re: Dating Apps Recommendations

This thread again, eh?
Having never used any dating app, I nevertheless feel immensely qualified to give advice. After all, this is the O-T.

As some posters have suggested, the best way to meet people is to meet people. But not in bars.

Go out to events like fairs and festivals where people socialize. South Louisiana likely has more such opportunities than anywhere else. RenFest, Seafood, Chicken, Jambalaya, Strawberries, Gators, etc., almost every weekend has something and if not, go to the mall and practice your evaluation routine. Athletic events may be opportunities, but perhaps more costly, or tailgate and then watch the game from a nearby eatery. (note: waitresses cannot run away screaming, but be a respectful customer.

If you want a good woman go to church. If you want a literate woman join the local book club, or visit Barnes and Nobles.

Don't look like a slob, but like a guy with a successful business, career or at least a job. Although facial hair is fashionable these days, on first meeting subconsciously they want to be able to see your face and facial expressions. Shave, regularly, until you get the girl.

Dress nicely to fit the circumstances. Look respectable, like you have a career, business, or at least a job. Do not wear crocs. A nice suit and tie can be a ticket to paradise in the right circumstances, but not with casual shoes.

Say "hello", and introduce yourself. Invite them into some event or activity you are doing or have planned. "Hey, babe, what's your Snap?" is not an introduction.

Do not verbally praise their looks, but compliment the dress or shoes like another woman would ("I like your Converse. Did you get those custom made?", not "Hey, you got an arse like a black woman!")

I don't know anything about the apps

But TextingTheory and NiceGirls on Reddit are fun to look at

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Eh. It can happen. I’ve been going to weddings that started off these apps.

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Yeah, my friends largely got in two batches: one batch that met their wife in college and the second batch that met through the apps. Five of the weddings I’ve been in (including my own) found our wives on Hinge. Haven’t heard of much success with Tinder or Bumble. Some of the older ones met on Match and eHarmony.

But it’s been over three years now, but Hinge was always the best App for me. Don’t even bother with Tinder unless you’re looking solely for a hook up and an STD.

They are all a sausage fest. For any 1 active, attractive girl on there, there are 200 guys blowing up her messages. Best of luck

My brother, go belly up at Cooter Brown’s on a weekend and shoot your shot with the women there. You’ll get laid.

LA Lighting are you Pete Sapper??

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Why would I want to surrender my absolute freedom and a chunk of my cash for a woman?

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You are acting like these things are mutually exclusive. You just haven’t found the right woman.

There are attractive, fit, tall, educated women in Louisiana who complain about not getting approached by men out in the wild and men's total lack of social skills.

According to a single guy I know, all it takes these days is to not be fat and be able to hold a conversation without having your phone in your hand. According to him, finding single women to go out with these days is like shooting fish in a barrel with a rocket launcher.

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You are acting like these things are mutually exclusive. You just haven’t found the right woman.

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They kind of are. I'll be retiring at 54 and moving to a place with virtually no industry and opportunities for making significant money. Secondly, my small condo is just going to be my base of operations. I'll be spending most of my time traveling, either overseas or in the CONUS in my travel trailer. So, if I want a woman to travel with me, she's going to have to be retired and/or independently wealthy without having to work. Either that, or she'll have to quit her job with the understanding that I'll be supporting her financially. There aren't many single, attractive, non-crazy, and wealthy 45-50 year old women floating around.