Hemant, over at the Friendly Atheist, has done some great social networking research on this topic, for all the dudes out there who can’t seem to find a fellow atheist lady to pal around with.
1. Know where to look
2. Try the dating websites
3. Be social. But don’t pounce
4. Looking like this (Hugh Laurie or Neil deGrasse Tyson) scores you bonus points [er... really?]
5. Have something to talk about other than atheism
6. When not at an atheist gathering, it helps to carry around a New Atheist book
7. It may be useful to accurately gauge the woman’s degree of atheism
8. Just because she is an atheist, do not assume you know what she thinks about everything else
9. Do not automatically discount a non-atheist
This one has GOT to be my favorite:
10. Be ready to have a duel with the atheist who is already dating her. If you meet the woman of your dreams, you’ll find out quickly that she’s already seeing somebody. In this case, you must be prepared to do battle. I suggest becoming a fencing or jousting expert.
on Jul 19th, 2009 at 12:33 am
Ah, so THIS is how it’s done. I’ve been going about it all wrong.