Other places to find dates

Thank you Slate for telling us urbanites how to meet someone on a train. This is from a recent article:

“Has the era of the electronically immersed commuter, oblivious to all around him, lost in his playlists, signaled a decline in subway psychology? Not that I can find. One recent study conducted by officials at the Paris Metro—which looked at "missed connection" ads placed by urbanites looking for love in the city—found that the Metro "is without doubt the foremost producer of urban tales about falling in love." The seats closest to the door, it seemed, offered the best opportunities for falling in love with the proper stranger.”

Now, it is worth noting that this may only work in Paris, city of love that it is. But I will say that when I was in my early twenties, I did sporadically have guys come up to me with the line, “I’ve seen you on the train.” (I don’t know if it’s because I generally read during the commute, or not, but I never recognized any of these guys.)

This hasn’t happened in the six months I’ve been riding the train to work in my new town. I leave you to wonder if it’s because of my declining looks/approachability or if it’s because the train is much more crowded. Previously, I always got a seat, almost always by the door because it’s my favorite spot on the train. These days, I’m on a more popular route, shoved in with everyone else. As if meeting someone at this age, wasn’t hard enough…