‘where do you find a partner for a possible relationship?’ I used to ask this of myself & others & many of my friends & clients still ask me this continually? Where is the Place to find someone????? My daughter & I went to Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival in Ireland on the weekend. You have to hand it to the Irish that they actually have a place (or should I say places, as there are other less well known matchmaking festivals around Ireland) where this modern day dilemma can be solved. This festival/gathering has at its core the main goal which is to match couples. Farmers from all over Ireland come down for the weekends & consult or don’t with the resident matchmaker, Willy Dunne. If you are a woman & are not with a man at this festival, then you are fair game. As my daughter said (we were two women by ourselves) it was ‘predatory’! I didn’t feel comfortable at all being the prey either, so we didn’t stay long. However everyone was having fun (the Irish word is craic) & dancing at all the hotels. There was definitely a spirit of celebration in the air & the alcohol was flowing steadily everywhere & that was in the middle of the day. I’m sure everything was even more lubricated by the time they had gotten into full swing in the evening…..
In today’s world the main areas where people meet or look for partners are online dating sites & social networks. I am interested in how these sites are for supporting real relationships. I discovered a poll on DatingSitesReview.com . They ask: ‘Which dating site would you recommend for the 2007 Dating Sites Reviews Single’s Choice Award?’ & the results of their poll are as follows:
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