Eddie’s List: San Francisco Bay Area Events & Things To Do

Eddie’s List: San Francisco Bay Area Events & Things To Do

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Eddie’s List: San Francisco Bay Area Events & Things To Do
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Where To Meet Singles Peninsula: San Mateo, Burlingame, Palo Alto, Menlo Park

Where To Meet Singles Peninsula: San Mateo, Burlingame, Palo Alto, Menlo Park

Where to meet singles in the Peninsula Bay Area: Palo Alto, Redwood City, Burlingame, places to meet women, men San Mateo, Menlo Park,

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Where To Meet Singles Peninsula: San Mateo, Burlingame, Palo Alto, Menlo Park
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Where To Meet Men, Women In San Mateo, Palo Alto

Dating Apps Bay Area, Online Dating in the Peninsula

If you are like most folks who are tired of dating apps, you may be wondering where to meet singles offline, in real life. Online dating has gotten worse as dating apps have increased monetization efforts, reduced functionality for free users and flood your screen with low-effort people.

A while back, I went through the data on Match.com to analyze gender ratios across several regions in the Bay Area. As you might expect, the peninsula was one of the worst for young men.

That might seem like a good thing for women, but it’s not. The greater the gender ratio, the more likely guys are likely to do dumb things like:

  • Swipe right on everyone

  • Not look at profiles when swiping

  • Pay for boosts when the profile is not optimized

  • Send roses to women too often

  • Send likes without comments

  • Use the wrong apps based on their demographics and intentions

  • Have unrealistic expectations

I am not saying apps are a total waste for men - they are not, but you do need to know how to navigate them to have a decent shot. Similarly, women need to know how to screen profiles and read people, as one cannot expect the trash to take itself out or hope apps act more responsibly and reduce bad behavior on app.

Dating apps should be just one outlet to meet others - it shouldn’t be the main one, let alone the only method to meet people these days.


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Places To Meet Single Men, Women Peninsula

Below are some of my favorite recommendations to meet singles in the Peninsula. Once merely cannot show up and expect to meet a bunch of singles or have instant connections with others.

Location is just one component - things like timing, first impressions, social skills, and more matter just as much.

Similarly, places have off nights, slow times and crowds can vary given that folks don’t go out nearly as often as those in San Francisco or even Oakland.

Where To Meet Single Men, Women Redwood City, Menlo Park

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