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I think he should just be honest with the few people he does know and say that he's looking to expand his circle of friends. Just tell them, 'Hey, I don't know a lot of people so if you could introduce me around, that would be great.' And then be the guy that invites himself to stuff. If you don't want to do that, create your own fun and invite them to join along.

If I were serious about looking for a relationship I'd run away from Greensboro as fast as I can. The entire culture of this city in not good for singles, there's little to do that doesn't cost a week's pay for a night out and our downtown has been turned into a mini tourist trap where everything is overpriced and the most you can expect from folks you meet is a one night stand before they have to go home in some other city.

The only entertainment in town has always involved alcohol and then you risk killing yourself or someone else to get home. Ever tried to get a cab at 2 AM in Greensboro? Damn near impossible.

Fact is: In Greensboro you'd best land that special someone before you graduate college or expect to go elsewhere.

I am ever so glad I'm old as life for Greensboro's youth and young adults has always sucked.

Of course there's always the trick used by the many young men who join the young adult groups in area churches only to find another church after they've ruined the lives of as many young women as possible before moving on. Those predators always seem to end up with a great catch or two. Sometimes 3 or more.

That sort of makes me want to cry, Billy.

But there are young people here. What do they do?

Good question, Ruby. When you figure out the answer you'll become very popular. Sadly, I don't know the answer, I just know Greensboro has been a bad place for singles for the 50+ years I've been alive.

A friend of mine moved to San Francisco after checking Census records to determine which cities had the most available women, got married and brought her back to Greensboro where they've lived happily ever after. I spent many years traveling and found San Francisco to be the easiest place in the country to meet single women. If I were serious about finding a partner I'd be flying out there tonight.

Perhaps you should check the census records to see where the boys are and see if you can fetch one of your own.

san francisco you say? hmmm. doesn't sound like a half bad idea if you can afford to live there. I'll try my luck in raleigh or wilmington first.

I've met single guys in Greensboro. But you're right, they've all been at bars. You don't HAVE to get drunk at a bar though. You can go, meet someone, get a beer to sip all night so you don't feel out of place and still drive home.
p.s. I'm going to post tomorrow expanding on this thread. I know what it's like to live in a place where the single male to female ratio was just not working for me.

Wingman,
San Fransisco is the only place where my truck ever bumped a loading dock and stunningly attractive women I had never before met would walk out of their offices to the loading dock and ask 2 questions:
1. Are you single?
2. Are you straight?

At most places where truck drivers deliver the girls never leave the office.

Answer yes to both questions and they hand you their business cards with their home phone number already penciled in. The hard part was picking between perfect strangers.

Of course it's been 15 years since I was last there and things may have changed. That was also before I went gray and my teeth started falling out.

Being the post originator, I have to admit there have been thoughts of moving. I just finished dating a girl who lives in DC, and even though she is moving from there, I used to live up that way and like it there. The traffic is horrible, but it is great to be single there. I love this area as far as the parks, the lack of congestion for a "city", but the town seems clickish. I am not youngish or oldish, being in my 40's. I like going out some, but places like Much, Heaven, etc., are not my thing, for sure.

Being the post originator, I have to admit there have been thoughts of moving. I just finished dating a girl who lives in DC, and even though she is moving from there, I used to live up that way and like it there. The traffic is horrible, but it is great to be single there. I love this area as far as the parks, the lack of congestion for a "city", but the town seems clickish. I am not youngish or oldish, being in my 40's. I like going out some, but places like Much, Heaven, etc., are not my thing, for sure.