DW Community Catch-up Thread
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I signed up for this “beer sommelier” level 1 course partly because it sounded really cool, but also because I was hoping I’d be able to meet some single guys/it’s a place where guys may also go to as opposed to say like an all female fitness class. The first class was tonight, and all the guys including the younger ones are married or in a relationship! C’est la vie. It’ll be fun and there are samples 🙂
Beer sommelier course sounds really cool though! And will be a cool conversation started later even if there aren’t any available dudes there now 🙂
@hfantods That sounds like a really cool class, even if you aren’t meeting any single guys. I think it’s always worthwhile to pursue random interests like that, not necessarily because you might meet someone (though you might!), but because obviously it’s good to live your life for you. And bonus points that it will make you a more interesting person when you DO meet someone.
I have no updates on dating, but have unrelated news that I’ll dump here: I got a text from an old co-worker last night that she’s leaving the terrible company I left a couple months ago. I am so happy for her! She, too, didn’t even last a year and will be the eighth departure in just over a year — on a team of eight. I have no clue how my old supervisor has a job at this point. He’s a terrible person and his retention rate is horrendous. I still get so mad when I think about him.
@copa isn’t it nice to feel validated about leaving a job that was terrible? I was the fourth person to leave my last job in less than a year and the supervisor is still there…..
@Ale – I’ve been wanting to see Wonder Woman! Was it pretty good besides Gal Godot?And I have no dating updates either other than I went to church Sunday and saw at least one guy I’d been matched on Bumble with and another guy that was cute and came and sat and left by himself and looked roughly my age – but it seems kinda weird to go looking for guys at church. Or maybe I’m just weird.
@veritek33 One of my coworkers met her husband through their church’s singles group, and they have been happily married for 20+ years. If your church doesn’t have one, maybe you can look into starting one.
@veritek33 It’s a great feeling, but it’s maddening to me (even still!) that my old supervisor still has a job and that the company refuses to change. Also, I’m not wildly religious, but even *I* have thought about joining a nearby church’s young adults group to expand my network. I don’t think it’s a bad way to meet people, especially if you’re already a church-goer.
@Aya I’ve only been to this church twice – they gave me a Dave Ramsey scholarship when I got laid off last year so I wanted to try them out since they helped me when I needed it – but they do seem nice. Not sure if they have a young adults or singles group, I’ll have to check it out!
@Copa oh I know. I had a job many years ago that I lasted 2.5 years at and in that time the supervisor lost 9 of her 12 direct employees through voluntary lay off, early retirement, transfer or they just quit. She was still at that job for 6 more years before retiring. Also, I’m beginning to see why the last two people to hold my current job lasted 11 and 8 months respectively. I haven’t been picking very good jobs lately (well, the jobs are good, the supervisors are not quite so good)
@veritke33 Yeah, I’ve started asking about why roles are open during interviews. Although I suppose I DID ask about turnover during my interview for the last company, and I think they gave me some answer about how retention was the best it’s been in years. I think this was an honest response, but their turnover was pretty terrible notwithstanding. I know I’ve only been at my company for like two months, so a lot could still change, but now that I’ve seen how shady some companies can be, I basically want to retire here.
Oh, also, like a week ago I ran into a guy I went on a single date with a year ago. He never asked me out again, but texted me for awhile after we went out, eventually disappeared, then popped up several months later, only to text me for awhile and never ask me out before disappearing again. We had a very awkward hello. We’ve actually run into one another several times since (we live a few blocks apart) but I never recognize him in a timely manner. I always have this moment of, “Who is that cute stranger?” before I realize a split second after we pass one another I realize I know who that cute stranger is because we’ve been out before. After we said hello I briefly spiraled wondering if I’d made a huge mistake not pushing for a second date after our first. He was shy and sweet, but I didn’t feel a great initial connection and had met someone else around the same time who I DID feel a great initial connection with. I liked him enough for a second date, but since I don’t like dating more than one person at a time, was relieved when he seemed to shy to come out and ask despite his constant texting.
@copa in a similar vein – I started wondering why I recognized a guy from my gym that started coming at the beginning of the year. Turns out I’d “met” him on OkCupid back in 2014 and we had scheduled a date and he became the first guy to ever stand me up for a date! No explanation – just didn’t show up. Once I figured that out, I’ve avoided him if at all possible. Small towns are awesome.
