Welcome. This is a very friendly site with a wide range of people on it. If you search around the various topics I'm sure you will find a conversation that interests you. It is essentially a support site for atheists and agnostics who don't get the support they need in their immediate family or community, but it spreads much wider than that and is full of interesting people. Who knows, as the site develops and increases its membership, you may find other people in your area you can get to know, as well.

I really enjoy this site. a lot of decent threads to participate in

Hello there;
I only joined recently, but so far, really appreciate the thoughts, philosophies, broad sweep of ideas and general positive regard,that seem to pervade the site. Hope you enjoy it too!

Welcome. Whatever happens, I hope you enjoy the site. (Your eldest son sounds very caring.)

Welcome, @RidingAlone! I think you're on the right track, checking us out slowly until you feel at home here - and it's much easier to get to know people than it is on the typical dating sites, so drop into the discussions and maybe something will click for you. At the very least you'll find interesting, friendly, intelligent, supportive, and compassionate secular conversation ... and maybe more. Good luck!

Yes, I feel this is a non-threatening environment to chat with others, male and female, regarding any subject you find interesting, and ignore the rest of the posts you don't have an interest in. You choose whether it is a dating or community site for yourself. Kinda like in the real world, except everyone here is friendly and understanding of agnostic life.

Welcome aboard! We are a very friendly bunch.

I like this site. I'm so tired of the political and religious crap on facebook. I welcome a new relationship. I need new friends. But the discourse here is intelligent and people are friendly, not so divisive. If I find someone here to be my new sweetie or if we are just chat friends, that would be great. I have no expectations. I did meet someone on here when I first joined but he lived quite a ways away and I missed a couple of his phone calls so he disappeared. But otherwise, the experience has been very good for me. Good luck.

Welcome. I've only been a member here for a few weeks and my impression is that you can make of this experience what you will. There are lots of good discussions, and I have the impression that there are some relationships established, too. There are lots of nice, supportive people, and, unfortunately, some jerks. I have found the former outnumber the latter and you can always block someone with whom you do not want to interact. Enjoy.

You're now entering a new world for you , the single world. Yes, it can be scarey at times and even crazy but getting out is the right path forward. Take the baby steps.

The person who told me about this site said it advertises as a dating site, however it is still pretty new without enough members to really be a dating site yet.

I do look to see who is fairly near me occasionally but for the most part I just feel like it's a great place for like-minded people to bs and have intellectual conversations.

You can always make friends...don't have to date unless you want to.

Welcome to our humble home. Post, comment and just enjoy yourself !

"Step out & join the world again"?
What happened?

Hello and welcome. You are pretty much free to pursue relationships, friendships or just community, up to you.