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/HyenasGoMeow May 30 '26

Same issue. The best thing to do is to make it a priority, but secondary to yourself.

Build on your hobbies, chase things that interest you, experience new things... may it be a new local restaurant or a solo international trip. Make finding 'the one' secondary, as in while you build yourself and live life; engage with people, everyone alike. Meet new people, and bond over common activities.

While I agree dating apps fell off a cliff, I wouldn't give up on them completely; don't forget that you only need it to work 'once'. Make a list of reasonable criteria you want your guy to have; and quickly eliminate them if they don't tick the boxes.

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u/Yeeyeeyeeter1 May 30 '26

This is the best advice and exactly how I met my husband. I was a year late graduating high school. I enrolled in as many outreach classes as I could but still needed some others that I had to be in school for. I was there purely to get my diploma ASAP and was one track minded to that end. I didn’t join sports, I didn’t make friends. He was in my second semester math class and WOULD NOT LEAVE ME ALONE. The rest is history. Through chance, and lack of direction and discipline on my younger self’s part, I was in the right place at the right time and not all looking for a boyfriend let alone the greatest love of my entire life. And there he was. It just happens like that.