Why You Should Consider Blind Dating

When internet dating came into the mainstream you welcomed it with open arms; why wouldn’t you? Yet you remain cautious when it comes to the grandfather of introductions; the blind date. Don’t make the mistake of thinking they’re one and the same. Internet dating differs from the blind date in that you usually end up knowing more about your internet date than your blind date before you meet in person.

A lot of people, whether they’re internet dating or not, have a thing about being set up on a blind date. They think no one knows them better than they know themselves and therefore no one could find potential matches for them. They’re wrong, and if you keep reading you’ll find out why;

1. You’re busy

Instead of putting it all on yourself to find time for your career, your friends, maybe your kids, taking care of yourself and maybe some kind of dating life, trying putting some of it off on other people! Namely, the dating part.

Which you well know is something that your friends would be only too happy to help you with. There are no guarantees of course, but there are no guarantees about anything in life. It could just as easily turn into a great date as a dud. At the end of the day (or evening) it’s just one date.

2. Were things to work out

you’ll have a super romantic story to tell everyone. Blind dates are pretty far up there on the list of cool “how we met” tales.

3. Your friends know you very well

Oftentimes our friends will have a better idea of who we should date than we do. This is especially true if we habitually date the same (and wrong) kind of people. This is something that most of us are loath to admit, so why not let your friends in on the decision making? Chances are you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

4. It’s practically risk free

Any bad date is a downer regardless of who you happen to go out with. The advantage of a blind date gone wrong is that you never have to see this person again. Which is more than can be said for dating a co-worker or that cute gal that lives upstairs. Blind dating takes the everyday out of your dating life, giving you some breathing room.

5. Opens you up

When you allow your friends and family to make blind date suggestions you are increasing your date potential. On your own you cast only a small net, but collectively your net will be much bigger and reach a wider pool of potential dates.

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