MATCHMAKER
I'm no Spring chicken, but I can tell you that before my time when the parents felt that their children were of a certain age they would meet with a matchmaker and leave it up to that person to pair up a couple. The children had no say in the matter! Today, somewhere in this world, that's still the way it works.
HOUSE PARTIES
When I was a teenager my friends and I would go to house parties that were hostessed by our classmates. We danced to music on a record player, had cold drinks (no liquor) and chips. It was always a fun time!
DOUBLE DATES
In high school, we double dated, that's how we got to meet other people. I don't know if the kids today do that or even know what that means.
COLLEGE - WORK PLACE
If you attended college you had many opportunities to widen your circle.
If you went out into the working world, there was another opportunity to meet people.
DANCES
In the 40's my single friends and I would attend local temples that held dances where we had the opportunity to meet other singles. Sometimes we were successful, sometimes not. That's a whole other post!
CATSKILLS
In the summer when we had time off from work we would go off to places like Grossingers, Green Mansions or Banner Lodge. Sometimes we were successful, sometimes not. That's a whole other post too!
I digress, but when I think of those times, I always think of the night I first heard Sam Levenson. It was a Wednesday night, he was the main performer, not yet a big star but certainly on his way up, so I can say, I knew him when!!
BARS
Singles today still go to bars to meet but if I had a single son or a daughter I wouldn't be happy about it.
ONLINE DATING SITES
Darwin Dating web site by Colin Purrington CC BY-NC-SA
How times have changed - now you don't have to leave home, just go on the computer, find the site that fits your requirements, register and start your search.
I know a few couples who have found their mates online, are dating or have married.
One of the couples were living in the same city, same development, and lived across the street from each other! Now they are happily married!!
If anyone out there is looking to make a connection, an online site sounds like the way to go.
It's worth a try!
If you have had an experience using this "method", I'd love to hear about it.