Oh single to be
Introducing our brand new columnist, the fabulously honest, super stylish but (somehow) still single, Janine…
It seems that being single is a growing trend right now and there is a huge market making tons of money trying to help us to find “the one”. For those of us who are still single there appears to be so many ways to help us find what we are looking for - if only it were that simple!
Too much choice?
From TV shows, websites and speed dating to matchmaking, cooking, and cocktail making there are more than a few options in the mix - all of them trying to entice you with something a little different and appeal to what you fancy. This can often feel much the same as choosing a drink in a coffee shop! From skinny vanilla iced lattes and frothy mocha cappuccinos to intense espressos and tall dark Americanos there must be something on the menu for us all? TV dating shows have evolved from the 80’s classic ‘Blind Date’ with good old Cilla Black paving the way for the more recent Sing Date (a novel way of getting you to sing to each other via Skype before performing a cosy duet together), ‘Dating in the Dark’ (where you don’t even see each other) and the latest show, ‘First Date’. Watching a variety of couples on their first date, Channel 4’s‘First Date’ is the next step in the world of TV dating - if the date is unsuccessful we ourselves can write in and become their date the following week! Talk about love in the public eye. Then we have the whole on-line dating world. I think most singles have dipped their toes into this at some stage and, again, there is a huge variety to choose from (Plenty of Fish, Match, Zoosk, eHarmony and Flirtbox to name just a few). Feeling fussy? Take your pick. With some sites catering for more specific needs, if you want a sugar-daddy or someone in uniform you can find them. In reality, on-line dating is really hit or miss as far as I’m concerned. There are, in fact, some really nice, genuine people on there. The hardest part? Finding them.
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