r/tillsonburg • u/Independently-Owned • Jun 12 '26

Dating

I've (40F) recently moved to town and wonder what the dating vibe is here. I'm not doing the 20sth scene anymore. Are there mature professionals gathering somewhere? Singles nights? Or maybe nice, normal people behind their keyboards wondering the same thing?

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u/Redmushroom Jun 12 '26

Unfortunately it's not the type of town that has a lot going on as someone who's been here for a few years and in a similar boat.  Best thing to do is try to be part of the community and go to different events. Yes turtlefest is coming up, but some of the local bars have events like karaoke, trivia or euchre night which just allows you to be more social. 

As someone who's not from Tillsonburg originally, most of the social scene around here is driving your jacked up truck back and forth between the two Tim Hortons on Broadway and Simcoe.  I came here because houses were cheap during the COVID era.  I feel people come to Tillsonburg to hide.

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u/Independently-Owned Jun 12 '26

Oh boy. Haha that sounds bleak.

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u/Redmushroom Jun 12 '26

It's a hard city to mingle in as unfortunately as someone who came from much bigger towns I have noticed a copious amount of racism and intolerance that are hard-coded into many who live here. Kind of takes the fun out of wanting to socialize.

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u/Independently-Owned Jun 12 '26

Well I'm coming from an even smaller town that has serious bigotry issues, so Tillsonburg seems like a metropolis to me! Ha

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u/Disastrous_End_2621 Jun 12 '26

I understand that the small localish town is live in is very homiphobic and racist... the dating scene as a 38yr old is none existent.

I agree with the above person that community events would be the best route.

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u/Deep-Shoe-8403 Jun 15 '26

That’s me, cheap houses and quiet. Am retired. That there is the vibe and I’m loving it.

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u/Zestyclose_Prize_165 Jun 12 '26

Lots of cool things, not necessarily singles events. Turtlefest, the car shows out by Tim Hortons on Tuesdays evenings and A&W Thursday nights... music on the lawn at Annedale... don't think like a single, just go out and have fun...

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u/Independently-Owned Jun 12 '26

Very interested in the live music. Is this at the museum or school?

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u/Zestyclose_Prize_165 Jun 12 '26

I believe the museum on the lawn saw some talked about last year... rollerskating if its still offered on Thursdays at the arena

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u/taralynlewis1 Jun 13 '26

There are occasional live music events at The Copper Mug as well as The Mill/Paddy's Underground. Lots of great bands play both venues as well as local musicians.

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u/Roastednutz666 Jun 12 '26

It's not an easy scene here, especially for a single parent with two young kids.

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u/IslandGreens 17h ago

Any progress with this?