People we know are journeying through kink as well may have insights for us, or become friends to last a lifetime.It is important to meet people in your community. Yup, jour community. You get to make it yours by becoming a part of it — at your own pace, and in your own style.Countless works have been dedicated to the art of social interaction. There are many different approaches to meeting other people. The following chapter presents a series of tips, tricks, and tools for connecting as authentic human beings within a sexualized and kinky context.So buckle up, pull out your calling cards, plug in your computer, and get ready to meet your community!Preparing For Successful Networking There are so many amazing, open-minded, smart, sexy, geeky, friendly, hot, fascinating, fun, and fantastic humans out there . . . where do we start? Oh yeah — here. That person holding this book is a pretty unique and amazing person.The first step in preparing to meet other people is to meet yourself.