Similar to what @gondwanalon describes as a dating club are activity meet-ups that cater to singles (but not exclusively). It is a relatively painless way to meet people with similar interests. Check out meetup.com.
I enjoyed dating because I met some very interesting women and it got me out to do things. What I didn’t like was that too often people are not anywhere near honest in their online dating profiles, or that they have unrealistic expectations of potential partners.
To quote Dan Savage, “we all want meet the 1, but the 1 is rare, and we may only meet people that are ..80 or .85. So perhaps consider “rounding up” the person who is .85 to a one. ”
IN other words, we have to accept that other people are human and have flaws. Some have flaws we are willing to accept, just as they are will ing to accept our flaws.