Why Blind Dates Probably Are For You
You may have welcomed online dating with open arms, but you have remained wary of the granddaddy of courtship; the blind date. Some people confuse the two, but with internet dating you can actually end up getting to know quite a bit about someone before you actually meet in person. As opposed to, say, being setup on a blind date by your neighbor who has this absolutely wonder nephew; need I say more?
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.
You know your friends and family are just itching to get their teeth into this one, so let them. Let go of some of that control and have them set you up. Sure, it could be a bad date, but it also could be the start of something wonderful. When all is said and done, it's just a date.
2. Should it work out
you'll have a really interesting "how we met" story to tell everyone. Blind date stories are always super romantic; and who doesn't love a good romance?
3. Your friends know you very well
Frequently our friends know us even better than we know ourselves. Really! This part is crucial when you find yourself dating the wrong person, over and over again. It's a frustrating cycle to break on your own so why not let your friends give it a shot? You might just be pleasantly surprised at who they come up with.
4. It's practically risk free
Sure, a bad date is a big old bummer no matter who you're going out with. But in the case of a blind date, at least if it goes bad, you never have to worry about seeing that person again. Such is not the case when you go out with a co-worker or the cute guy who lives on the floor below you. This takes dating out of your everyday realm, making it easier to breathe a bit.
5. It increases your options
The thing about finding your own dates is that it limits your scope. The net you can cast is only going to go so far. By enlisting friends and family members your net and your search area just got that much wider, thereby increasing your options.
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Filed under Sex & Lovemaking Issues, news by on Dec 12th, 2009. 
