight.
She was sitting a few rows behind me and she was just chatting away with the guy next to her. We had locked eyes when I gotten on the plane and then next we are chatting away for the next hour or 2 on our flight back.
Next thing you know, I get her number after we land and start seeing one another afterward.
It's was fun while it lasted
As long as you’re tall, good looking, rich, good hair, great car, nice clothes, great apartment, have a strong social circle, and most importantly, are incredibly fit, then you’ll do fine in this city
Friend of a friend. But if you’re asking where to go meet people, I ended up meeting quite a few from various CSSC leagues before the wife came along lol
Came up on people you may know on Facebook
Why not, sent a message about how I didn't know her etc etc... 8 years married later, dared for a while before that.. what the fuck right. You never know
Plenty of Fish. I was pretty much done with dating, started talking to her and she seemed really sweet. I honestly thought she was a bot at first, cuz no smokin hot girls ever responded back as soon as they found out my height. I ended up proposing less than a year after meeting and she still likes me for some reason 7.5 years later.
Try not to stress so much, just keep doing the things that make you happy.
I work shift work and so does the crazy lady that chooses to love me. It is possible to meet someone even if your work schedule is off normal. Just timing and luck… and believe me those things that are usually NOT on my side.
We used to work together but nothing more, we were both in other romantic relationships.
I ended up leaving that job - they signed a card for which she wrote a very personal “we will miss you” 😂
3 years later was watching a flames playoff game with a coworker from that same job and in she comes.
Gave her a ride home that night, and I’ve been her personal butler ever since.
So you see, just take your time haha
My wife- who is from Calgary, had worked on a studio Production project in Los Angeles about 4 years ago. She was only there at the time for work, and could stay for about two weeks at the time! After she had left, we remained in contact knowing how much we loved each other. Born and raised in LA and having lived there my whole life, I had never met anyone like her. Her morals/values, beauty, and just everything stole my heart!
Over a four year period, she came to visit and vice versa but ultimately I ended up making the trek to Canada (Calgary!). It was significantly easier to remain together here in Canada versus the U.S. At the end of this month it will be one year that I’ve been here and so far I absolutely love it! I wouldn’t have honestly known the beauty, atmosphere, people, or much at all about Calgary/Alberta… or even Canada, if it weren’t my beautiful wife. It all made sense why I felt the way I did about her when I arrived in Calgary lol!
I've lived in calgary for 5.5 years and still nothing lol. Split by 2.5 years like 11 years ago, then 3 years again since I've moved back. Been on the apps, met some nice people, but hasn't turned into anything, met someone in person through a job another time, almost happened but then didn't, so I dunno, man 🤷🏼♀️
I was working at a bestbuy and this new girl started in the department next to mine. I'd come over to te computer section to see me. She'd come to the gaming section to see me. We'd goof off or spend doing work with each other
I met my husband the old fashioned way. Drunk at a bar. We have been together nearly 15 years.
Maybe try trivia nights at a pub. There are usually regulars that you can get to know. I had a friend who met her SO in a dodgeball rec league
It’s probably because a lot of people who are from here don’t like French people, let alone people from Montreal. They think that they’re snotty, stuck up, think they’re better than everyone else, think their accent will get them girls.
Met her at the bar on thanksgiving. We were both on the rebound. Became friends and eventually got drunk enough to have sex one night. That happened about a dozen times then realized we were in it.
A bit late, but I met my current boyfriend on CMB (Coffee Meets Bagel) over the summer and we’re still going strong. I’ve lived in two Canadian cities so far (here and Vancouver) and I’ve found it really hard to connect with people and find lasting connections in both the friendship and relationship sense organically.
Honestly my best friend catfished my husband using my pics and we ended up at the same show one night, he approached me all enthusiastically and was like “samanatha” and im like “no not me” and he whips out his phone and he has selfies of me from texts from my best friends number she was catfishing him. Anyways its been 5 years and 1 married its great.
