I've never had a gf, and I'd really like to have someone to spend time with and hold hands with. I've held this assumption that just being friends is the best tactic, but all I end up getting is a bunch of "galpals", as someone has derided me for in the past. I've been told I don't get past the friend zone. I try not to worry too much about perception from other's though, but it can hurt. Maybe I'm meant to be single the rest of my life, but I'd rather not. Anyway, I don't go to a church, but is it a good place to meet women, or is that some antiquated thing that doesn't really apply in the modern world anymore?