Find Love In The Emerald City…
The pictures you choose to represent yourself in your online profile have obvious importance. This fun and informative article in the Seattle Times features photo advice for dating profiles from experts at Match.com, LookBetterOnline.com, professional photographers, and other experts. Highly recommended.
It’s time for the annual food festivities at the Seattle Center. Drop by Bite of Seattle on the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd (today, tomorrow, and Sunday) for yummy food and potential socializing. It’s free, and this year Comcast is filming their show Dating ON DEMAND at the Bite. In their words: “Want to be on TV? Comcast is filming Dating ON DEMAND from the festival this year! If you’re single, this is a brand new way to meet your match. Stop by Comcast’s booth (south of the Fountain) to be filmed for a Dating ON DEMAND TV segment. After the event, watch THE BITE OF SEATTLE ON DEMAND. Check out local chefs revealing their secret recipes on The Bite Cooks!, relive your favorite musicians from the festival stages, and more. That’s Comcastic!”
Well, you heard them. It’s Comcastic! Get going! [Link]It’s Just Lunch is “a specialized dating service for busy professionals”, and they “minimize stress and maximize efficiency by working with your busy schedule to coordinate Lunch, Brunch or Drinks after work as a fun way to meet some of the incredible single professionals living in the Seattle area.” If you’re a busy, single, Seattle professional, why not give it a try?
Pet lovers all have something in common: they love their pets! If you’re such a person and would like to meet (and possibly date) like-minded souls, give Animal Attraction a whirl!
Quick! Name a great way to “do good” and meet like-minded folks. That’s right. Volunteer! It can expand your social circle, and in the meanwhile you’ll be contributing your time and energy to folks who need it. You can find volunteering opportunities galore at Volunteer Match.
One of the great things about the Puget Sound area is the opportunity for great sailing, and sailing is a good way to meet people, especially with an affordable opportunity like Seattle Singles Yacht Club:
“The SSYC meets every Monday evening (except on holidays) at the Shilshole Bay Beach Club near West Marine and Shilshole Marina. Casual members pay $7.00 at the door for entry.
“While there is a nominal charge to attend our weekly meetings and monthly dances, you will never be asked to pay for a boat ride. SSYC is a nonprofit organization where single adults enjoy boating and other social activities.
SSYC is a place where skippers find crew, and people who want to become crew find boats to crew on. All levels are welcome, from experienced boat owners, novice crew eager to learn, and every skill level in-between. Boats owned by SSYC skippers include a variety of sailboats, catamarans and powerboats.”
What are you doing reading this when you could be enjoying First Thursday in Pioneer Square? Not a dating event, but a great way to get out and be around your fellow Seattlites. You can’t date ‘em if you never meet ‘em, and you can’t meet ‘em if you’re never around ‘em. So, get going!
Underdog Sports Leagues provides “laid back leagues for everyday players”. While not a dating-specific organization, USL is a great way to have fun and meet people. Leagues include: bowling, flag football, dodgeball, kickball, and mini golf.
This morning Alma Rubenstein from The Professional Dater was on “Fox News This Morning”. In her brief interview she gave tips on tuning up one’s appearance using the five senses as a guide: sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. I won’t regurgitate her specific tips here (you can visit her site, if you like), but using the senses as a guide for your own appearance checklist is a useful idea.
Amusingly, when I fired up my web browser to find her URL, I noticed in my search results a page on another site that said: “Beware the Professional Dater.” Thinking it was a critique of Rubenstein’s site, I stopped by for a look. It turned out not to be; it’s an article warning against people who become “professional daters” on online services who never commit because they’re addicted to the notion the next match will be better. The site, Date My Pet, containing the article turned out to be another dating service, but with this angle: it’s geared toward people with pets. Their tagline: “Date Me. Date My Pet.” SeattleDating411 will investigate and report our findings in a future post.
Looking for something to do? Want to expand your social circle? Don’t forget about ubiquitous Craigslist. You can find activity partners, make platonic and romantic connections, and hell, while you’re at it, buy a used toaster.
http://seattle.craigslist.com