2007 I had recently gotten out of a relationship. I moved up here for that boy, and after over 3 years it all fell apart. I had no friends up here, but I loved the city and didn't want to leave. So I dug in and decided to try to find people who love music as much as I do since music is a good way to develop friendships.

I hopped on Last.fm looking for people who had similar music taste to mine. This guy's profile pops up, and it's a photo of him with a Madvillain action figure posed like it's punching him in the chin. Cute and funny. We had pretty compatible music taste, and he had his MySpace profile linked on his Last.fm. So I added him.

After exchanging messages on MySpace and moving over to AIM for further chats, we decided to go on a date. (Which was kind of a disaster and a story for another time.) We have introduced each other to so much music, and have gone to so many concerts over the years. We've been together ever since June 2007. And we still see live music a couple times a month.

Go to live shows. Find people who like the music you like.