I haven't the slightest idea how people are supposed to find their dream spouse or significant other these days. I mean, do people even go on dates anymore? Do they ask co-workers if they want to see a movie? Do they wait for someone to ankle up to them at Starbux and strike up a convo? Do they swipe on dating apps?
They're trying something new in the London pubs, something new and old. Over there, they're using a PowerPoint presentation about the friend they wish to see matched up, and everyone gets to look over the available one.
The young people are good with that stuff, those computer programs, so putting together a slide deck is the new version of plastic sheets on an overhead projector.
They call it "Date My Mate," but in the cockney part of London, you say "Dite me Mite"! It's all slides and no swiping...
"I hate the swiping," said Annie, 27, who was hoping that her friend's two-minute presentation would find her a guy to hang with.
People are saying they have had bad experiences with apps like Tinder and Hinge, so they are willing to look at something new for someone new.
And it's a good way for a couple to help a single friend turn three into a foursome.
"It's just so much fun," one woman told the news, adding that it was a way to avoid "horrible dating stories."
We want happy stories! And if computer science can bring them to you, I say, log on!
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