Top 5 Ways to Meet That Special Someone in the City
1. Through a friend – The holy grail of dating.
You’re at a party or out for drinks, and your buddy shows up with one of his/her old college/work pal who A) went to college B) has a job and C) is gorgeous. You proceed to play it cool, while secretly doing a little gig in your head.
This scenario is ideal in so many ways, but as we get older and our social network gets more and more familiar, hopes of the “met through a friend” scenario become more and more fleeting.
2. At a bar – The less ideal, but most common situation.
You’re at a bar or cocktail lounge with your buddies laughing away at their hilarities while covertly scanning the room for hotties. Perhaps you catch one looking your direction from a far off corner, and as your eyes catch, fireworks burst and visions of fairytale endings flash through your head.
This scenario is wonderful when it works out, but more often than not, when the fireworks flicker away all you are left with are a bunch of awkward one-liners.
3. At work – A far less ideal situation, but it happens.
You’re brand new on the job, and run into the man/woman of your dreams in the break room. Pleasantries turn into flirting and flirting turns into dinner. Before you know it you’ve broken every rule about not dating in the workplace, and are ready to walk down the aisle with your co-worker.
Again, this scenario is wonderful when it works out, but when it doesn’t… dun dun dun. A bad break-up can mean a hostile work environment, or just a whole lot of awkward moments.
4. Online – A place to go when you’re ready give fate a helping hand.
There are many places to turn to when considering online dating. There is of course match.com, eharmony.com, chemistry.com and the lesser-known sugardaddie.com. Online dating has many perks- you can browse potential dates from the comfort of your own home and weed out the ones who still live with their parents. But you can also spend hours sifting through profile after profile, obsessing about the best “About Me” paragraph and whether or not you should lie about your age.
5. Speed dating – For when you need to meet someone NOW.
Worst-case scenario, you sit through dozens of 5-minute conversations with people who have either dabbled in witchcraft or think Panama is a city in Florida. But best-case scenario you sit through dozens of 5-minute conversations with people who are just like you –busy, single, and want to not be single.
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