Thanks to everyone for their kind and helpful advices, it's really appreciated.
We've searched through all the ads and found some really gorgeous couples and singles of a similar age to ourselves, we're still a bit shy about contacting them though. The social events sound like a great idea, think we'll give that a go before we start arranging to meet people or attend any clubs/parties.
Oh, sorry we forgot to mention, we live in the North West (not together just yet, we're getting our first place in the summer)
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