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LegacyUser

Hi all,

Would just like you to throw your thoughts on a couple of things.

I'm a young 31, open and out guy. But, I don't have any gay friends in Dublin. I want to increase my social circle but I really dislike gay venues in Dublin. I mean, I find it torturous going to places like this. It can be hard to go in on your own looking like billy-no-mates. But, I think it should be easier for people to approach you to chat and not think a friend would be your bf. I'm no Brad Pitt, but no Shrek either. I'm very open and talkative to new people but I wouldn't approach a groups a friends already chatting, too shy for that. It just seems the bars a fully of clicky people and that's what makes it hard.

Is it the same in all bars?

anotherlostie

Hi, you should join a couple of the gay social networking sites. The two that I would recommend are queerid.com and gaire.com. By interacting on the message boards you can get to know people, and both sites have social events where members meet up. I met my partner at one such event several years ago, so it does work!

Of the two queerid definitely has the more social activity, but tends to have a young age group. Gaire has a wider age bracket and a lot of straight people too.

Good luck!

Reflector

join one of the gay activitiy groups. Soccer, rugby, Running. Look them up. It's a great way to meet people outside of the scene.