your's caught my eye because I have somewhat the same problem except meeting guys of course. though mine has nothing to do with fear of men. and I have lived in the same area now for a long time. just that most women seem to just want to stay at home or do stuff where there are no men involved which is kind of lame for me since it makes it kind of hard to meet men. and with wonderful double standards cant go to a bar alone, or men assume you are looking for sex (?) (I personally don't see the correlation between the two, but.. I'm not the one who creates that double standard) Any suggestions would certainly be appreciated. I'm thinking of trying golf. but again like I mentioned before my friends seem to prefer activities that don't involve men being around, so I'm not sure if I'll even be able to do that alone.
by the way the guy who told you to try a dog is right. first there are a lot of people who either don't like or are allergic to cats, plus you cant really walk up and play with it or get it to do tricks, right? second, do not try borrowing a baby like the said to on Friends, it truly would make many women run the other way or even if they do like kids they might not relish the thought of instant motherhood, or may just prefer to wait to have their own. if you already have one fine, don't hide that, there's nothing wrong with it, but do not pretend for reason mentioned above. the dog is the best approach. i would definitely be more inclined to talk to a person who had an adorable doggy with them.