I went to the dating event and it was amazing

[Something Funny]

Easily the best social thing that I've ever been to.

It was organized in a cafe from 16:00 to 20:00. There were 8 guys and 6 girls (it was supposed to be 7 girls,  but 1 didn't come). There were 4 tables and guys would rotate between the tables every 35 minutes (plus 10 minutes of free time before each round starts). Each round they would give us 3 options: a tabletop game (most were centered around getting to know each other), cards with questions, or some "integration exercise" (for example we got one where each person had to write down their top 3 strength, and then you would draw connections between each other's strengths if they are related in any way). 

I've enjoyed the whole thing so much!  And I think I did really well. I was talkative and active, I didn't feel that anxious or stressed but rather excited and alert. And I think some people even liked me.

The cafe was really nice, had cool art on the walls, and had a nice atmosphere in general. The people were nice. I liked the format because about 40 minutes of talking is just enough time to get too know each other without getting too overwhelmed. And I liked the support that having specific activities and question cards provided. It made things much easier than if you had to jump start a conversation on your own (also some questions were kind of philosophical and I got to shine a bit).

Finally, at the end, each person wrote down the names of the people they would like to meet with on a card and gave it to the organizers (anonymously). And now they are supposed to let us know if we got any matches (like on tinder). I think it's a really cool idea because there is no fear, there is no embarrassment, there is no need to worry about being rejected or put into an uncomfortable situation. And that can be said about the whole idea of dating events like this in general. They remove all the anxiety related to cold approaching because everyone is there to date, you don't have to worry about bothering people or looking weird, etc.

Sure, you might say that it will not develop you as much as a hardcore cold approach pickup practice. But I think it's really good for newbies who are just starting to learn how to socialize and need a safe space to practice. And also for people who don't care about personal development aspects of dating and just want to find a girlfriend / boyfriend.

 

[pursuitofspirit]

Nice. Did you get any matches?

[Something Funny]

@pursuitofspirit idk yet, I think they are supposed to email us tomorrow.

[Salvijus]

Sounds fun 

[Rishabh R]

@Something Funny All the best.