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taking uh... the online dating back offline that's what they're doing Kristen Keogh
has more on this
quaint concept and i think it's a great idea. I do too"
yes you know we might actually want to meet the people in person that we can
end up marrying, weird right?
they're realizing that you can compare data online all day but the chemistry
in person, is either there, or its not.
a local company has been organizing singles events for 25 years
their members say group settings are the place to find romantic success
Its very impersonal, I think, online dating
Its just, like more paperwork you have to do
The online stuff you never know who you are meeting.
After years of attracting singles it seems that online dating sites are getting dumped
after about three months of
internet dating
i'd just said you know I can't do this anymore
That's when Pamela Rosendal turned to the singles club Events and Adventures
The company organizes group outings for singles of all ages
where they can actually meet face to face. "Hi Honey"
And it was at an Events and Adventures outing that Pamela met her husband Eric
it was a "dressed to the nines" event
and she was dressed to the nines and i loved her from the moment I saw her
hand in hand they recalled the night that they met right here at wrigley mansion
in November of 2010
The couple doesn't think that dating websites with a profile data base
would have matched them up.
"I don't know that our profiles would have matched"
"I mean, I really don't
because when i look at it, there's a lot of things that we agree with that a lot
of things that we like that are the same
but we also have different ideas
"A lot of this online stuff, um, its all about comparing marriage resume's and just, kind of forcing things"
Events and Adventures creator Mark Owen credits his companies success to the setting
"I think the reason is, when you are relaxed and having fun
That's when you're the most attractive to other people"
"It was wonderful, we wrote our own vows"
now, just nine weeks into marriage, the Rosendahls look at their wedding photos,
grateful that they tried dating, a different way.
"She loves me" "I love him, I can't help it"
"I love her too"
Now John and Carry, you are both happily married now
but back in the day, is this something you would have tried?
I think I would have tried the internet/online dating
i mean i think you maybe you eliminate some of the nonsense if you
get a sense of who the person is before,
i think the online thing is probably a good idea" BUT, it can be a little creepy
at Events and Adventures they do background checks and they meet with the people first, so I like that
I want to share some of the events with you,
So, there is trampoline dodge-ball, I am completely uncoordinated, so I wouldn't start off with that, I think that's ok. There is a wine tasting event. That? I would probably do well at that event.
i think that's okay and there is a wine tasting events that i would probably i'd
probably do well in that event
you know it's interesting with the online dating you get to know some
without seeing them, you kind of know what their interests are but you
nailed it when you said, the chemistry.
It can sound perfect on paper, but sometimes there's just nothing there.
Exactly. Its all about what you feel in that persons presence.
And a lot of people use flattering pictures online, then you meet the person and you are like "wait"
Facebook is interesting, we're hearing about people who are meeting and reconnecting with with friends from of
college or high school - that's trouble - and getting married
Twitter, Facebook
my hairdresser met his boyfriend on myspace, obviously that was a while ago
that was when myspace was popular
Its been happening since back then. "all strategies to find that someone"
Yeah, whatever it takes, really
You would have loved it back then John "complicated, very complicated"