Bart Simpson had it right: Can't win, don't try. (Mild ranting inside)→[More:] I'm really, really bad at making conversation just for the sake of making conversation, * and the last few "singles" meetups I've gone to, sponsored by different organizations, have been stressful for this reason. I'm much better when there's a point or something specific to focus on.

So I discover in my area that there's a "40s and 50s social group" meetup, and they're going to watch a Red Sox game at a local hotel. Perfect, right? There's a point to the meeting, and besides, I love discussing the Sox and making snide comments about their hitting. **

So I get there and what happens? Everyone completely ignores the game (it was the 15-inning one!) and stands around the bar, talking about pointless things. Everyone, including myself, left long before the game was over. There was one guy watching the game and I asked him how he thought Beckett would do, and he shrugged and said "I dunno, I don't really follow the Sox."

(I thought that guys loved sports, and really appreciated it when their girlfriends did too. Or maybe I just read too much Ms. and Cosmo when I was younger.)

I am so not doing well at these singles meetup groups. There has to be a better way.

* Unless I'm with Eideteker and talking about Nigerian scams.
** Well, actually at the moment I'm kind of concerned!