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Events like that are good and everything, in and of themselves, but they're not good for me for the purpose of meeting people. Due to my weird brain, I need to be able to interact with people over some time to determine if they're someone I want to get to know more or talk to. I know I'm weird that way. For some reason, I hate doing small talk with people I don't know. People will suggest asking someone about their job or my mom used to suggest asking how long they've been a member of the churhc. I remember being almost shocked at those kinds of suggestions because why would I want to know that? How will that specific information be useful or relevant? I know, I know, I'm weird in that way, but that's how my brain works. I need to be able to get to know the person first so when I ask them a question like that, it's because I actually care about that person and have a specific interest in them. Odds are at an event like the Fatima Conference, I wouldn't have a chance to do anything like that first so conversation wouldn't really work for me.

I've tried to start a montly board game night at my church that's open to nearly everyone, but the priests weren't too interested so that was dropped. While being able to develop a relationship with a traditional Catholic woman would be ideal, making friends with traditional Catholic men would be nice too. The problem is that at my age, the vast majority of them are married and don't have time for single friends.