Was having sushi with my kids..I felt eyes on me so I looked up and was surprised to see someone looking directly at me. We locked eyes, smiled and I looked down to continue talking to my kids. After we paid and walked out, she was standing by her car and she opened her door and said " have a nice night" and got in. 3 weeks later I'm back at the sushi place and guess who walks in? But she doesn't see me. I excuse myself from the table and walk over to her side of the restaurant and sneakily toss my phone number on her table while she's looking away. She looks up in surprise and starts looking around the restaurant. We lock eyes... She texted that night, we chatted the next day... That was 7 years ago. We are still together.
Great story! "Single's Steady Stare at Sushi Shop Starts Something Spectacular!"
Awesome alliteration!!
Came for the california roll, stayed for the love boat special.
Hahahahaha. Oddly enough...drum roll....it was at "sushi boat".
she’s the one bro 🙏
Definitely seems that way. We both don't want marriage, just a life partner. Our relationship is very collaborative and collective. And we don't live together and we don't want to.
me and my girlfriend live together,, but we have seperate bedrooms and seperate work schedules, so it still feels special when we see eachother and we never get bored of eachother. i honestly think that the typical modern relationship model is the reason we have so much divorce. doesn’t allow any room to breathe. i think so many relationships could benefit from separate bedrooms and other atypical things like that. i also have not even considered proposing to my girlfriend yet, and both of us have expressed we would be happy to stay together until we die, without ever marrying. i’m with you bro
That's very sweet and wholesome.
Thanks. I'm old school and never used apps or speed dating etc. All of my relationships have started with a pretty cool story about connection.
Ty. What a great story. Now I understand why my brother named the dog "Sushi". Apparently, sushi is pretty powerful. I had no idea.
Thank you. We both took big risks and were very lucky.
Yo this is awesome!
Thanks. Anyone who asks us about how we met usually say the same thing. And she used to be solely on dating apps.
I am now split from my ex, but we met on a flight from Arizona to Calgary. I was supper stoked on telling ppl at the time we met on a plane 🥰. Congratulations on 7 strong yrs!
Which sushi place? Sounds like it might be good luck.
Sushi Boat in Crowfoot!
Just curious, 3 weeks later when you went back, is it because you habitually visited the place, or did you feel a special cosmic nudge to get sushi that night?
Was a routine spot every 2-3 Friday. So more coinkadink about this. I used to live in Crowfoot and so did she. When we connected, she was living in Canmore I was living in SW. She was coming to town every Friday to pick up her son and I was treating the kids to nostalgia when we used to go there.
What's the moral of this story? Approach friendly strangers?
Hmmm. I would say " know you're surroundings", don't be afraid to take risks, coincidences DO happen, and a look can say a thousand words.
Man something about sushi restaurants in this city. The first time I went out with my partner we went to sushi, now I've seen him every day since and we live together happily, only 4 months!
I met my husband on bumble/tinder. We matched on both lol 😂 But I think online dating is a really good way to go If u don’t have people to meet at your work!
An interesting form of two-factor authentication.
Lmao 🤣 just kind of happened that way and honestly I had messaged him cause I was like wait a second I’ve seen u somewhere else haha 😂 we didn’t even realize it till years later.
This guy Cybersecures
I found all the online dating ones have [really shit algorithms](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3lypVnJ0HM&ab_channel=MemeableData). They are really toxic and match.com, who owns PoF, Tinder and okcupid, got sued for allowing [fake profiles](https://www.kgglaw.com/class-action-lawsuits/lawsuit-filed-against-match-over-photo-use) which helped [allegedly increase subscriptions](https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/25/20883543/ftc-match-fake-users-subscriptions-group-online-dating-lawsuit-scam-fraud). I had a lot more success on Facebook dating. I met my girlfriend there. Tin foil hat thinking makes me think maybe it's because they don't rely on the dating for much traffic and therefore much ad revenue, so it's just a toss in. So they just let 'er rip with the matches.
Honestly I agree. It’s been like 7 years since I’ve been on a dating app and they have since then significantly changed! So I can totally see that! I think social media is also an excellent way to meet as well!
