On the contrary, according to managing director Jaci Capriotti, the company that she founded 22 years ago is busier than ever.
We have cocktail parties, which are really popular at a penthouse in town. We do things like horse- riding days and kayaking. We go to Queenstown for the Winter Festival every year and do ski trips. They put on a beautiful masquerade ball down there. And although many people who sign up end up forming friendships, rather than relationships, yes, of course, people who meet at Table for Six do go on to get married.
Some of them do it more than once. Less common was the experience of another couple who met through Table for Six. They liked it so much they bought the company and ran it for some time before Capriotti, who had been overseas setting up the US arm, bought it back from them after she returned to New Zealand. Potential diners visit the Table for Six office, fill out a profile form and sign up for a year.
Another thing a lot of people say is it takes forever to meet someone online, with messages going back and forth all the time. Eight is too many — and tends to split into two groups of four. Six is just right — everyone has a chance to get to know everyone else. Of course, some people have only one number in mind: two. So Table for Six has a sister service, called Intro-deuce, for people who want to move straight to the one-on-one stage of the process.
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