bazkitcase5

I'm mostly the type of user that browses on this site, thinking, learning, but rarely posting... so this post contains some thoughts of mine, hopefully not overkill, so maybe I could get some opinions about things I've been going through recently, so I can continue learning, even about myself. I broke it into 2 threads being they are seperate types of topics.

I am 25 years old, and I consider myself a simple person, maybe old fashioned. I do the things I enjoy doing, not really worrying what others think most of the time, but I also find that I am not very sociable. I am a friendly person, easy to get along with, I friends, I just find that I do not have good social skills, which tends to make me a shy person. I have no problem carrying on conversations with people who I get along with, I am just usually bad at initiating conversations with people I do not know that well.

I am single, have not had a lot of girlfriends, but this fact does not bother me. I enjoyed my time in college, but I was also there for a purpose, to get a degree. I went to my fair share of parties and hung out with friends, but also stayed away from a lot of the extra curricular stuff so that I could put school first. I fill in my free time by finding things I enjoy doing and I do not get bored easily, so I stay busy in that regard. So basically, I did not have a girlfriend in college, because I did not meet girls easily, and the ones I did meet were either not compatible or already taken. I live in MS, so its not exactly a booming place anyway.

I have now graduated and working as a computer programmer. It is a good steady job and I like where I live. It is close to home, close to friends and family, but in a new city, so I do not know a lot of people my age (I do know a lot of people older). My closer friends are still in college about an hour away, but that does not exactly help. I do not mind going to bars, but it feels strange to go to a place like that by myself. I play the sport of disc golf on the tournament level, so I travel a lot and meet other disc golfers often, but there are not a lot of single girls that play this sport yet, especially near me. I do not want to send the wrong impression by posting this thread. These things do not really bother me, I am not desperate and I am comfortable in my skin. I am just looking for opinions, thoughts, or advice. Thanks in advance.