Big agree. Go to a meetup for an activity you enjoy, there it’s easy to start by talking surface-level conversations about the hobby (also, in the case of dnd or some board games, a lot of people there are already less socially competent than average (that includes myself)).
I wonder how that conversation went
(as the eldest son): hey dad you can’t get with any more ladies anymore okay? why? *looks at dad’s wealth* because… uhh… you just can’t okay!?