I was new to town, and feeling lonely.  It's not that I didn't know how to meet women, but that I was in a whole different scene.  You see, I grew up in a pretty small, but liberal town. 

Meeting women was easy in Cairns as there were heaps of eager backpackers.  There were local parties all the time, everyone knew everyone, and enough new people moved in and out to keep things interesting and fresh.

When I moved to The Gold Coast, however, finding dates became much more difficult.  I had never really figured out how to talk to attractive women at bars. 

I was only a little shy, so that was not the issue.  It is just that I was used to a more intimate environment.  I knew how to meet women at local parties where I already knew many of the people invited, but approaching a stranger was a much more daunting task

I tried every trick that I could imagine.  I tried pickup lines, I tried dating services, but none of them worked.  I even had my personal ad posted on how to meet women website, but nothing seemed to come through for me. 

Oh sure, I had a date now and then, and made some good friends, but my romantic life was rather bleak.  I knew that if I did not learn how to meet woman soon, I would never find happiness in the big city.

Finally, I tried Adult Search which is a free adult dating site.  I know that it sounds pretty silly, but I was desperate and it worked.