Singles Nights
Watch this postI am thinking of setting up a singles night for the 55+ age group in Shropshire as there does not seem anything for us I personally would rather meet people face to face , as like many others I have had a couple of unfortunate experiences with dating sites so thought if I could go to a singles or "speed dating" night perhaps it might be easier, but as I say there appears to be nothing so thinking of setting it up myself. Does anyone think there is a call for it, has anyone been to one to offer advise to what do you think???
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Perhaps for a first event it might be advisable to try and get an even mix of the sexes, limit the numbers so that you could choose a suitable venue to meet for a coffee and a bun and then perhaps have a stroll if members fancied it and then take it from there.
It would be good to have everyone's contact details (phone and email) so that you have some idea of who is coming; unfortunately, I don't know how you could "weed out" the married people who just want a bit on the side although possibly a land-line number as opposed to a mobile number might be a deterrent!
Good luck with your venture and do let us know what happens if you decide to go ahead. You never know, you might start a trend and there will be singles groups springing up all over the place 🙂
Thank you for the above
I have some experience of "speed dating" as my son has been to a couple of events in Australia so he has been very helpful with do's and don'ts
I would not be holding the event in my own house but hire a proper venue in a nice hotel as I do want the right sort of people , I am just sounding people out at the moment to see if it will be worth my while