Where can I meet women?

[Ivorybloodsh3d]

I'm a 16 yo guy. I live outside Atlanta. I've had one girlfriend which was a terrible relationship. Since then I've had two or three extremely close and personal relationships that almost turned into me having a girlfriend, but none have actually turned out. I've gotten and have been really depressed without a girlfriend but I just don't know where to go. I'm relatively picky, (I find myself only attracted to white girls, not a prejudice thing, just personal prefrence), and my school and church have very slim pickings. I really need a relationship that is emotionally intimate and one that can and will turn into actual love. I'm very romantic so true love would be nice but I'm being realistic and don't expect to find it. Honest to god I don't care about sex, I just want a long-lasting healthy relationship. I don't want a girl who smokes or drinks or anything like that. Point is, I don't know where to look, teen clubs are stupid, and my school and church are voids.I know I'm 16 and all, but the only time in 5 years when I've been consistently happy and motivate (I.e. Not depressed) is when I was in those two relationships that almost became but never were. There's not really anything else that I can rely on to make me happy. Love is all I've wanted for a while and the possibility of finding it has become the only thing that ever gets me out of my house. I'm just so empty without it.
Anyone know of anywhere I can look for what I want?

[asrlem]

You might go to a sports game at your school and see if you can sit next to a girl and strike up a convo. Thats the only thing i could thing of right now, and probably what i would do.

[James Dean]

Not that preferences are bad, and they might actually be nice to have in some cases. But why don't you just find love to find love. Go after a girl who you are probably having second thoughts about. Try not to be so picky, you might be passing up a girl who is your match but you end up passing her up. Just socialize with different people at school, church maybe even join a club or something of that sort to get to know others. Start talking to a person and see if they are a match. Give them a chance and don't be shy and picky about it. I'm sure you will find the person you are looking for. Good luck. :)

[Karkat]

Not that preferences are bad, and they might actually be nice to have in some cases. But why don't you just find love to find love. Go after a girl who you are probably having second thoughts about. Try not to be so picky, you might be passing up a girl who is your match but you end up passing her up. Just socialize with different people at school, church maybe even join a club or something of that sort to get to know others. Start talking to a person and see if they are a match. Give them a chance and don't be shy and picky about it. I'm sure you will find the person you are looking for. Good luck. :)

Highly agree with this. You can find love in the most unthinkable places- I wouldn't have dreamed I'd've fallen in love with the maintenance man when I started working at McDonalds almost two years ago (and while we've since broke up, after a year-long relationship, we are on good terms, etc. I'm glad I took the chance.)

If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out, but you'll never know unless you try.