🦸 One convention might not be enough to get to know someone. But as you start attending more often and keeping in touch with everyone, feelings can start to develop. In the case of cosplayers, their passion for specific characters is just one more thing for them to bond over 😍

Elyse was introduced to Matt by her group of cosplayer friends. They got along well and exchanged contacts on the spot 📱 However, it took a decade for them to end up together! Times just didn't align. It took several encounters and a friend's wedding for them to start chatting more often. Funnily enough, they never confessed their feelings. Matt just assumed they were dating and decided to make it public! 😱

📝 This story is a great example of how making friends and meeting someone many different times can help you find your Player 2. It's not necessary to jump at someone attractive the first time you see them. And if you didn't click or didn't get their number the first time, there might be a next. It's not guaranteed. There's always an element of luck. But if that person was a part of your group of friends, you'll roll with advantage 🎲

Being part of a group of friends doesn't mean seeing the same people at the same recurring events, though 👀 It means developing relationships with them where you all meet to do different activities and get to know each other in different contexts. In their case, Elyse and Matt not only met at conventions, but the pivotal point was their friend's wedding. Not a convention. 💒

💡 So keep these lessons in mind next time you go socializing! Saw someone you wanted to talk to but didn't get to? There could be another time! 🤩

🎧 Press Start and see how cosplaying and conventions could lead to your Player 2!

🖤 FREE GUIDE: WHERE (AND HOW) TO MEET YOUR PLAYER 2 ORGANICALLY 🎮
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Elyse's Links:

https://linktr.ee/princessbilbo

https://www.instagram.com/princessbilbo

https://www.tiktok.com/@princessbilbo

https://www.facebook.com/PrincessBilbo

https://www.threads.net/@princessbilbo

Related Episodes: 

• Finding Your Nerd Community, with Jose: https://www.rolltodate.com/podcast/nerd-community/
• The Tolkien Association: Where to Meet Nerds, with Vir: https://www.rolltodate.com/podcast/the-tolkien-association/

Timestamps for lazy nerds:

• 00:00:00 Intro
• 00:00:58 What Makes Elyse a Nerd
• 00:02:38 Cosplayers Introducing Each Other
• 00:06:13 Asking for the Number
• 00:07:47 First Impression
• 00:09:57 Schroedinger Date
• 00:14:15 Mismatched Timings
• 00:16:49 Going Public Online
• 00:19:28 Dating as Asexual
• 00:21:23 Closing

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