What Do Single People Want?

The problem with most social events is that, after we've been brought together to participate in some form of entertainment -- drinking, dancing, or just general partying (drinking and dancing) -- we're on our own! No matter what the event, it always comes down to walking up to strangers -- or waiting for strangers to walk up to us -- and trying to make a conversation out of next to nothing -- starting out with superficial chit-chat and hoping that eventually, somehow we'll accidentally stumble on a topic of common interest. Let's face it, who among us can come up with stimulating repartee about the band, the food, or the weather?

A typical conversation at a bar or a party, for instance, begins with some initial, random, casting about for common ground, followed by, if common interests aren't found fairly quickly, further random casting about for a smooth way to disengage. It makes for lots of wasted time, some really boring conversations, and the constant challenge of making a glib entrance to, and graceful exit from, repeated conversations with new candidates. (Along with, one hopes, the occasional random success, thank you, universe!)

The alternatives to bars and parties can be relatively bleak. Personal ads, while holding out much promise, are in reality expensive, awkward, and time consuming. From a man's point of view, Internet personals frequently attract a large quotient of women who are hesitant to make the transition from email to telephone to an in-person meeting. Women, when deciding whether to meet someone with whom they've made initial contact over the Internet, have to deal with the uncertainty of meeting someone they don't know, with few reliable signals on which to base their decision. Anyone who's explored either of these alternatives knows, too, how surprisingly poor an indicator of a match good email -- or even a great phone conversation -- can be!

Dancing, though a great way to make an initial contact, still leaves something to be desired when it comes to actually getting to know somebody. While it's certainly exciting to find someone with whom one has that special connection -- moving in perfect rhythm to the music -- making that awkward transition from dance to conversation when the song is over can be difficult. Loud music dictates against any but the most rudimentary conversation, and dancing well together seems, again, not to be much of an indicator of the soul-mate potential of one's partner.

Now, there's a new, better way to meet people! – The Meeting Game^® Salon provides fun, casual, and informative first meetings between attractive single adults, taking into account these goals:

• You get to meet a lot of people in a short amount of time
  
• You get to know people in a brief, but meaningful way
  
• People get to know you, too
  
• There aren't any awkward beginnings or endings to the interactions
  
• You're having a good time!
  

As a participant, you'll find out what everyone likes to do for fun, their values, and what they're doing with their lives. And they'll get to know you, too! You'll meet an assortment of new people and be provided with openings to further conversation with any of your group -- or anyone else in the room, all of whom have been having short discussions on the same topics. You'll have the opportunity to know and be known, all without awkward introduction or disengagement.

Opportunities are provided for you to connect on an individual basis with attractive participants whom you've identified throughout the evening as worthy of further attention. (You can also expect people who want to meet you to come up to you periodically throughout the evening, hand you their card, and ask you to contact them, simply because they find you interesting or attractive. How do we know this will happen? Again, we don't leave it to chance -- we set it up so that it does happen!)

Another way you'll get to know your new "circle of friends" is by reading their personal ads -- which will be posted. Personal ads are great conversation starters. Compare "Are you Karen, the tennis player? Do you know a good place to play around here?" to the typical conversation starter, "Do you come here often?" Or, "Are you the Steve who likes Sartre? You know, I've always wondered what he was trying to say in Being and Nothingness; what do you think he was getting at?" compared to "Beautiful day today, wasn't it? I wonder if the weather will hold." You can read the ads and then go find the people that wrote the ones that interest you, or go read up about that attractive person across the room, or someone who was in one of your earlier conversation groups. There will be time throughout the evening for you to talk with your favorite candidates, fortified with conversation starters from their ads -- no expensive phone call, waiting and hoping they'll call you back, or spending time on a personal ad date with someone who's not right for you!

One of the best things about The Meeting Game^® Salons is that they're fun. With the focus on conversation and other games, meeting people and making new friends is a bonus, rather than a raison d'être for the evening; the way it used to be when people met naturally, through their circle of friends. And, as we all know, we're at our best and most attractive when we're enjoying ourselves!

We think a lot of people are ready for a new way to meet each other in a brief, but meaningful way. Worst case scenario: it's lots of fun! And who knows -- you just might meet that special someone who's just right for you! Put yourself in the right places for it to happen, and eventually it will!

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