Wellbeing
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How To Meet People When You're Not Drinking
By Dr. Nikki Goldstein on
It’s easy to meet people after a few drinks out on the town. Your inhibitions are lowered, their inhibitions are lowered, you have more confidence to talk to strangers and off you go into the drunken night. It’s not rock science, but the fuel for your rocket is alcohol. So what happens when the bottle runs dry and the tap is turned off and it’s time for a single to survive Dry July? How then do you meet new people?
1. Online
If you have been living under a rock these days than you might have not experienced the world of dating websites and apps like Tinder and Happn. These sites and apps not only increase the amount of people you might be able to meet, but it’s also like a virtual bar where your glass can remain empty or full of herbal tea. Just make sure to put on your profile that you are currently partaking in Dry July and therefore are up for meeting new people over alcohol free dates.
2. Try talking to strangers
If for one moment we all stopped looking at our smart phones, clutching to them as a safety blanket when in public or when kept waiting for anything, just maybe we might notice the good looking eligible people around us. Put your smart phone in your pocket or your bag and make chit chat with strangers and those around you. Try discussing the weather with that person in the lift, ask that guy or girl you see every morning in the queue for a coffee if they had a good weekend or compliment someone on something they are wearing. Any excuse to start a conversation will do, and you never know where it might lead….
3. Spice up your social life
Just like getting stuck in a rut with your bedroom life, so can your social life suffer from this too. Do you go to the same restaurants? Do you hang out with the same friends? Attend the same gym for the past 5 years, go to the same park to walk the dog? Why not try something new! Getting out of your comfort zone will not only allow you to come across new people but also stimulate your mind too, making you a better person to have a random conversation with when you do find new people to talk to
4. Ask for your friends to hook you up
Lets get old fashioned shall we? If baffles me why people don’t set more of their friends up. Maybe we are too selfish or maybe too focused on our own lives, but if you are single and dry this July than why not give fate a push. Ask your friends, your friend’s boyfriends or your work colleagues if they have anyone who might be good for you.
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