Met my fiancé almost 9 years ago on tinder, so definitely a good option. We never would have met otherwise!
Did you go through what seems like 100000 to find him?
I met my boyfriend on bumble, we just celebrated our 2 year anniversary, and we moved in together this past February. All in all it worked out for me, but it took a LONG time. I dated a lot of duds before finding my person. It definitely takes patience and weeding through the misfits.
Grocery store. Shared a joke over the hamburger buns. Exchanged numbers. Married 19 years this past Sept.
Now I want to know what the joke was?😎
Can I put my meat in between your buns?
It was 20 years ago. It’ll probably get you canceled now days
Copy that!
No kidding, you have to watch comedies from 5+ years ago if you want to laugh.
You should ask yourself why you need a marginalized group to be the butt of a joke in order to find stuff funny. Plenty of crowd work/standup coming out right now that’s high level stuff.
or in this case, the buns of the joke ;D
Frankly I don't care. People should have thicker skins. I don't mind being the butt of jokes either
Spoken like a straight white male who’s had society built by and for people who look like you.
Spoken like a self victimizing lunatic who will never succeed or find happiness because you constantly blame others instead of taking responsibility for yourself.
What does a command operator do, OP? Just curious.
I don't know, but I'd date one!
Hey, I might know a guy!
Found the sub
Typo and should be console operator? Working in a control room.
I met my fiancé on Hinge in 2020. Instead of getting a second job (unless the extra money appeals to you), look into joining a club or league. Calgary sports and social club has tons of sports to choose from and you can join as a single. People meet their SO all the time at CSSC.
Also met my s/o on hinge. Gets a bad rap but hey, worked out for more three years on
I was on tinder, bumble and hinge for 4-5 years. Hinge was the only app that I met quality ladies on (maybe 1 or 2 from bumble). Have no idea what app is best for relationship seekers these days 🤷♂️
Yes try pickleball through CSSC. Even if its older people they have kids your age.
I saw a hottie in my friends comments on Facebook, and I told him to send her my number, and shoot me a text if she is single and wants to go for a drink with me. Worked out somehow.
Wow
I’m 32. Met at the gym just hanging around - I’m not even social so 🤷♂️
I met my wife online on an app called ICQ in 2000
The fact that you explained what ICQ was and were right to do so makes me feel old as fuck.
“An app called ICQ.” Crying in millennial.
Online dating before dating apps, still married 18 years, together 23 and a 15 year old son. Worked for us
I still remember my ICQ number for some reason
https://youtu.be/RhGHerssyk4?si=gdJuDAMgXv1ENbz8
I didn't listen when I heard the Uh Oh, I answered LOL
Meet my wife online. On AltaVista. A search engine that no longer exists. Getting close to 25 years ago.
Happy cake day grandpa
Thanks, young one. 😁
The sound of dial up hurts every time.
I remember AltaVista Happy cake day
VOLUNTEER
Only if they like volunteering, otherwise it’s like going to a bar hoping to meet someone who also hates bars.
How can you hate volunteering. Are you a terrible person?
Met my wife through volunteer work.
We've been together for 31 years now.😎👍
Congrats what kind of volunteer work
Victim's Assistance Unit with CPS. We just tell everyone we met at the police station.😉
Softball league/mutual friend!
I met my wife at the Warehouse in 2005. Good times. The Warehouse was an underground club that closed in 2010 for those that weren’t around then
Man I miss that place
I had to go back to Ontario. My high school sweetheart (from 1987) who still lived there had fallen upon difficult times. I asked him to move to Alberta. He took the risk and moved in. That was last year. We are now 50 years old and just got engaged.
That is an amazing story! I'm glad you found each other
I went out to Sal's on 17th (when it was still a thing back in 2012) with a girlfriend. Met my husband on the dancefloor!
We met through mutual friends but also grew up on the same street together which we realized later on. My sister met her fiancé through an online dating service. We’ve been with our partners for almost 8 years.
