Date The Write Way

Do you have a way with words? Are you looking for someone who actually can express themselves in complete sentences? Have you got the write stuff? Well maybe you should check out silent dating, one of the more recent trends to hit the singleton scene. Possibly relive your youth as you pass notes during the two hours you are forbidden to speak or practice your handwriting analysis technique as you gaze over the missives you receive. Whether you consider yourself to be a loud personality or a quiet one, this new form of meeting people definitely has something to offer (although, if you’re someone who has trouble not speaking at the best of times, you may actually need to give this some consideration).

I think each of us has probably had a moment where we’ve blurted something out to a new acquaintance without thinking first. We’ve wondered why on Earth we’ve said what we did and wished that perhaps we had thought about it a little first. Fortunately, when you are forced to write everything down and physically give it to someone else, you have a bit more time for revision. You get the added confidence of not actually having to say something face to face and for all those shrinking violets out there, you are spared, in part at least, the occasionally nerve-racking eye contact you are expected to have with people you are conversing with. Writing a note to someone else is for some an easier way to break the ice and ease embarrassment and it also has the added advantage of being playful.

For all those gregarious and outgoing types, a night of silent dating might be the perfect opportunity to glide a paper plane right into someone else’s lap. Tapping into our society’s love of text and email, it might provide the opportunity to suggest things you might not quite have the courage for in conversation. If someone can see you and communicate in words with you without actually able being able to hear you, it adds a little mystique into the mix. Of course, if your handwriting is questionable, that mystique might not be viewed quite the way you think. You should for example be careful that you are not inadvertently asking people if they like wild panties instead of parties. On the other hand though, it may make the conversations more interesting if you don’t.

This format does have the disadvantage that if your handwriting is like that of a doctor’s and practically illegible, you may find it a little difficult. If you are an incredibly poor speller you may also disappoint more people than you impress but like all the other singles events out there, each option will suit some more than others. Some people place more stock in the actual activities and feelings that can be shared as opposed to the discussions that can be held about them but if you’re looking for that one person that you can really talk to, I can definitely think of worse ways to find them.