It's been said over and over on here that Macon and Middle Georgia sucks when it comes to dating. We've asked for suggestions for what can be done around here to meet people with few suggestions. We've even discussed people traveling to other places to meet people.
I, for one, am one of those people. I love to travel to Atlanta because it just has a lot more options for meeting people.
One of my most recent obsessions was this event called PlayDate. Held about twice a month, a bunch of adults would gather in either a hotel ballroom or other large room and play various board games. I'm talking everything from Uno to Twister. It was a great way to meet people and you got to have fun without having to shout and get all sweaty in a club.
With gas prices, I'm not going up to Atlanta as much and have gotten to experience the Middle Georgia social scene which completely pales in comparison.
The way I figure it is there's a slight chance that someone with some money or entrepreneurial spirit reads this blog every once in awhile. Maybe this could be a venue to offer up ideas of events or places we would like to see in Macon.
Have you experienced good dating scenes elsewhere? What aspects of those dating scenes could be brought to Macon?
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Can we make it better?
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Playdate sounds so fun! It would be neat to have something like that here. I also think speed dating would be something fun and different to add to Macon's dating scene.
Cupid.com has done speed dating in Macon before.
We also have a gaming scene... if you are into LARPing, Warhammer, D&D, or Magic: The Gathering. Geeks have been getting together and playing games socially for a while. It's nice to see the rest of the world catching on to the idea.
Anon- How do you find out when these events (speed dating, games) are going on? Do you belong to a specific mailing list or organization?
Cupid.com for the speed dating, if they are still doing it.
Games. Well, just go down to your local comic shop/gaming store and give the person behind the counter the secret hand signal. I can't tell you the secret hand signal because it wouldn't be a secret then.
Most gamers are teenagers up to 20-somethings and male. Sometimes you luck up and find some older non-geek types and even a few females. But usually not.
Gaming, like anything else, is a hobby. There's plenty of hobby groups out there and the nice part about joining one is you already have something in common with the other people. Just do a web search and find a group.
I've been to the PlayDate Raven mentioned and it's definitely not like a bunch of game geeks sitting around. People actually dress like they're going out to a club or a lounge. They have drinks and music. It's real sophisticated but it just has board games and Twister and even video games. You don't find too many hardcore "gamers" there. You just meet a lot of people wanting to have fun, yet wanting something different from the club.
PLAYDATE IS THE BOMB!...I NOT ONLY ATTEND IT IN ATLANTA...BUT ALSO, THE SAME GUYS THAT DO PLAYDATE JUST LAUNCH AN INTERACTIVE COMEDY SHOW CALLED "CALL ME UP"...IT WAS CRAZY FUN!...PLUS I HEAR THAT THEY DO A THING CALLED "PAINT BY NUMBERS"...I AM ON THEIR EMAIL LIST SO I GET ALOT OF UPDATES...HERE ARE THE LINKS...WWW.PLAYDATEATL.COM ...WWW.CALLMEUPATLANTA.COM...WWW.PAINTBYNUMB3RS.COM....CHECK THEM OUT...THEY ARE TRULY INNOVATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO THE NEW SOCIAL SCENE...
Cupid.com has done speed dating in Macon before.
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