Is online dating truly "how everyone meets" now?

And also I would have been absolutely fine with a cold approach. He could have easily opened with “he, I’ve seen you around, it seems we like the the same activities.” It was unattractive to me that he didn’t shoot his shot in person!

My question would be, how would anyone know that? Most of my friends are single women and we discuss dating somewhat frequently. I've asked them straight up "Hey, where would you be open to guys approaching you for dates, flirting, etc?" and all of them say they aren't ok with it at all unless it's specifically in a dating context: dating apps, singles meetup type thing, dating event, etc. This answer isn't uncommon either.

In your case, you're essentially penalizing a guy for not reading your mind and knowing that you are okay with a cold approach when the current social climate is that people generally aren't okay with that.

/r/datingoverthirty Thread Parent