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[-] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 13 points 6 days ago

Maybe there's some geographical or cultural differences, but I can say for sure that hobbies is a perfectly normal place to meet women in my area of the US. I have dated plenty of people I've met through hobbies.

Also I think there's a difference between picking up a woman at a gym vs picking them up at a running or biking meetup. I think just like with anything else, there are inappropriate ways to do it, but it's not socially unacceptable from my understanding whereas gym pickups really are.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

I think just like with anything else, there are inappropriate ways to do it, but it’s not socially unacceptable from my understanding whereas gym pickups really are.

yes. I agree with this nuance

I can say for sure that hobbies is a perfectly normal place to meet women in my area of the US. I have dated plenty of people I’ve met through hobbies.

the thing to help young men reading this realise isn't that hobbies are unacceptable, it's to be wary of going to male dominated spaces and expecting that to count as socialising that will lead you to finding a partner. The promise of feminism of equal gender participation in human affairs still has not been fulfilled.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Yeah I think it also must be said that you should befriend women in the hobby. I've seen guys who go into hobby spaces and befriend the guys and hit on the women and it doesn't work out. But when you're friends with the women you may find yourself connecting with one, or being set up by your friends.

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