I know /how/ to date in itself, but I’m curious how other AuDHDers go about meeting people to date. Ive only been let down and demoralized using mainstream apps, and the advice of “go find a group hangout” feels very antithetical to my entire being. I hate being in large groups where I know no one. I’m pretty jaded by the idea of just waiting for that right person to come along too, when it feels like it has happened, there’s usually a reason we can’t even entertain dating, such as meeting them after they’ve just started a new relationship with someone. I feel ready and would really enjoy finding someone that doesn’t need all the masks and can love me for who I am, but I feel like I don’t know how to go about meeting the right person.
So I’m curious, how do you meet people for the purpose of dating?
Thank you for the advice, but My social anxiety doesn’t lend well to that honestly. I feel very uncomfortable in groups I don’t know and withdraw. I know someone else suggested not going alone to these kinds of things, but I know my friends well. I’d be alone.
Anxiety and fear is something to face and overcome, not accept and bow to. It gets easier over time.