More options for meeting people

More options for meeting people.

1. Singles Events:
Just as I was sitting around moping, a girl friend called and asked me if I'd like to join her at a singles event.  I was intrigued.  She told me it was at a grocery store.  A friend of hers was a dating coach with a blog and she organized singles events.  What did I have to lose?  As a mom, going to the grocery store was a routine requirement so the thought of incorporating a singles event into a regular necessity piqued my curiosity.  If nothing else, I'd get to check out a new grocery store!  Who hasn't heard a story about finding love in a grocery store?  Never happened to me, but hey there's a first time for everything.  I was excited, this would be fun.

The night of the event I met my girl friend at Whole Foods.  We were kind of lost and unsure where to go or what to expect, but once we got upstairs she found her friend and off we went.  It was an interesting concept and the store had graciously set up various stations with all kinds of samples.  The brownies were to die for and the chocolate fondue station with beautiful fresh strawberries was a huge hit with many participants lingering there for a good long while.  Personally the cheese and brownie stations were my areas of choice!  Lol 

I was impressed with the cleanliness of the store and the selection of products.  They had many items I had never seen at the grocery stores I frequented regularly.  The sales staff were extremely knowledgeable about the products, helpful and very pleasant. 

Sadly there were far more women than men in attendance, but I had a great time.  It was a night out, a change of scenery, I met a few new people (Ok so they were all women, but networking is a good thing!), did my grocery shopping and found some neat new items to try out.  Afterwards, me and my girl friend went to Joey's for a bite and drinks so bonus.  All in all it was a great experience and I would definitely do it again and recommend it to others.  If ever you have the chance to participate, I say go for it.  Go into it with low expectations.  It's hard to predict how many people will attend or  what the ratio of men to women will be, but view it as a night out and have fun.  With door prizes and samples it just adds to the experience and allows you to break out of the usual routine.

2. Dating Services
I had overheard conversations at work about people signing up with dating services, so I figured I'd check it out.  The prices can run quite high with these agencies, but if they have a good reputation and testimonials who knows?  The initial consultation at most of these companies is free so you get an opportunity to feel them out while asking lots of questions before signing up.  I was floored at what some of these companies charge.  Holy cow, I might need a second job to pay to find love!

It's late so I'll fill you in on my experience with one of these services in my next post.  Gotta keep you hanging! Lol

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