Where do you find Good Catholic woman/man now a days?

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Hoosier_Daddy said:
I would not ever ever pay for coffee at Starbucks that was not made by a person with a ponytail. I believe it is part of the dress code. It is mandatory and they can even pay for extensions if you don’t want to wait for your hair to grow out.
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That’s too funny!

The Starbucks that I frequent is in the middle of a pretty expensive, but very young area of the city. The people that work there in the mornings are old, former hippies who gave into the man, got jobs, and raised families. When they were done, they retired to my neighborhood to live in a 250 sq ft studio apartment and make coffee part time. I’m sure that more than one of them wishes they could still grow a ponytail.

I LOVE those guys!
 
Boy gals, your tough on guys with ponytails. I’d hate to hear what you got to say about men with the old mustache! or long sideburns!:imsorry::bighanky: lol
 
WilT said:
Boy gals, your tough on guys with ponytails. I’d hate to hear what you got to say about men with the old mustache! or long sideburns!:imsorry::bighanky: lol
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Love a nicely kept mustache. Very sexy. Sideburns? Those went out n the 70’s guys…:rolleyes:
 
pianistclare said:
Love a nicely kept mustache. Very sexy. Sideburns? Those went out n the 70’s guys…:rolleyes:
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Oh, but 70s hair is in right now, at least for men. I’m not a fan of it, but most of the younger men I know sport sideburns. My husband is wise and avoids them (of course, I cut his hair, so I get a bit of a say in it. ;))
 
pensmama87 said:
Oh, but 70s hair is in right now, at least for men. I’m not a fan of it, but most of the younger men I know sport sideburns. My husband is wise and avoids them (of course, I cut his hair, so I get a bit of a say in it. ;))
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When you say young do mean teens? I don’t know any young guys with 'burns…LOL 😛
 
pianistclare said:
When you say young do mean teens? I don’t know any young guys with 'burns…LOL 😛
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Mostly late 20s, although admittedly it seems like it peaked a few years ago.

I don’t know if I know any teens who could grow sideburns even if they wanted to. 😛
 
WilT said:
Finding good Catholic woman or man is quite a challenge today. Even going to the Church and finding someone ones age is hard to find. If I had the means I would open up a Catholic Coffee shop so we can all meet and share coffee, books, and Catholic music together. This would be a great place for companionship and spiritual support. :coffee::juggle::bible1::grouphug:
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The same way you find a job, through networking.

Asking friends and family, attending events, online sites (not just dating sites).

Pray all the way. Ask God for guidance and help.
 
WilT said:
Finding good Catholic woman or man is quite a challenge today. Even going to the Church and finding someone ones age is hard to find. If I had the means I would open up a Catholic Coffee shop so we can all meet and share coffee, books, and Catholic music together. This would be a great place for companionship and spiritual support. :coffee::juggle::bible1::grouphug:
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Yes I can confirm it is definitely a challenge. I have also found that parishes do not encourage the meeting of single Catholics. I am sure there is some underlying reason for this but haven’t yet figured it out. Its not that they discourage it either but its not a topic I have ever seen discussed.

Your coffee shop idea is a good one if you can get it going without lawsuit. What about starting off with something like after Mass coffees.

GOD Bless.
 
pianistclare said:
Almost anywhere. The mistake is in thinking that someone is going to drop in your lap. Maximize your exposure by frequenting Catholic events, Mass at neighboring parishes, and possibly Catholic dating sites. If you go that route, hang out in the Catholic chat rooms for a LONG time…observe who are the fakes, who just say what they perceive people want to hear, and who are really serious about faith and meeting someone.
Good luck. She won’t fall out of the sky…just remember that. 👍
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This is great advice.

You need to be proactive. To be blunt, you may not meet the right person the first time around, so it will be work and some downers and heartaches.

But as Clare has said, you’ve got to get out there and create some opportunities.
 
CatholicGuy31 said:
Yes I can confirm it is definitely a challenge. I have also found that parishes do not encourage the meeting of single Catholics. I am sure there is some underlying reason for this but haven’t yet figured it out. Its not that they discourage it either but its not a topic I have ever seen discussed.

Your coffee shop idea is a good one if you can get it going without lawsuit. What about starting off with something like after Mass coffees.

GOD Bless.
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I like your idea as well:thumbsup:
 
It is challenging to meet Catholics specially in the area where I live. I live in Northern California, and I started to check out young adult groups within hour driving distance to meet new groups of people. I’ve done online dating, but it was not a good experience. I want to go back and do it the old-fashion way. 🙂
 
I’ve always thought a coffee shop loaded with good Catholic books and occasional Christian musician would be cool. I’m not sure if Catholics would like that idea.
 
WilT said:
I’ve always thought a coffee shop loaded with good Catholic books and occasional Christian musician would be cool. I’m not sure if Catholics would like that idea.
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Why not? The challenge would be keeping it open/active. If it were open to the public, how are you going to handle anti-Catholic buzzkills without being accused of discrimination?

So make it a private club. Private clubs can get away with anything (including illegal stuff) but how would you attract members? What are the terms of membership? Ages? Dues?

You could also keep the Catholic thing subtle but I’m not sure that is in line with your goals.

I do like the idea so I can picture this place with a awesome mosaic of Our Lady of Guadelupe on the wall (like at the National Shrine), votive candles on the tables (very Catholic but also very hygge, books in nooks all over, a bulliten board with schedules of area Masses and Catholic events or events that Catholics would support (like blood drives, food drives) maybe even a collection area for canned goods for the food shelf, wool blend socks for the homeless, etc. Have you heard of pending coffee? Maybe that’s a tradition this shop could have…:hmmm:

Can ya tell I’ve dreamt of a owning a coffee shop with a little bookshop inside?
 
Bruised_Reed said:
Why not? The challenge would be keeping it open/active. If it were open to the public, how are you going to handle anti-Catholic buzzkills without being accused of discrimination?

So make it a private club. Private clubs can get away with anything (including illegal stuff) but how would you attract members? What are the terms of membership? Ages? Dues?

You could also keep the Catholic thing subtle but I’m not sure that is in line with your goals.

I do like the idea so I can picture this place with a awesome mosaic of Our Lady of Guadelupe on the wall (like at the National Shrine), votive candles on the tables (very Catholic but also very hygge, books in nooks all over, a bulliten board with schedules of area Masses and Catholic events or events that Catholics would support (like blood drives, food drives) maybe even a collection area for canned goods for the food shelf, wool blend socks for the homeless, etc. Have you heard of pending coffee? Maybe that’s a tradition this shop could have…:hmmm:

Can ya tell I’ve dreamt of a owning a coffee shop with a little bookshop inside?
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lol. Run with it and let me know how it goes;)
 
GraceUnderFire said:
I wish. I’ve seen several attractive young men attending my TLM parish alone. But no one interacts at that parish and people are gone after church. 😦
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People don’t interact. Yep, I agree to that. You’ll be lucky to get a few minutes of talk if lucky. 😦
 
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