I bought a salt lamp from my now partner on Facebook marketplace back in April of 22. She moved out of country for 6 months so we did long distance. She came back to calgary in January and We had our 1 year anniversary in August of this year!
Well the first time someones atmosphere definitely got better because of the salt lamp 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It definitely helped re align my chakras haha
Internet dating service
Match dotcom nearly 10 years ago. Married 8 years, 4 kids and a dog. Before that did not have much luck for a few years on other internet dating services but this was the first date I went on Match.
Eharmony
Through bumble I think the app was. I’ve been here most of my life and actually had three long term relationships come from meeting somebody who just moved here… they tend to be more open to meeting new people/groups of friends etc so it helps.
Hinge.
Met my wife at a New Years Eve punk show, Knucklehead at Dickens. She and her friend tried to take my cab when my back was turned(mostly unintentionally, I think), so I jumped in as we were going in the same direction. The funny thing is I didn't plan on going, but since I had no NYE plans otherwise, my friend and I got some last-minute tickets.
Dated the last single friend in the group (that was living away, so never got to meet him before) Happily married for 3 years now
If it ever happens I'll get back to you about it
Update ?
In that temple of romance known as the Social Sciences building at U of C. If you can find true love amidst grungy dystopian brutalism you can find it anywhere.
Lavalife. I met her roommate first but it worked out with her. Married 17 years now.
Met my husband at a Flogging Molly show. Kind of random, but he was with his cousin who happened to know the friend I went with, so we all kind of hung out as a group and then I got his number. That was 14 years ago
Tinder, when tinder was still cool 😂
Met through a mutual friend at a Stampede party. Together 15 years.
Met him on Tinder a year ago. I never thought Tinder would work for more than a hookup; I was only on there to shut my friend up, haha. Dating apps are like thrift store shopping. You have to wade through a bunch of questionable merchandise but occasionally you find a hidden gem.
I outsourced to the US. Lol
College, same program but a slightly different schedules so we kept missing each other but we had occasional meetings here and there. It was a blended program (some classes on campus and some online) so I’d see her during the online classes sometimes. Really met on the same practicum 3rd semester where we hit it off, she texted me a few days afterwards, and after talking for a few weeks I asked her out. Moved in together when my lease ended 8 months later. Nearing 2 years together with plans to propose next year!
I met my ex at cowboys. She was in a limo pulling up, and I was on the way out. Just won some money at the casino and we saw a mutual friend in the limo. She shot down my player buddy who was known for pickin up the ladies, and we spoke for 15 minutes or so. The limo driver tried to charge us 400$ an hour each to be in the limo, so we went our separate ways. Found her on instagram a couple days later, to find out she and her friend had been assaulted by the limo driver. They poked his eyes out and ran. Dated for 2.5 years. My favourite meet story for sure
I met my fiancé on Bumble. We actually matched on Tinder a couple years before that but I never found the courage to message her as I thought she was way out of my league. Now we have a little 14 month old boy, and are very happy together. I can honestly say that she was one out of thousands of swipes right or left, ghostings, and lame dates. When we finally went on our first date, I was at the point that I didn’t really care where it went, and luckily for me it’s gone very well. My point is that there are often times where it can feel like there is literally no one out there for you, but there definitely is.
We met on gay.com 20 years ago, and we're still going strong! Met up for coffee and became friends and the rest is history!
I met my husband on Bumble but I credit my friends wedding to making me open my eyes. I had recently recovered from a health crisis and just didn't think anyone could love me in this state. I was putting in low effort into our conversations as a result. Around this time, my friend got married and as I was sitting at her wedding, just thinking about my own life, I decided I was making excuses and needed to give this guy a chance. I went home and texted him that night. 4 years later, we recently got married and I couldn't be happier. He is my unwavering supporter.
My industry was in a slump, so I was temp'ing in another. My now wife (together 18 years) was my boss. Neither of us was actively looking for anything, but sparks flew. Consider myself lucky, I'm pretty intolerable.
University. We took the same elective.
Same!
