During the pandemic, it's hard to connect with people isolating at home.

u come off as a big simp but

i can appreciate that u want to find a connection n all

its hard for all men no matter race to find that proverbial love

times have changed and women are pretty particular

i think that ur efforts are better spent on yourself rather than this love crap

its too much work bro

ur emotional, psycological, physical and financial health are the true sources of ur wealth

women can really fukemup! good luck tho yo!

I can't speak for most of the women on this site. Skin color is not a factor for me when considering someone as a partner, but there will always be people for whom it does matter. If you are open and honest and share enough details about yourself, it will increase your odds of attracting a partner. Honesty is key.

I have no idea what it must feel like being black on a site made up almost completely of white non-believers. But I do feel your pain and understand, as do some other male members, what it's like to be part of another group of middle-aged and older men that it seems most women do not want to date, namely bald men. And, like the women that don't want to date black men, there appears to be a lot of self-serving denial about it by many women who won't date bald men, but don't want to look shallow or narrow-minded, so they claim that they and most women do not have this bias. So I can relate to that and it is frustrating to know you have no chance with a certain % of women, but you have no way of knowing who is and isn't part of each group because it's a sensitive subject that most people don't want to honestly speak about with candor.

When I lived in Portland, I wanted to meet women and so I did these things. I am not saying they will work but they will not hurt and you might meet a lot of people.
!. Join the City Club of Portland, a good place if you want to get politically active and be within an organization that moves people and ideas.
2. Go to the meeting the City Club has, they used to have a meeting for new people, a coffee hour, during election years there are groups that study the ballot measures people will be voting for along with other interests.
3. I stayed away from Bars and Clubs, as they did not work for me.
4. I spent a lot of in Powells Books in the women studies section, also in the Wiccan section.
I bought and read most of the books in these sections. Powell's also has game nights where one can just sit with someone and play a game. I know there used to be a Go night that was well attended.
5. There used to be a Democratic Socialist Party n Portland and that was a good place to meet people.
6. I am not black, but there is a group I used to see around that did a lot of good for the community. The Black United Front, That was about twenty years ago and they were politically active. One person you might run into is Ron Herndon, he did many things with the Community and knows and is known by everyone.
It has been twenty years since I lived in Portland, I am sure the political stage is still there and active as it has been on the news lately. Be careful, we left Portland for a reason, had to do with white people and large trucks.
There are many people on this site from Portland and the area around perhaps some of them will have more to add to the conversation.

I know lots of girls, Black, White and Asian who only date black guys. Some don't. People can date whoever they want. It's a preference.