 dakotayii says: Meeting people in bars, especially one's local watering hole, is indeed a rare occurrence these days. “You're not going to find the person,” offered Lem, Jason's 36-year-old bartending counterpart. “It's going to be a hookup.” Since the days of the singles bar, meeting people socially has gone virtual in the form of various Internet dating and networking sites. Increasingly, Craigslist has become the dirty little secret introducing young couples. One recent headline even asks point blank: Are you willing to lie about how we met? That's not really news, but Craigslist is increasingly the destination for young people (and a few olds) to make new friends and meet new lovers. Perhaps Craigslist is more convenient than the days of singles bars, as it allows one to sift through various pictures, desires and hobbies until a match is made. And besides, many have found apartments and jobs through the site, so why not love or friendship? With the still-unwritten laws of Internet dating, it can be tough to navigate making new friends. No longer in a setting like college, teeming with potential new friends, late-20-somethings are awkwardly emerging from long-term college relationships and wondering what the next step is. Where, exactly, do they find new people, and more importantly, where do they find new people with whom they'll actually have something in common? Back at Union Pool, ennui eventually set in. I started text-messaging friends for real, live human engagement. Though there had been a few other single people at the bar, nobody found reason to strike up a conversation. I finished a second beer and headed to a hous... Ah yes, the problem, of course, with meeting someone in pubs and bars, is that chances are, you'll be drunk, and she'll be drunk, the next few times you meet will probably be in the same bar or club, both equally as drunk. And everything is peachy, until you go on your first proper date. Perhaps a pizza somewhere, a stroll along the beach, but you're both sober, and not half as interesting as you think you are when drunk. To compound matters, she's a chartered accountant, you're a technician. Your spark has faded, and spluttered out. But the problem remains, where do you meet someone, while sober, in a situation that you could actually strike up a conversation with them. The bakery? "N... I am so glad that whole dating scene is in my past. I wouldn't attempt it for anything. I found love on the dance floor. Unfortunately, today's modern music is not made for dancing.. it's made for killing somebody. OMG, I'm so glad I don't have to date. *shudder* |
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