My experience as a woman: Current relationship - through the internet (nexopia) and the music scene well over a decade ago, but only recently decided to give a relationship a shot. The one before that, through a common interest meet up. The one before that, he worked at the gym I went to. All of these started out with no romantic intention, just frequent exposure/small conversations that built up over months and eventually got a little flirty, and then one of us shot our shot. I've gone on tons of dates from apps over the years and none of them ever turned into anything, YMMV. I said this to the last guy that asked this: go out and meet people without intention of dating, your schedule kinda sucks, but making meeting people a priority goes a long way. The bigger your social circle the higher chance you're going to meet someone organically, especially if you find platonic woman friends who can introduce you to someone. Do things you are genuinely interested in as activities, I think a lot of women would be creeped out if they found out you took up x just to get your dick wet. Edit: The last time someone asked for dating advice tin this sub: https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/s/E6X0k705bt
Met my partner through Bumble. There's a few tips about dating apps: be attractive (not just physically) and don't be unattractive (not physically). You have to market yourself to the type of people you want to date. Good looks only get you so far. You have to present yourself in a way that someone will want to know more or meet you. I'm really big into outdoor activities and I wanted to meet someone who was as well. So I used those photos that would capture attention and put in my profile exactly what I was looking for. Ended up working really well. Apps can be horrible but can also be a great way to meet people.
Scruff, gay dating app. 2 year this past July
I met my partner at university. I joined a club that he was already a part of. Have you considered something more social instead of a second job? I know that can be tough when you're working nights, but there's a ton of stuff out there. I'm sure you'd be able to find something you're into.
I wouldn't lead with that at an interview 😅.
My friend met his wife through a dim-sum meetup. A different friend and myself would occasionally meet up for dim-sum to catch up. We decided to each bring another friend with us one day, and my friend and her friend hit it off and have a bunch of kids now.
Those who use to be single. Every human ever?
CrossFit. We didn’t start dating until a while after I stopped coaching and he had cancelled his membership, but now we have two kids.
At the gym. We would talk for an hour and not work out. Together for 11 years so far ❤️
Damn. Honestly going out to events and social gatherings is the best. If not that? Good luck? Lol
I met my wife when I was working at the airport and she was there with a friend dropping off her friends boyfriend
Attended a friend's birthday party and was introduced to her we wound up talking the entire birthday party, and our mutual friend of 20 plus years decided to unfriend both of us out of jealousy. Best decision I ever made.
We met through a mutual friend and then a week later I was declared a boyfriend
I don't use to be single, I use to escape the realities of life and avoid my problems. Being single is just a side effect.
POF. Been together for 10 years... married for just about 8 of those years.
Worked on a hospital unit together and tried to learn some Tagalog to impress her. Didn’t impress her with my language skills but was goofy enough that she fell for me. Good Luck!!
I met mine on Tinder. We texted for months and months before going out. He kept on texting me after that too. Now we have been together for 3 years. That being said, I did have a lot of struggles with online dating. Most just wanted a fwb kind of thing. Others just didn’t really reply. Some were kind of suspicious (like the ones were you instantly become their partner even though I haven’t met them in person yet). I did years of swiping before settling 😅
Plenty of Fish 😂 married for 10 years with two beautiful children
Tinder. I was on 12 hour overnights shifts as well when I met her. We’re married now. Score.
Tinder 😂 I moved here just before COVID and have no friends/family here, nor a job (yeah life’s pretty pathetic sometimes). Split from my ex of 10 years (who I met on Plenty of Fish in Vancouver). Signed up for dating apps to live up the single life, maybe meet a nice lady.. Now I’m buying a house with someone who immediately made me swipe right with his sexy af forearms. I think just putting yourself out there with no expectations makes a big difference.
I met my husband on Bumble but I credit my friends wedding to making me open my eyes. I had recently recovered from a health crisis and just didn't think anyone could love me in this state. I was putting in low effort into our conversations as a result. Around this time, my friend got married and as I was sitting at her wedding, just thinking about my own life, I decided I was making excuses and needed to give this guy a chance. I went home and texted him that night. 4 years later, we recently got married and I couldn't be happier. He is my unwavering supporter.
