i went to a singles social

[Zoe Girl]

It was Meet Mindful which means more likely to meet people who are similar. I was worried about walking in cold to a room full of people but they had an ice breaker game which really helped. I talked to a lot of people, really fun. A psychologist and I talked about the ebb and flow of conversation and about how the women had higher voices. That was interesting. Also I talked to a guy about mindfulness and religion, gave him the info on our meditation group so maybe we will see him. I realized awhile ago that what interests me is deeper conversation. I am feeling it at work too, so in my end of year self review and talk I am going to ask for training that meets more of my needs. Most of the training is repeated and I have been there awhile, plus I have a higher education level than most. I am working out how to say it nicely.

I am going to see if I can afford to renew my membership on the dating site, I have had a few dates from there and they were better than other methods

[Ultralight]

Sounds like you had fun!

Beware of internet dating. :doh:

[sweetana3]

Helps the supervisors if you have specific classes or ideas about training already. Don't think they will take any time to do that research for you since they are probably as busy as you are. I like your idea of reminding them that you have already taken X,Y and Z and want to expand your knowledge to benefit the program and suggest various items. In other words, make it as easy to say yes as possible. have it all laid out.

[Zoe Girl]

Yes, I can put the idea out there and ask if it is possible to have outside training paid for. Then when we get close to fall I will look into specific classes. I had one I was signed up for got superceded by a required training at the last minute which was frustrating.

[Teacher Terry]

all of my friends that were single in their 40-50's found their spouse by online dating. They were just careful at first meeting them in a public place the first few times, etc.

[JaneV2.0]

all of my friends that were single in their 40-50's found their spouse by online dating. They were just careful at first meeting them in a public place the first few times, etc.

I think online dating sounds great, but that's easy for me to say because I never actually tried it. Reminds me of how we were all advised not to expect to meet anyone worthwhile in a bar...I know at least two happily married couples who did just that. So much for hard and fast rules. (I also worked with a woman who met her husband at church and later had to visit him in prison; I never had the nerve to ask what he was in for...)

[iris lilies]

...(I also worked with a woman who met her husband at church and later had to visit him in prison...)

Thats common in certain zip codes of my urban area.