Ballroom, Singles Bar Or Internet Dating, Which Do You Prefer?
Judy Ramsook
December 30, 2006
It seems like this business of finding an ideal mate has never been an easy task. In fictional fable times, if a Prince wanted a suitable marriage partner, he threw a ball and invited all the fair and single maidens of the land.
Hence we ended up with such memorable characters such as Cinderella, her fairy Godmother, evil step sisters, step mother and things like a glass slipper and the significance of a clock striking midnight. And having a maiden running from the scene at the ballroom dance as such clock struck the midnight hour.
It’s sometimes amusing how easily one thing can lead to so many other things. But in this day of high tech internet dating, speed dating or even being your friend’s wing man or woman, some people still prefer the direct approach of the single bar room kind of setting.
For yes, there are some persons in our midst who might not have the patience to sit for hours in front of his/her computer searching a dating website, or several dating websites for that matter to find someone who might seem ideal, send him/her an email, wait for a response, get to know each other online, then set up a date for some time in the near future.
Of course there is nothing wrong with this, if you don’t have the time to socialize or you have a shyness dilemna. But maybe the reason some people still prefer the bar scene is because of the instant, face to face encounter.
You don’t have to sit at home and wait for an email or instant message from that person the same way you would had you met this person on some dating website. Of course, you will still have to get to know the person you have met at the bar before going out on that first date, or not, depending on what it is you are after.
Not everyone might agree that meeting someone at a bar is the ideal thing to do though. For there are some persons who think a bar might be an inappropriate setting to meet anyone, but if someone knows what he/she is looking for in an individual, then he/she will know if someone he/she meets at a bar is the person whom he/she is seeking.
Almost like the prince at the ball who dances with as many maidens until he finds the one he thinks is right for him. Internet dating is fine, but some people prefer the direct, ballroom/singles bar kind of approach.
Hence we ended up with such memorable characters such as Cinderella, her fairy Godmother, evil step sisters, step mother and things like a glass slipper and the significance of a clock striking midnight. And having a maiden running from the scene at the ballroom dance as such clock struck the midnight hour.
It’s sometimes amusing how easily one thing can lead to so many other things. But in this day of high tech internet dating, speed dating or even being your friend’s wing man or woman, some people still prefer the direct approach of the single bar room kind of setting.
For yes, there are some persons in our midst who might not have the patience to sit for hours in front of his/her computer searching a dating website, or several dating websites for that matter to find someone who might seem ideal, send him/her an email, wait for a response, get to know each other online, then set up a date for some time in the near future.
Of course there is nothing wrong with this, if you don’t have the time to socialize or you have a shyness dilemna. But maybe the reason some people still prefer the bar scene is because of the instant, face to face encounter.
You don’t have to sit at home and wait for an email or instant message from that person the same way you would had you met this person on some dating website. Of course, you will still have to get to know the person you have met at the bar before going out on that first date, or not, depending on what it is you are after.
Not everyone might agree that meeting someone at a bar is the ideal thing to do though. For there are some persons who think a bar might be an inappropriate setting to meet anyone, but if someone knows what he/she is looking for in an individual, then he/she will know if someone he/she meets at a bar is the person whom he/she is seeking.
Almost like the prince at the ball who dances with as many maidens until he finds the one he thinks is right for him. Internet dating is fine, but some people prefer the direct, ballroom/singles bar kind of approach.
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