hello ladymuck, thank you very much for your reply:)) when meeting up in groups i absolutely don?t mind meeting men as well...i?m just worried to get requests for dates, that?s actually all about it:-$...i don?t know how it works here and maybe i sound a little bit clumsy:-$ (as english is not my first language) so i?m not against men :))...i?m just searching for friends:)-D your edf sounds very interesting! so i should pop over to see how it is... ...but i would still be interested in meeting people face to face, having conversations, having a coffee etc... i?m not so much a "big group" person and find it more difficult in finding friends in big groups but i will try as well. if there still is anyone who prefers to meet in little groups as well, who loves art, culture, conversations ect i would be very happy:)) thank your very much for reading!