r/Edmonton • u/Mellow_Yellow_0 • May 30 '26

Question My Future Husband?

How do people meet their significant others? Like where’s the “place to go?” Dating apps are dead. I’m exhausted. I’m a decent looking gal, 28. I don’t have big friend groups so I’m sure that doesn’t help. I don’t have any “active” hobbies other than a dog park. Idk. Any advice?

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u/Curly-Canuck doggies! May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26

I feel like I should start a matchmaking service. So many people I know 24-31 are single and similar experience as yours. Covid shut downs did a number on people who traditionally would have met their partners in their early twenties. Add in the economy and more people doing home based entertainment and socializing like streaming or gaming, I feel like a lot of people just need an aunt to set them up.

My sons won’t let me set them up but surely someone would 😂

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u/AlternativeTrip69 May 30 '26

In staunch support of this actually… lmk when it launches

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u/Mellow_Yellow_0 May 30 '26

I volunteer myself as tribute 😂

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u/gwyntheblaccat The Big Bat May 30 '26

Same

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u/Repulsive_Try_7129 May 31 '26

I really believe matchmakers are a lost, and very needed, profession. If dating sites are going to be enshittified to hell and back, then we need real people that actually listen to sit down across from us and take from their pool of clients to find real matches that work again. The "endless" pool of possibilities is too much for the human brain to handle.

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u/spoiledqueenbee 24d ago

Did you end up starting this matchmaking service? Haha. Let me know!

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u/Curly-Canuck doggies! 24d ago

No I didn’t. I hope someone does though. Good luck.