 |
|
|
|
Single on the dating circuit
If you're tired of trying to meet someone the usual way, here are a few new ideas to give your dating life an updated boost.
By Elisa Birnbaum
|
|
|
|
Tired of cooking for one? Perhaps your culinary skills are to blame. Enter the Singles Supper Club. Offering cooking class parties for all tastes, it's the brainchild of chef Vanessa Yeung and event planner, Stephenie Summerhill, co-owners of Aphrodite Cooks. Signing up is as simple as searching through the website's calendar of events and choosing a class that suits your age group and sexual orientation. Each lesson begins with a cocktail, dinner and glass of wine, sure to whet your romantic and epicurean appetites. It ends with a newfound appreciation for the skillet and the chance for participants to socialize while digging into their joint gourmet creation. An opportunity to learn a new skill in an informal, fun atmosphere, makes these classes particularly favorable for the quiet or reserved single. Take one spoon cooking lesson, add a cupful of singles, mix well and serve up hot. Makes 2 servings.
If you believe chemistry can be determined in three minutes, check out 25dates.com. Started in 2002, Canada's Speed Dating Service makes cupid proud with its claim that over 75% of its participants succeed in finding at least one match. Here's how it works: First, go online, find your age group and sign up. Then, once at the event -- wearing a tag with your name and assigned number -- you'll chat one-on-one with up to 25 men for three-minute intervals. If one catches your eye, you'll mark down his number and, fingers and toes crossed, he'll do the same. When a match is mutual, 25dates.com sends you each other's contact information, tied in a hope and a prayer. The service is an especially positive option if you're outgoing and good at first impressions. But, if you've had an off-night, don't worry: A matchless evening guarantees your next one's on the house.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
OR |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
