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Where? Certainly not in this country where the forecast is for dry, dry, dry... let’s just say there’s a man drought.
According to reports, the number of men in their 30s living in New Zealand is getting exponentially smaller as the years pass. Men are more likely to go overseas - and for a longer period of time - leaving us girls lost in a female world, grappling, groping, trying to get a hold of a decent man. (Or any man at all...) Apparently, a 32-year-old woman in our country has as much chance of meeting a man her age as an 82-year-old. Oh no!
There is one positive to this doomsday news: It gives us a reason for our singledom. The new chorus isn’t one of tears, of pondering why, oh, why, haven’t we found ‘the one’. Oh no! Now we can simply sit back, shrug, and say carelessly – there’s a man drought, I can’t help it!
But that doesn’t help with the lonely nights. There are still some men left, right? I know a few barely-eligible bachelors still panting, waiting to find a girl lonely enough to give them something to talk about with the boys. Or the boy. And I’m sure there are a few out there who are actually decent guys... But where are they? Nightclubs Of course this is a tried and tested way of meeting men, but are you likely to find ‘the one’ in a dark, sweaty club? Well, probably not. You might find someone, but the likelihood of the relationship continuing after that first night of fun is fairly dismal. There are always exceptions though, so it’s worth a try!
Parties The good thing about this boy-scoping venue is that you probably already have something in common. Unless you or he gatecrashed, the host or the host’s friends or flatmates are your key to a conversation starter. Parties are a good place to better get to know those who you might have met briefly in the past. He may have looked at you from afar – and the good ole social lubricant we call alcohol will always make a conversation flow more easily.
Internet Sites like Facebook and MySpace are good ways to get in contact with that guy you met at the party. If you didn’t seal the deal that night (and by this I mean obtaining his digits you dirty-minded desperados) then it's a non-scary way to get in touch. Send him a ‘poke’ or, if you’re brave, a kiss, and see where the conversation takes you. Another way to meet people with the same interests is online forums for musicians, or writers, or whatever hobby you enjoy. I know someone who is now married to a girl he met on a site like this – which shows that it doesn’t just happen in 90s movies!
Work There are men at work – and no, I’m not talking about the band. But whether you want to complicate things at your place of employment by hooking up with one of them is really up to you. Is the guy worth it? Is the embarrassment worth it? Is your job worth it? Consider these points before you take the plunge. However, if you work somewhere like a bar, I don’t think you need to worry. Hooking up comes with the territory in some trades.
In conclusion, there are plenty of places to meet men, and short of following the current across the seas, the going might be tough, but persevere. After the drought must come the flood. Right? Um…right.
Camille
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The good thing about this boy-scoping venue is that you probably already have something in common. Unless you or he gatecrashed, the host or the host’s friends or flatmates are your key to a conversation starter. Parties are a good place to better get to know those who you might have met briefly in the past. He may have looked at you from afar – and the good ole social lubricant we call alcohol will always make a conversation flow more easily.
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