Some quick background on me. I am 37 male and single. I have never been in a relationship before. I live with my parents on the eastern side of the US. I have learned to enjoy living a simpler life. I do not worry about chasing money or anything like that. I live smartly and frugally. But I only earn around 30,000 a year.
I am very happy with my life. I am not looking to move, change careers or start earning more. I know this seems to upset some people. But it really is just who I am and what makes me happy. But I am realizing I do not earn enough to support and provide for a family.
Which is totally fine. But it does make the kind of dating I have been attempting all my life even more difficult. I have always dated to marry. When I first started dating at 20 (or at least trying at that age) my goal was always to date people I might be interested in marrying. Get to know them. Decide whom I want a relationship with. And maybe pursue marriage with them.
I do not have such a direct path to marriage now. While I am still open to it someday it might be 10 or 20 years before I am ready to marry (or at least have someone willing to marry me lol).
I am still interested in pursuing relationships and romantic friendships. So, I realize I need to casually date. But like I said I have never done it before, have no idea what it is even about. I am not really looking for a FWB. I would fall in love too quickly and easily that it would not be fair to my partner.
I am interested in how people casually date. How do people casually get into relationships? What are the typical rules of casual dating? I really do just have no experience or training with it.
Thank you so much to anyone who can help. Also, just some quick info my hobbies are reading, writing, philosophy, theology, weed edibles, sex with myself, and working out. I realize they may not be the best hobbies for meeting people. But they are what I have to work with
Thank you again to anyone.