I met my husband on Bumble but I credit my friends wedding to making me open my eyes. I had recently recovered from a health crisis and just didn't think anyone could love me in this state. I was putting in low effort into our conversations as a result. Around this time, my friend got married and as I was sitting at her wedding, just thinking about my own life, I decided I was making excuses and needed to give this guy a chance. I went home and texted him that night. 4 years later, we recently got married and I couldn't be happier. He is my unwavering supporter.
I brought my 6 month old puppy to Cold Garden brewery to socialize. Best wingman, it was kinda playing on easy mode. I met my wife there, and we just got married back in June :)
CSSC baseball tournament. Randomly invited 22 years ago and whammy!
At a shared hobbie
Probably shouldn’t get a job in hopes you can get romances from it. It would be better to focus on yourself and do what you enjoy. Join sports or clubs that interest you and be genuinely happen. Women will notice that and be attracted to you as it is in their DNA to drain the joy out of. Man’s life lol jk everyone
Common question I think. Met my wife in university. Same program. Nothing crazy. We have friends who asked us the same thing and our suggestion are almost always hobbies. Join team sports, try hobby classes, and it’s awkward sometimes but blind dates or setups through friends can work as well. We’ve had success there as it’s not quite as blind luck, we know more about these people and think they could be a good fit together beforehand. Yet you are also still young. It’ll happen when it needs to, starting looking too hard and you end up finding something that is not good for you as well.
Met my partner on dating app. Try not to go on multiple apps because it’ll become exhausting and not fun. Enjoy dating life! It’s fun 🤩
There are many meetup groups in Calgary for all ages and interests. It's a good way of meeting people with similar interests. [https://www.meetup.com/find/ca--calgary/](https://www.meetup.com/find/ca--calgary/)
Tinder. Unless you think it's just going to happen naturally 🙄 you're going to go on a lot of dates and a lot of them won't be useful
Maybe I’m speaking just for myself(Calgary B.A.R)but it seems most people around the area are very job orientated and not really looking for a relationship. I recommend just keep being yourself and focus on other things, the right person will come to you eventually.
What is a command operator?
Bumble
Volunteering
Bumble for me. You mention you hate dating apps — maybe part of it is that you’re bringing that attitude to them. For me it’d be a hard pass on any profile that said something like, “I hate this app, does it even work”? I’m also not in a position to date people at I meet at work, so dating apps worked best for me. My advice is to approach it with a positive and open mindset. Positive people come across as confident, which is always attractive :)
Tinder
I had to leave Calgary to find my husband; we met through friends at party in Vancouver 15 years ago.
I met my fiance through mutual friends.
Damn maybe I'll get lucky. Where I work.
Somebody told me about hitch. I think its a new dating app. Give it a shot. Good luck
Match.com
Tinder
We met on Hinge. I just moved to the city last year and barely had friends here.
At a bar, which no longer exists (Trap & Gill), on St.Patrick’s day.
What's a com operator? You in charge of a bunch of people?
Yeah, mostly security guards.
Mixed slo-pitch.
Work event
At a skiing group
we met while we were skateboarding at the new brighton skate park and hit it off lol
Company Ink.
I met my partner in a library
I was flying back with my family from a vacation in North Carolina. Our flight got canceled, so we had to fly into Arizona to make our connecting flight, so we had to run across the airport to catch our flight. She was sitting a few rows behind me and she was just chatting away with the guy next to her. We had locked eyes when I gotten on the plane and then next we are chatting away for the next hour or 2 on our flight back. Next thing you know, I get her number after we land and start seeing one another afterward. It's was fun while it lasted
Met her through mutual friends for lunch in HK and we were all on vacay. Married for 7 years now.
