I held a chess night. These things were always stag (women have got better things to do with their time). But Lee brings this lady. They werent dating she just needed somewhere to be. So there was an odd number of us playing chess so it meant that one guy would sit out whilst the others played.That gave Julie someone to talk to on rotation. She was in hiding from her guy. She had asked him to get out but he was abusive. The best thing she could think of was to disappear. At that point it was 2 weeks MOI or AWOl. So the chess night ended but she stayed and talked. Boy did she talk. I said Im going to bed and she could have the sofa or join me. She choose the sofa but came to bed claiming that my clock was too loud to sleep over. She talked some more... I think it must have been over 18 hours of her talking, I swear she was talking in her sleep. We woke and she talked some more. It was afternoon by the time she ran out of breath and we made love.
That over 20 years ago. We were together for 15 of them and she is still my best friend.

At the gym, being introduced by a 3rd party, in line at the deli counter, at work, walking down the street in Philadelphia. Disclaimer here is that I'm still single and unattached but then your question was about meeting and not longevity LOL

I have met people through mutual interest groups through Meetup and other social groups. I ran a photography group for a few years, now I run an independent film group.

If I see someone I’m really attracted to I may go and talk to her, no matter where I am: in a shop, walking along in the street etc

I've never used the Internet for dating.
Guess I'm really old school.
Wife and I found each other at work.
In my youth.... bars, libraries, school, the gym.

First wife I met at my dentist, she cleaned my teeth. Second wife I stole from my roommate!

You will find out...

Work. Pshh, yes, I’m lame.

You don't want to know....

Blind date with the brother of a friend in my aerobics class. It was nice, but we didn't happen to click. I did feel a bit safe since I knew a little about him.

every day life

I dated my ex-husband's college roommate. We met when Terry took me to a music store in Seattle where Willy worked.

"I wanted you to love me, not Terry," Willy said later. He had unrequited love me during my 15-year marriage. "I'm married," I said when Willy tried to tell me how he felt.

When I got divorced. Willy jumped. Willy and I lived together for five years after my divorce.

The coffee shop, while I was at the mall with friends and the library.

Work...3rd party intro...other single parents(usually in the same neighborhood)...

Local Sierra Club hikes and other activities.

lol my ex was a plumber who unplugged my toilet in the apartment I rented. Talk about romantic, huh?

Theatre, Karaoke, business networking, life.

dah bah

No better place for me than the dance floor. Half a century with same Modus Operandi and you want me to change?

I met a man whom I dated for 50 years thru my sons- he was their soccer coach. before that, I met my husband thru his business. I had pneumonia and he was my doctor

The gym.

Student - Teacher

One at a job, which is impressive because of my field. The rest I met out in the real world. Never hooked up with someone from the internet.

Usually through work, which can be a good thing or bad thing I suppose. You get to know each other a little bit first just by being at work with them and if you like each other you always have an excuse to see each other. On the other hand, it can get awkward if it doesn't work out.

I knew my first romantic interest from growing up together as MKs (missionary kids) in Haiti, dance partner at a ballroom dance, newspaper classified ad, neighbor, bar, dating club, friend of my family, high school friend.