I’ve had decent success with “meetup.”
Should this be of interest to anyone, I’ll share my strategy.
I always attend a group that I would find interesting nevertheless (book club, philosophy group etc…) This way, it’s never a total loss, but I also look for “bonuses” and the bonus is when there are attractive women attending.
I never come on strong at the initial meet up (because women probably expect that and their resistance is up). I want to disarm them by not appearing like the typical attendee.
Sometimes reading their meetup bio can offer hints on great conversation openers . And other times, you just pick up on things and kind of go from there.
After I engage them, I keep the interaction brief and mingle around. Again I do all this to differentiate myself from the typical attending single guy.
And then… A couple of days later, I will send them an email with something related to our previous conversation. Naturally, not every woman I’ve written will respond, but the majority do. The best part? They’ve already met you, you’ve already differentiated yourself from the pack, and if they invest the energy to respond, they’ll normally invest the energy to meet one to one.
There is one minor drawback. If you enjoy some ‘lite-hearted’ fun with one of them … and they are wanting more, it could turn awkward. If they RSVP to a future event that you are also attending, you’ll likely want to un-RSVP from the upcoming event.