Try local meetups. And not just prepper meets http://www.meetup.com/ find ones that have similar interests that coincide with prepping, camping, hiking, outdoors, etc. Go to just have fun and maybe you'll meet the right woman

not weird for me at all!

Same boat, looking, looking gave up looking. If it is meant to find me again, it will, if not.. well my Dog is a wonderful companion and takes the silence out of the empty day and fills that day with love, affection and of course lots of play time, stick throwing, ball chasing and generally making a pain of herself to get me young again!

Best of luck, good advice in the above statement.

Great topic, and my apologies to Wild E for getting distracted and not responing when you first brought it up. I kept meaning to get back to it.
This is how I met Mrs C5. On Plenty Of Fish or POF. I believe in my intrests section, I put "prepairing for the Zombie Apochalypse"
First Off, It must be different from all the other dull guys on there. It must be funny. It must be challenging. On the other hand, DO NOT talk about you guns and commies and how you need someone to wash your socks in your bunker. Nothing screams, "Im a future serial killer that needs a mommy that I will keep tied up under the bed" more.
Thou Shalt Not, tell her that you are a Nice Guy that likes to give back rubs and long walks....or complain about your ex. You must be different than the crowd and funny.
I started mine with "WOMEN ARE NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. Other than the sex, there is no advantage to a man being with woman." I eventually added "Im under employed, have plenty of problems, I WILL poke fun of your lifesyle choices, I dont shower every day...and YOUR PARENTS WILL NOT LIKE ME...There. That should scare off the girls with princess fantacies and no grasp of reality. On the other side, I am probably one of the single most interesting people you will ever meet. I usually have female friends and animals like me". Once again be interesting. I coninued....
It's basic caveman. I brought you this dead animal that tried to kill me an hour ago. This gives value to being a man.
Then you'll complain that it's icky and want to go out for dinner...All the wile fantasising about the other caveman that killed a bigger animal...and treats you badly.
It's enough to make a caveman scream.
So, why do we bother? You'ld think there would be alot more gay cavemen. I suppose its because it's impossible to get motivated to face a big animal that is trying to kill you, armed only with a pointy stick, without a dambed good reason.
So, I suppose I'm looking for a reason.

When they reply, dont focus on one. You are more appealing when they know you are with others. Be willing to f....a few frogs if you are looking for a prince.
Next, prepair youself that they will usually try to kick you in the balls (proverbialy). This is a test to see if you can be a man when the chips are down. When they try to kick you in the balls, kick them in the balls right back. Its even more helpfull if you kick them in the balls first. Do Not get all romantic and tell them how butiful they are. Instead, Treat them like your Bratty Little Sister. This testing will go on for the rest of your life. If you fail it...you fail.

Be creative. Choose titles like " Looking for love at the end of the empire...to help fight off Zombies" or "Looking for a date In the Smoldering Wastland of the apochalypse"
This is how I ended up with a PHD that was prepareing for peak oil. On que she statred with" You are interesting" then the ball kick," But I donl like your Motor cycle choice." Ball kick right back, I poked fun of her motorcycle then told her my post was getting alot of attention, that I was a bit busy and would get back to her in a couple of days"
I hope this helps. Have fun with the process. Please remember to kiss her once for me.

Ok, that was a funny read but coming at from a slightly different angle on the online dating.. I meet my wonderful husband online

He was smart and charming and witty, he was honest that he needed a women who could hold the fort down for months a time while he worked in the camps in the high artic, he wanted someone who would camp, hike, canoe, and want to live in the bush, he also wanted someone that could figure out how to order a years worth of food on a sealift, someone who would drive for a full day on roads that you saw no one.. who knew how to use a bear banger 🙂

In many ways, lots of the things he asked for, would be just the kinda gal that would be interested in this type of lifestyle.. so grateful my roommate used that service to date in the city and on a saturday after finish a double shift and having a few drink, that I was informed that I was "boring" and needed to find a man and we laughed our way though reading them and as fate would have it.. found my guy!

the even more funny thing, he had only put the post up 48 hours before I answered and that was it for both of us.. he was the only one I wrote to, and I was the only one that wrote to him and we were off and running.. I printed and have kept every single letter we wrote back and forth between us before we meet in person..

Be honest, and meet them as soon as reasonable possable in real life.. and best of luck to you! Hope you meet someone great!

I printed and have kept every single letter we wrote back and forth between us before we meet in person..

Wow, I must be getting tired!
I actually had to re read that line...
The first time I read it I could have sworn it said "before we met in prison"

Oh good. Thats what I read too......and one more Great pickup line.

in person.. not prison... LOL

Great topic, and my apologies to Wild E for getting distracted and not responing when you first brought it up. I kept meaning to get back to it.
This is how I met Mrs C5. On Plenty Of Fish or POF.

what are you talking about?
I did not start topic at all
did not bring it up,
was responding to topic started by the OP !

