[SportyandMisty]

Originally Posted by jthrasherpoker

As a self employed single person I know exactly what he means...

I think this is true everywhere. It is not Las Vegas specific.

[xafpilot]

Be VERY wary of who you meet here. Too many con artists, druggies and wackos. Las Vegas is all about get-rich-quick types, in and out of town. Also, Las Vegas is where a lot of losers come to start a new life which usually ends up in a major crash. Meet friends through your work, clubs, church and that sort of thing. I've lived in my house for almost nine years and can't for to save my life don't even know the neighbors on both sides of me or across the street. Thankfully, my younger brother has been stationed at Nellis for the past few years and mostly socialize with him and his friends but their fighter pilot mentality becomes boring very fast as well.

[ScoopLV]

Originally Posted by xafpilot

Be VERY wary of who you meet here. Too many con artists, druggies and wackos. Las Vegas is all about get-rich-quick types, in and out of town. Also, Las Vegas is where a lot of losers come to start a new life which usually ends up in a major crash. Meet friends through your work, clubs, church and that sort of thing. I've lived in my house for almost nine years and can't for to save my life don't even know the neighbors on both sides of me or across the street. Thankfully, my younger brother has been stationed at Nellis for the past few years and mostly socialize with him and his friends but their fighter pilot mentality becomes boring very fast as well.

That's the problem. The signal-to-noise ratio in Las Vegas is much lower than anywhere else I've lived.

There are plenty of great people in the valley. But the AVERAGE Las Vegan is a mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging Neanderthal. (Probably an insult to Neanderthals.)

They know everything there is to know about "Do You Want to Marry a Billionaire Bachelor Survivor Dancing with the Stars." And they have no idea whether the Earth orbits the sun or vice versa.

[tiger08]

Originally Posted by ScoopLV

That's the problem. The signal-to-noise ratio in Las Vegas is much lower than anywhere else I've lived.

There are plenty of great people in the valley. But the AVERAGE Las Vegan is a mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging Neanderthal. (Probably an insult to Neanderthals.)

They know everything there is to know about "Do You Want to Marry a Billionaire Bachelor Survivor Dancing with the Stars." And they have no idea whether the Earth orbits the sun or vice versa.

Lmao! Out of all the places we've lived, this has been the toughest one to deal with. We have lived here for almost 15 years and have only made one set of friends and even their lifestyle is waaaaay different than ours.
I find it very hard to meet people here that are family oriented and if they are, they only want to keep to themselves.
My wife doesnt have a problem living here like I do, she's very unsociable and we own a business that she sticks to constantly. She drives between home and work and thats it and me on the other hand, I drive all over the valley and deal with all kinds of people.
I love people and I love to socialize and make friends but most people here keep a thin line drawn and you just cant quite warm up to them.

[Raiderman]

It depends on your interests and social skills. We've been here 9 months (yesterday) and have 50-60 friends so far. I would say that 10-15 are REALLY good friends, the kind that would drop what they are doing and come help if you needed them. Our neighbors are great, and we've had dinner at 3 of their houses.

We knew 2 people when we moved here, yet the weekend of our move, 8 of their friends came over to help us get settled and even brought gifts for my wife, as it was her birthday weekend.

There is a very tight-knit group of people here in the music scene, and, since music is our passion, we were immediately accepted into the "family" and have plans with some or all of the group every weekend. Some weekends there are so many things going on that we can't possibly go to all of them. Through our group, we've gotten to know many of the talented local musicians, as well as the club and bar owners, and that has expanded our circle of friends.

I'm sure our situation isn't unique. Whatever your passion is, you can find people who share your interests. Common interests can lead to friendships. Although we've only been here a very short while, I know that some of our friends we've made are going to be there for our lifetime.

[jjameson922]

Originally Posted by tijlover

For the very first time, after living here 17 years, and having similar complaints about how difficult it is to meet quality people, I finally googled Las Vegas Meet-Ups. Very overwhelming, all the groups you can join in this city, and I work the night shift! I love board games, and there's a big group of people who meet up to play board games, and? All scheduled during daytime hours, as I sleep everyday from 10a-6p. Very frustrating! And it doesn't help, either, I'm off Tues.-Thurs.

I was hoping to run across a night owl group, given our estimated 24,000 night shift workers in this town, but no such luck!

But if you're a normal human being, working normal hours, there's a wealth of groups to join and meet tons of quality people.

I've run into the same situation and you know what you have to do? You can't think of reasons why you can't meet people, instead think of how you can meet people. I've started my own meet up groups. It's really very easy to do.

[FML157]

pof.com

[aardogfsu]

go to some food and wine events (now in Vegas is the perfect time)

...also, Pof.com really isn't bad...a lot of transplants with normal jobs seeking other transplants...plus, you can spot the party girl and move on.

[CamillaD1]

Hi,
I will be staying in LV fr one year doing my internship..I would like to know more about decent areas to stay? wt wld you reccommend? Abt myselsf: Non US citizen, quite concervative abt gambling ect..

Thnx
Camilla

[MrNOM]

Meetups are a good option. I have lived in Las Vegas for nearly 6 months now. Single, white professional male. 40's. The problem with meetups is the ratio of men to women. If you look closely, there are always more men attending these events than women. For every meet up there may be one attractive woman participating in the event. Also the fact that so many males go to these meetups probably scares the attractive women that would otherwise attend. The real pretty ladies tend to go to high end bars with their pretty girlfriends rather than meet strangers (men) at meetup groups. If your intent is just the activity, then there are plenty of meetups for all sorts of stuff.

Note about going places by yourself. Not fun at all. You really need to hook up with other people because women are utterly scared of loners,especially in Las Vegas. Loners = Rapist, serial killers, pariahs, mental cases, psychos, etc. Loners scare people. Very few women will understand that you might just be new in town and had no choice but to go out by yourself.

That changes some if you are a loner but pull in in your Ferrari or exotic car. Then you go from weirdo to a gold digger chick magnet in 0-100 flat. Beware that many very attractive girls are hookers, especially at Casino bars and clubs.

Age is also a factor. If you are a male in your 30's and 40's, in great physical shape and you you dress nice and have a good personality, you can still score a date with a quality woman around the same age. If you are over 50, then you better be hitting that gymn hard to look your best. Otherwise, life in Vegas can pretty lonely for a single guy.

When everything else is failing on the dating scene, you can always hit family restaurants in town where you can try and flirt a little with some rather attractive female servers. Beware, their managers will quickly tell them NOT to talk to you if you show up too frequently. When I was back in the south, I made many female friends at restaurants like Texas Roadhouse as Texan girls are generally friendly. Some will go out with you after they get to know you better. When Hostesses see a single male come in, they will typically have you sit where a male server is working. I guess, to avoid any flirting with the female servers.

The best thing to do if you are a great guy and feeling lonesome in Vegas is to find a buddy or two, preferably men that are attractive and fun. Then go out with them to places where pretty girls are. When girls see that you are not alone, you become validated. Don't hit on too young girls. Most American women tend to deplore age differences, even if you are loaded with cash. If it all fails in Vegas, do like a friend of mine did, move to Italy. He was dating pretty and younger Italian women within weeks. Usually girls that otherwise would never give him the time of day in America. Same happens in southern Brazil.

Also there is much to be desired in the looks department. You will have to go to the right places for that.