Blind Dates-The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Just watching the television shows about blind dates makes me cringe.

It seems like they match people up at random for those things. Just to see how badly blind dates could go. We will see movies about blind dates that go bad, and then at the end of the movie the couple ends up together anyway. Real-life blind dates can be just as bad, and they can be great.

Even if you've never been on blind dates before, you probably have friends that have.

Though there are scary accounts out there about blind dates, there are some good stories too. When you go on a blind date you might want to remember that this might either be the very best date of your life, or it might end up being among the worst. Hopefully you have not put your dating life into the hands of people who are going to make bad choices for you, but sometimes even those who know you well can make a terrible misjudgment.

Usually blind dates are set up by well meaning friends.

Many times these friends know both you and the other party. These friends are positive the two of you are perfect for each other, but you may not be so sure. You may be leery of meeting men (or women) this way, but it can be a great thing. I guess you should probably decide how sensible your friends are before you let them set you up. What is their dating life like? Do they seem to pick good choices for dates.

Before you go on any blind dates, make sure you find out why they think you will like each other. If they are going on looks alone, you may not want to go. Make sure there is a deeper interest that you might share.

Some blind dates miss the mark so badly that you wonder what your friends were thinking.

They may not have been, or they may have just been wrong. Even two people who work on paper can be a huge mismatch in person. When you accept a date from someone you meet you have already felt some sort of chemistry or you wouldn’t be going. You don’t have that to go by when you agree to blind dates. That’s why there are so many problems.

For as long as there are single people on earth, friends will be trying to send friends on blind dates.

If you are thinking of allowing your friends to set you up, make sure you give them some ground rules to go by, or they might set you up with someone you will have no interest in. Just make sure they have more reasons for setting you up than the line, “But he’s cute!” Movies about blind dates gone wrong are really funny because there is an element of truth in there somewhere. If you have ever gone on a bad blind date, or know someone who has, you can truly appreciate the real life humor involved. Even though it may be painful.

Many of the online dating services seem a lot like going on a blind date.

However, the good ones use the screening system to do the best to match people up with similar interests. Not only that, but you have a chance to find out a little bit about that person before you decide to go out on a blind date. Your chances of having a great date much better with an online dating service.