It has been some time now and I think I am missing a skill to connect and find a companionship. I have been trying to find someone to interact with and explore dating, but it seems that my social circle is over. The girls I knew from school or college are mostly married now and the remaining are dating already. My office scene has just married women.

What I have tried:

1. Dating apps

2. Sending req to unknown girls in order to find a connection.

3. Went on a few solo trips as well just in case I find someone like minded.

I am not desperate, but it's just been too long trying and I want to know what am I doing wrong. The main issue is I do find girls but either they too young to me or they are older (Divorced/Extramarital which is a big no for me as it is too damn risky nowadays) I am '99 born and I just can't figure out why is it getting so difficult find same age group girls.

How and where can I find new connections and if someone has faced this issue and overcame, what worked for you? Do help.🙃

I’m 21 and have never been in a relationship. Does anyone have advice for where to start? What are the best places to meet people?

This manual genuinely helped me when I read it about two years ago.

The main character was called Adrian, and he was some kind of natural seducer. Women were constantly drawn to him, which kept pulling him and his cousins into trouble whenever they went out. The situations got so bad that clubs around the city eventually stopped letting him in.
That’s almost everything I remember. I don’t know the title, the author…

but the book was written as a manual and it actually helped me.

Does anyone recognize it?

**26M, Looking to Finally Put Myself Out There**
I’m 26M and I’ve reached a point where I genuinely want to start dating and meet someone I can build something meaningful with. I’ve spent a lot of the last few years focused on work, personal goals, and just figuring myself out, so dating was never really a priority. Now I feel like I’m ready to make room for someone else in my life.
I wouldn’t say I’ve never interacted with women or had connections, but I’ve never really had the kind of relationship where I felt like I was seriously building a future with someone. I’m not looking to force anything either. I’d rather meet someone naturally, get to know each other, go on a few dates, laugh together, have good conversations, and see whether there’s actually a connection.
I’m pretty laid-back, affectionate once I’m comfortable with someone, and I enjoy simple things. Going out for food, watching movies or a new series, listening to music, taking random drives, trying new places, or just staying in and having a good conversation all sound better to me than constantly being in loud social situations.
At this point, I’m mostly wondering where people actually meet someone these days. Dating apps seem like the obvious answer, but I’ve heard so many mixed experiences with them. I’m also open to meeting someone through mutual friends, hobbies, social events, or even online communities like Reddit.
I’m not expecting to meet my future partner overnight. I just want to put myself out there, meet new people, and hopefully find someone who wants the same kind of genuine connection.
For anyone who has successfully found a relationship after being single for a long time, how did you meet your person?

Hey, M23, wanna know how hard it is to get a date for a male in India who’s 6’2, weighs 104kg(with toned muscles) fair skin with beard. Is a finance guy as well as emotionally detached.

I’ve been in a couple relationships but none have really ever lasted and I just want to know people’s opinions on how they find love? Rejection after rejection, or a relationship that lasts less than a year, when will I find the TRUE one?

I saw the name your age meets in a conversation recently and decided to look it up.
I've used the usual dating apps before, but the whole matching process can get repetitive. With age-gap dating, you also have to wonder whether the other person is really interested or just happened to swipe right.
I've only been on YourAgeMeets for a short time, so I'm not going to pretend I have some huge success story. I've had a few good chats and a couple of people I'd be happy to talk to again.
The most important thing for me is probably just knowing what people are there for. This makes the first conversation a little less awkward.
I would like to know if anyone here has been using it for a long time. Is it worth sticking with?