You’ve had your eye on her for weeks. She’s cute, smart, funny and loves animals. She’s friendly and nice to everyone. You’ve talked over the water cooler about The Daily Show and the Colbert Report. You’ve been wondering if it’s time to take it to the next level. Knowing that she broke up with a long-term boyfriend about 6 months ago, you don’t want to come on too strong. Gathering your courage, you suggest going out for pizza on Saturday afternoon. You’re happy when she accepts, and aggress to meet you at the local pizza parlor.
You yourself are no stranger to break-ups; you’ve had a nasty break-up in your not too distant past, as well. Not wanting to scare her off or psych yourself out, you are happy with your choice of location and hope that she is too. Besides, if everything goes well, the pizza joint will be a good spot to look back on as “the first date†place.
One thing you really like about this restaurant is its casual atmosphere. An eclectic mix of music plays over the sound system — sometimes it’s U2 and acoustic Beatles, other times it’s Kid Rock or even the Dixie Chicks. You never can tell.
They showcase local artists there, as well. Since you’ve been thinking about buying some, it will give you something to talk about should the conversation drag. And what’s more, they have plenty of customers. Young couples, retirees, gays, college students, skaters, and young professionals all love this place, so the people watching is good.
While waiting for your pie, you can sip a beer or a glass of wine and challenge your date to a relaxing game of air hockey. You can tell a lot about a person in the way they approach pool or air hockey tables. Will she hang back and let you make the first move? Will she be aggressive and competitive while still having fun?
It may sound crazy, but a good game of air hockey can really give you insight into a person’s makeup. You’ll learn fast that if she’s fiercely competitive, she may also insist on being right all the time. That may not be what you’re looking for.
If she’s timid and shy, she may be that way in other aspects of her life, and afraid to take chances. Unless you’re looking to mentor her, a tendency to downplay her playing abilities may indicate she’s in the market for someone who’s more of a father figure than a partner.
However, if she plays, laughs and has fun, she’s probably going to be the right girl for you. If she’s able to poke fun at her own mistakes, and doesn’t pout if you happen to win, you’ve chosen a girl who will at least be fun in the short term. Where you take it from here is completely up to you.
But, if you truly have a fun relaxing time that leads to a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or even more dates, you can say that it all came about from a good pizza and some friendly air hockey.
Speed dating is a concept, which has fast been gaining acceptance among masses all over the world. Individuals, who are single and are looking forward to get hitched, are more than glad with the concept of speed dating. Gone are the days, when a man had to wait until the fifth or sixth date to adjudge whether a relationship is going to work out or not. Moreover, the biggest hurdle that most of the single individuals face is landing up with a date in the first place. You can’t exactly expect to go out with any other random person, you see on the street for a date. A date has to be with someone special.
And speed dating allows you to simply find that “special” person without much of a hassle. The concept of speed dating basically means that a large number of single men and women are invited together for a social gathering in a room where they get to spend exactly three minutes with each member of the opposite sex who is present in the room. After the three minutes are over, both the man and woman can proceed to the next person.
All the members who are present in the hall are given a sheet of paper where they tick either yes or no in front of the name of the person they have just interacted with. This assessment is done for obvious reasons and at the end of the day; these sheets are passed on to the organizers of the event. The organizers then try to find out any possible matches so that they can interact further and get to know each other in a better manner. The fun elements which are part and parcel of the concept of speed dating, such as the sophisticated restraint and an extremely well-polished exterior which the participants try to project in front of the other sex are just some of them. There are certain sections of people who are apprehensive about the concept of speed dating. Speed dating is believed to be an idea through which people can only form a very shallow opinion about the other person as the time provided to interact with them is really very less.
Most of the speed daters admit that they often end up forming a very judgmental opinion about the other person in this limited time. Speed daters even admit that they could have probably fallen for a candidate whom they had rejected after the “set” three-minute span, provided they had a chance to have a proper conversation with them. Don’t forget, speed dating has it’s own charm. The prospect of meeting hundreds of potential suitors, under a single roof both excites and sounds scary at the same time. Yet, it is a technique, which every one wants to try and who knows, they just might end up finding their true love in a matter of three minutes.