How to start dating again without using dating apps?
Hi everyone, I'm in my late 20s (F) and I'd like to start dating again but I'm struggling with how. The problem is I’m not comfortable putting my face and personal details out there publicly. I’m open to online options just not swipe-based apps and ideally I'd prefer to meet someone offline. So I'm wondering how do people actually meet organically these days. Bars? Through hobbies? Friends? Work? Maybe I should focus on the kind of traits I'm looking for and choose environments based on that? But I'm not sure what that would actually look like. Or is online dating just more effective? And if so, are there alternatives to the typical apps?
I'm looking for something serious and long-term, I'm fairly extroverted and live in a mid-sized city in Europe. I don’t go out partying much and rarely spend time in bars, so I don’t really have experience meeting men in those kinds of settings but I'd be open to it. I've met a few men online before (not necessarily through dating apps, more through different websites and communities) but I tend to attract people who aren't at all what I'm looking for.