OOPs. Sorry. I thought it was your post about three weeks back about prepper dating. Must be someone else. I only briefed it but felt I should get back to it because I feel internet dating is a great help for prepping. It helps people search farther afield

You actually have received some very wise advice here. Here's my two cents for what it's worth (which is nothing thanks to the retirement of the penny)

Don't look for a prepping partner - look for a partner! If she truly is compatible with what you believe in, then you have a shot at a relationship. That holds true for many things including religion, looks, and prepping. Find out if she likes camping and spending time in the outdoors. Is she willing to get her hands dirty? Was she a Girl Guide or Scout or Air Cadet or something similar in her youth. Look to extended family - especially parents and grandparents - do they have farming or gardening experience, do they have a well stocked pantry, are they able to sew or knit, or are they handy with tools? You can't always tell by extended family, but it can be an indication. If she's new to prepping, for the love of all that is holy in the name of getting you a gal - DO NOT TELL HER YOU ARE A PREPPER!!! Thanks to Nat Geo's show, she may think you're a nut job before she can get to know you. If you are a nutter - then we can't help you.

Assuming you get a gal who's interesting, take it slow and add to the conversation. See if you can get her nesting instincts invoked - trust me gents, it's hardwired into all us ladies although it takes more effort to pull it out of some than others. Assuming her "nest" is starting to build, you should have no problem bringing up the subject of defending it. She may never want to handle a weapon, but she'd at respect you for defending the homestead and she'd probably help participate in more defensive items. She may turn out to be like some of us gals here and be ready to learn to shot too.

Just be honest with yourself and with any woman about what you're looking for. That doesn't mean spill your guts on the first date, but it means don't say to yourself things like "I don't expect a woman to wash my underwear" if you really do. You'll only be disappointed down the road when she runs over your boxers as she squeels away in whatever wheels she owns.

My DH and I met on POF too, and let me tell you that I had to meet a lot of bottom feeders, sharks, and dead fish before I landed my prize! 😀 Good luck to you!

Now a word of warning. There are scam artists on line. If they seem to good to be true...and then suddenly talk about a sick reletive that needs money, you are being played. Same if they want to send you something like flowers...but dont have a credit card and need your numbers to get it to you. There are pros on those networks looking to prey off the lonely. Ive known people played out of thousands by these organised criminals. Dont let your emotions blind you.

Well that was serious so why dont I lighten the mood. One of my most notorious comments I made to MrsC5 wile first chatting was " When I saw that you grow, cook and can your own food, It gave me a bit of wood..." That comment will live in relational infamy.

Hmm, I have put a nice man on hold from dating because he was adverse to prepping and I dated and fell for another who was a prepper . Even though we broke up, I decided in this day and age, there is no way I am going to look for a man who does not understand and compliment my position on being prepared . So unlike the advice given to not say you are a prepper , if you want a woman who is on the same page and truly understands the whys and hows of being a prepper , stating it outright will not drive the right woman off . I had a profile on farmers only dating site and I have gotten a few enquiries from men who are preppers , one who wants to leave the USA and gain citizenship in Canada before the economic collapse . Hmm, who knew being a single Canadian would make me a preferred commodity , pfft , LOL it sure makes a woman feel special ; )
A man who is not known, leading with lines that are rattling my chain a bit, is not going to win my immediate favour nor special notice either so that advice might win some women , not others . Be genuine would be my best advice if your on the prepping forums sooner or later you will find more and more people are prepping as time goes by that has to increase your odds . Good luck .

Great topic - I am a single woman who may be looking for a prepper partner. I am not so much looking for love these days, I actually enjoy being single and being alone (with my dogs). But you have to wonder what it will be like to grow old and have to survive on your own. Especially, as a woman - we don't retain our strength the way a man does. Being a prepper or talking about prepping does make people think you are a little weird - so I basically keep my thoughts to myself. That is a problem. As the time flies by - I find myself thinking about prepping but not really doing it. Finding a partner is not a little weird, I think it is very practical and necessary. Any nice middle aged Buddhist men out there looking for a nice girl?

I have to agree it is practical to have a team prepping and a 'couple ' type relationship seems to be a biologically strong start . That 'team/tribe' does not necessarily have to be family nor a couple though . As much as I learn things on the internet I think I seek communication on a forum like this as much because I lack any commonality when it comes to the prepping within the people I meet in daily life . Even on the forum I can tell there are many differing kinds of people interested in prepping and their commitment to it and to building a resiliency into the quality of their lifestyle varies .