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On the religion piece, I feel your frustration. Mainstream Christianity is not in a good place at the moment.
I’ve found my own niche of weird Christians that have a focus on contemplative prayer, mysticism, and generally are much more open minded, which has been a beautiful thing. It takes some doing though, and you have to be willing to I suppose moderate what you say around “normie” Christians. I’ve found the juice of regular church attendance worth the squeeze, however. Very much so.
As for dating I’ll echo the recommendation I always do - partner dance! I found my fiancé doing west coast swing. It’s an extremely Lindy way to meet women.
I was swing dancing in 2024 a lot! It's time to go back I think. Nice Lindy pun also!
Thanks for the other recommendations. I really wish I could bring myself to go back to church.
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