Gone are the days of starting a conversation with someone at a coffee shop or dog park and building a connection over your mutual love for Coronation Street and hatred of Nutella. Fewer singles are now meeting in public places, and the opportunities for random encounters are becoming a thing of the past.
Apps like Bumble and Hinge have become the home for people who are looking for a significant relationship or temporary fling. Despite being easily accessible and fostering numerous successful dates and relationships, these dating apps can be challenging for singles searching for a genuine connection. Why does everyone respond in overly mysterious, one-word texts? Was putting that frog emoji in my bio a colossal mistake?
Am I being catfished…again? Here is a list of some Vancouver-based events and social groups that are perfect for hopeless romantics searching for love.
Vancouver Single Professionals VSP is a group for business-minded, to year-olds that want to build social connections with new people. Mecheekydate and SpeedVancouver host a wide variety of speed dating events throughout Vancouver for people of different age groups and diverse sexual orientations.
Guests can socialize at the bar or during the seven-minute long speed dates. At the end of the evening attendees jot down a list of their potential dates on a scorecard—within 24 hours of the event guests will receive an email notifying them of any potential matches. Probably a good rule for dating, in general.
