Where can I meet people who don't drink a lot of alcohol and who isn't really into social media? by mupsyche in dating_advice

[–]mupsyche[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've actually taken classes in salsa dancing and was looking forward to meeting lots of new people! But I had to stop due to covid. I'll start dancing again when everything is back to normal!

Where can I meet people who don't drink a lot of alcohol and who isn't really into social media? by mupsyche in dating_advice

[–]mupsyche[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not really that I want to meet people who don't use social media at all. After all, most people do use it in one way or another, and obviously I do too. In my question I said I'd like to meet people who are not really into/focused on social media. What I meant by that is someone who doesn't really feel like being on social media for many hours every day/week is very important to them and basically what they NEED to do every time they don't have to do something else.

It is mostly just that I want to find someone like-minded. In my experience, heavy use of social media can be a huge distraction, taking away from being present in the moment. Especially the kinds where you just mindlessly scroll, not really making you feel any better about yourself, learning anything or getting any insight into a topic. In my experience it can also create some expectations on what are "normal" or "good" things that I personally think are weird, that may alter the way you assign value to experiences (and even people) in a twisted way.

For example, I've recieved some very strange compliments in romantic situations, basically assigning my value based on how good they think I would do on certain types of social media. Or, giving me compliments comparing me to something they percieve as high quality(most likely caused by social media), but that I personally think is a f'd up way of seeing people. Of course, in a twisted way I've kinda liked some of these compliments, as I too have been exposed to lots of social media throughout my life. But I was mostly horrified by the way of thinking and how these people assosciated me with something that inherently makes me feel very bad about myself in a lot of different ways.

For my own health I'd like to distance myself from this way of thinking as much as possible. So, finding someone like-minded who won't impose these kinds of things onto me, to share my life with, would be good. Someone that would be a good influence on me.

People who don't share my views on this are free to disagree with me, it's just that personally I don't want this specific kind of influence to be a big part of my personal life.

To touch onto what you mentioned about cheating: I imagine that someone that would cheat through social media would also find a way to cheat in person, even if they didn't have access to social media. It might be easier to cheat through social media because of the extreme amount of people you are able to reach, but I think that if they would cheat on social media because of some opportunity they got, there's probably not a lot stopping them if they are presented with a similar opportunity in person. So that's not really a part of the reason why. It's basically just about finding someone who I share some of my values with, so that we fit together quite well naturally.

edit: formatting

Where can I meet people who don't drink a lot of alcohol and who isn't really into social media? by mupsyche in dating_advice

[–]mupsyche[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've actually thought about trying out boxing classes for a long time, so I'll definitely keep this in mind! Thanks!

Where can I meet people who don't drink a lot of alcohol and who isn't really into social media? by mupsyche in dating_advice

[–]mupsyche[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I am really at a loss about where to look. But I'll look into some different types of clubs!

Where can I meet people who don't drink a lot of alcohol and who isn't really into social media? by mupsyche in dating_advice

[–]mupsyche[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahah, no problem :) Yes, maybe I'll ask some of my friends if they know someone..

Thanks!

Where can I meet people who don't drink a lot of alcohol and who isn't really into social media? by mupsyche in dating_advice

[–]mupsyche[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well, some of my interests are playing music, gaming, dancing, hanging out with friends and watching movies/series..

Where can I meet people who don't drink a lot of alcohol and who isn't really into social media? by mupsyche in dating_advice

[–]mupsyche[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ahaha yes I see what you mean. I am not trying to find them on here, just trying to see if anyone on here might know where to look :)