Last week, a buddy called me to complain about not having anyone to date.
“Dude, I just can’t find anyone to go out with.”
Trying to act sympathetic: “You live in Utah — the Mormon Maiden Mecca.”
“Yeah, but…”
“But what? You go to parties, ward and stake activities, institute. There is a plethora of women to meet.”
“It’s always the same crowd.”
“No, you just happen to hang around the same group of people. You’ve gotta branch out.”
I then recounted to him how my new calling as stake family home evening co-chair gave me reason to connect people.
Although my responsibilities were never laid out specifically, the stake high councilor left an underpinning thought with me — find activities that present opportunities for people to meet and date.
Taking that message to heart, every stake activity starts with a prayer, spiritual thought, and … my obnoxious salutation: “Glad you could all make it out tonight. Now it’s time to mix, mingle and find someone to date.” It usually gets a laugh or two out of the crowd.
But seriously, if someone isn’t doing anything to meet new people, what’s to be expected?
So, here’s my rant. (And, I realize this rests more on the guys.) Go to activities, break out of your comfort shell, introduce yourselves to someone new. Make a game out of it — the guy with the most phone numbers at the end of the night wins!
OK, maybe that’s not a great idea. Just have fun making new friends, and being a friend. You’ll be surprised what follows.