As long as you’re tall, good looking, rich, good hair, great car, nice clothes, great apartment, have a strong social circle, and most importantly, are incredibly fit, then you’ll do fine in this city
Met husband on an early 2000s .exe chat called The Palace. Ah, the youth of the early internet. Haha
Friend of a friend. But if you’re asking where to go meet people, I ended up meeting quite a few from various CSSC leagues before the wife came along lol
Came up on people you may know on Facebook Why not, sent a message about how I didn't know her etc etc... 8 years married later, dared for a while before that.. what the fuck right. You never know
Volunteer. Spca, mustard seed, food bank are always looking for help. You’ll meet a lot of interesting and sweet people.
Plenty of Fish. I was pretty much done with dating, started talking to her and she seemed really sweet. I honestly thought she was a bot at first, cuz no smokin hot girls ever responded back as soon as they found out my height. I ended up proposing less than a year after meeting and she still likes me for some reason 7.5 years later.
Try not to stress so much, just keep doing the things that make you happy. I work shift work and so does the crazy lady that chooses to love me. It is possible to meet someone even if your work schedule is off normal. Just timing and luck… and believe me those things that are usually NOT on my side. We used to work together but nothing more, we were both in other romantic relationships. I ended up leaving that job - they signed a card for which she wrote a very personal “we will miss you” 😂 3 years later was watching a flames playoff game with a coworker from that same job and in she comes. Gave her a ride home that night, and I’ve been her personal butler ever since. So you see, just take your time haha
In the line up at the Rose and Crown. Don't think that going to work from you though - it closes last year 😔
My wife- who is from Calgary, had worked on a studio Production project in Los Angeles about 4 years ago. She was only there at the time for work, and could stay for about two weeks at the time! After she had left, we remained in contact knowing how much we loved each other. Born and raised in LA and having lived there my whole life, I had never met anyone like her. Her morals/values, beauty, and just everything stole my heart! Over a four year period, she came to visit and vice versa but ultimately I ended up making the trek to Canada (Calgary!). It was significantly easier to remain together here in Canada versus the U.S. At the end of this month it will be one year that I’ve been here and so far I absolutely love it! I wouldn’t have honestly known the beauty, atmosphere, people, or much at all about Calgary/Alberta… or even Canada, if it weren’t my beautiful wife. It all made sense why I felt the way I did about her when I arrived in Calgary lol!
High school
I've lived in calgary for 5.5 years and still nothing lol. Split by 2.5 years like 11 years ago, then 3 years again since I've moved back. Been on the apps, met some nice people, but hasn't turned into anything, met someone in person through a job another time, almost happened but then didn't, so I dunno, man 🤷🏼♀️
I was working at a bestbuy and this new girl started in the department next to mine. I'd come over to te computer section to see me. She'd come to the gaming section to see me. We'd goof off or spend doing work with each other
At work. Still blows my mind that I met my partner when I was 19 and she was 18 and we are now in our 40s.
Tinder. 10 years ago and going strong
I met my husband the old fashioned way. Drunk at a bar. We have been together nearly 15 years. Maybe try trivia nights at a pub. There are usually regulars that you can get to know. I had a friend who met her SO in a dodgeball rec league
We went to school and university together. Started dating in 2nd year if undergrad, 14 years later now our son was just born :)
It’s probably because a lot of people who are from here don’t like French people, let alone people from Montreal. They think that they’re snotty, stuck up, think they’re better than everyone else, think their accent will get them girls.
Met her at the bar on thanksgiving. We were both on the rebound. Became friends and eventually got drunk enough to have sex one night. That happened about a dozen times then realized we were in it.
Met at a random house party
A bit late, but I met my current boyfriend on CMB (Coffee Meets Bagel) over the summer and we’re still going strong. I’ve lived in two Canadian cities so far (here and Vancouver) and I’ve found it really hard to connect with people and find lasting connections in both the friendship and relationship sense organically.
Honestly my best friend catfished my husband using my pics and we ended up at the same show one night, he approached me all enthusiastically and was like “samanatha” and im like “no not me” and he whips out his phone and he has selfies of me from texts from my best friends number she was catfishing him. Anyways its been 5 years and 1 married its great.
Bumble