[taylorhou]

I met mine in 6th grade after summer school where we initially met and then during regular school she ended up sitting behind me due to ABC order. She hated my guts for 10+ years but I stuck around and now we have 3 kiddos, another on the way, and are relatively happy =).

You're 20 years too late for that option but I see most 28+ year olds who actually try to put themselves out there finding partners while doing in-person hobbies (rock climbing, biking, running, puzzles, board game nights), from work (where it starts off as work banter), solo travel (example: getting scuba diving certification forces you to "buddy" up and getting drinks with instructor and other students after)