Women often ask online: "In what public places can I meet single men?" Or: "Where can I meet men outside of dating apps?" Or: "How can I meet men in real life?" And many respond by listing all sorts of everyday places—volleyball or climbing clubs, coffee shops, bookshops.

The truth is that, first, single men can be found absolutely everywhere, just like everyone else. Second, to go to a volleyball club, you at least need to be interested in volleyball. And third, there is no guarantee that, once you find yourself surrounded by men in a volleyball club, you will not experience the same difficulties with meeting them that you do now.

So, in reality, the questions should be: How do you recognise that a man wants to approach you and encourage him to do so? How do you prepare yourself for an unexpected approach from a stranger? And, more importantly, how should you behave if you meet a man you like—wherever that may be?