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how to meet buddhist singles

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:58 pm
by Dhammarakkhito
now that i've essentially given up on hookups, according to my recent post, but i'm not committed to full celibacy and i don't know what i could have in common enough with any puthujjanas to start dating them i wondered if there was anything like a buddhist dating site. i didn't actually really wonder that more of a joke but btw is there anything like that
anyway this thread is supposed to be a joke but also there could be a good discussion here

Re: how to meet buddhist singles

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 11:05 pm
by Garrib
Sovatthika wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:58 pm now that i've essentially given up on hookups, according to my recent post, but i'm not committed to full celibacy and i don't know what i could have in common enough with any puthujjanas to start dating them i wondered if there was anything like a buddhist dating site. i didn't actually really wonder that more of a joke but btw is there anything like that
anyway this thread is supposed to be a joke but also there could be a good discussion here
I think people sometimes meet at meditation groups - but you probably shouldn't go there with that kind of single minded purpose...but there are people out there around your age in the same boat (obviously).

Re: how to meet buddhist singles

Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:24 am
by SarathW
but btw is there anything like that
anyway this thread is supposed to be a joke
I think this is a great idea to attract more members.
Perhaps we should have a separate sub-index for singles to mingle.
:tongue:

Re: how to meet buddhist singles

Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:50 am
by chownah
Lots of single buddhists in thailand....hard to meet a single who is not buddhist. In thailand the christians are wondering how to meet single christians.
chownah

Re: how to meet buddhist singles

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 4:02 am
by SarathW
There are lot of single Buddhist in Sri Lanka too.

Re: how to meet buddhist singles

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 5:22 pm
by Alexander____
Just use a dating website and filter by religion or search for keyword Buddhist. As long as you're in a large enough city there is almost definitely other meditators/Buddhists about.

Re: how to meet buddhist singles

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 6:48 pm
by binocular
Singles, shingles ...

Re: how to meet buddhist singles

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 6:56 pm
by LG2V
You'll likely be able to find some Buddhist singles here: https://www.meetmindful.com/

Re: how to meet buddhist singles

Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 12:55 am
by dharmacorps
I don't see anything wrong with match.com even. Its got a ton of people on there, I am sure you can specify your religious interests there. I met my wife there :)

Re: how to meet buddhist singles

Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 5:49 am
by _anicca_
Whenever you feel lonely, just meditate to end that desire!

Also, I would not hunt for relationships. In my experience, any relationship that I have forced ultimately crumbles. Desire has no use.

My most succesful romantic relationships happened out of spontaneity!

Re: how to meet buddhist singles

Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:31 pm
by ryanM
Sovatthika wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:58 pmi don't know what i could have in common enough with any puthujjanas
Kindness?

Re: how to meet buddhist singles

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:31 am
by manas
Try walking in the opposite direction: practice celibacy in body and mind, and women seem to come to YOU. It sucks but this is how it happened for me, the last two times.

Re: how to meet buddhist singles

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 2:51 am
by SarathW
Try walking in the opposite direction: practice celibacy in body and mind, and women seem to come to YOU.
This is my experience too.
This is all Mara's trick I suppose.

Re: how to meet buddhist singles

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:40 am
by Dhammarakkhito
if i'm going to be rid of lust then it has to be done the right way
currently i am not ready just to let it go i don't think but aspects of it i really detest
aspects of it are extremely stressful

Re: how to meet buddhist singles

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:39 am
by mikenz66
manas wrote: Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:31 am Try walking in the opposite direction: practice celibacy in body and mind, and women seem to come to YOU. It sucks but this is how it happened for me, the last two times.
In a similar vein, when I first started going to a Thai Wat, I already had a Thai girlfriend, but she was in another country. I went to learn more about Thai culture and language, but got sucked into the Dhamma... :buddha2:

The fact that I was interested in Dhamma, didn't smoke, drink, etc, and wasn't hitting on anyone (since I had a remote relationship) was then quite a powerful magnet...

:heart:
Mike