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Post by gillyp on May 26, 2024 11:27:07 GMT
I enjoyed reading the recent thread on newly dating. I do like the dating threads, I mentally cheer when all goes well for the posters and I commiserate when things are a bit rough.
We have a blind dating programme here, First Dates, where couples are matched up and have a meal together at the First Dates Restaurant (my niece and her husband ate there for a bit of fun). I think this programme has been running in other countries for a while so . . would you go on it? There are not enough wild horses in the world to drag me through the doors if I was dating again but I'm impressed by those brave enough to do it. Please answer even if you're not in the market for a date!
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Post by lisae on May 26, 2024 11:31:37 GMT
No way. I despise unreality TV, particularly the dating ones.
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Post by wellway on May 26, 2024 11:39:05 GMT
gillyp, so no to Naked Attraction too?? 
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Post by peasapie on May 26, 2024 11:40:16 GMT
Well Im married, but I would totally do something like that if I was dating. It’s one night, correct? Even if it was a bust, it would be an experience. I don’t like the shows where candidates vie for someone’s attention, but this sounds like a one-time matchup.
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Post by gillyp on May 26, 2024 11:56:46 GMT
Well Im married, but I would totally do something like that if I was dating. It’s one night, correct? Even if it was a bust, it would be an experience. I don’t like the shows where candidates vie for someone’s attention, but this sounds like a one-time matchup. It's one meal with the option for the couple to continue seeing each other if there's a spark there. But it's televised! That's my no way for doing it. The blind date bit doesn't bother me. I agree, I loathe the attention grabbing shows but I think I've only ever seen trailers for them to know they don't interest me. |
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Post by gillyp on May 26, 2024 11:57:24 GMT
gillyp , so no to Naked Attraction too?? Oh good grief no!  You?? |
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Post by wellway on May 26, 2024 12:01:21 GMT
gillyp , so no to Naked Attraction too?? Oh good grief no! You?? Lol, no! Don't even watch it. That's Channel Four for you. |
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Post by lesley on May 26, 2024 12:26:13 GMT
You know, even with the cameras, it couldn’t be any worse than some of the dating experiences I’ve had recently. So I’d be well up for it! 😄
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Post by kluski on May 26, 2024 12:30:10 GMT
I was thinking of the 70s version of the Dating Game. I think that would be interesting if I weren’t married mind you. The dating shows of today are a bit much to say the least.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 26, 2024 12:33:34 GMT
Hell no. I play many of my cards very close to my vest. That wouldn’t be my style at all.
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Post by leannec on May 26, 2024 12:44:40 GMT
No way! I don't have the confidence to be on TV.  The dating part would be OK but not the rest ... |
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Post by gar on May 26, 2024 13:28:59 GMT
Ummm…no with knobs on 😄
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Post by gillyp on May 26, 2024 13:38:36 GMT
Well that's Naked Attraction surely?  |
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Post by gar on May 26, 2024 13:40:24 GMT
Well that's Naked Attraction surely? 🤣 I see what you did there! |
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Post by worrywart on May 26, 2024 14:14:53 GMT
I used to like watching Love Connection when the couples got matched, went on a date and reported back!
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Post by Lurkingpea on May 26, 2024 14:21:52 GMT
I used to like watching Love Connection when the couples got matched, went on a date and reported back! That show was amazing. Be back in 2 and 2. I wonder what their success rate was. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 26, 2024 14:58:09 GMT
No. I think first dates are awkward enough without it all being televised.
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Post by peabay on May 26, 2024 14:59:09 GMT
Hell no. I play many of my cards very close to my vest. That wouldn’t be my style at all. Huge ditto. |
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Post by KikiPea on May 26, 2024 16:14:04 GMT
Absolutely not. I also wouldn’t do any online dating sites, but that’s just me. Totally not my thing. If I ended up single again for any reason, I would stay that way, unless a pairing ended up happening completely naturally. I would not be seeking it out.
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Post by KikiPea on May 26, 2024 16:18:45 GMT
I used to like watching Love Connection when the couples got matched, went on a date and reported back! That show was amazing. Be back in 2 and 2. I wonder what their success rate was. As of 1993, Chuck Woolery, the original host of the dating show Love Connection (1983–1994), reported that 29 couples who met on the show had married, 8 were engaged, and had 15 children. A 1994 trade ad promoting the end of the show's run claimed that 31 marriages and 20 babies had resulted from the show. |
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Post by scrapmaven on May 26, 2024 16:21:12 GMT
The Bachelor is fun to watch. The drama is over the top and the couples rarely make it for the long term. The concept just goes over my head. I would be very uncomfortable dating a guy who is dating 25 of my closest friends. I don't want my husband to choose me based upon a swimsuit and boinking contest. If I was given the final rose I would always wonder if that was due to being rejected by the woman he really loved? Plus, getting engaged to a guy whom I've dated alone maybe 3-4 times(counting overnights and final date)is just stupid, imho.
Count me as a huge NOPE!
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Post by smasonnc on May 26, 2024 16:46:14 GMT
What dating isn’t horrible enough so you need an audience? Id rather drown myself.
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Post by zippythebird on May 26, 2024 16:52:57 GMT
Yes I would go on First Dates because I would love to meet Fred
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Post by gar on May 26, 2024 17:29:52 GMT
What dating isn’t horrible enough so you need an audience? Id rather drown myself. You didn't enjoy dating your husband?  |
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Post by smasonnc on May 26, 2024 22:40:33 GMT
What dating isn’t horrible enough so you need an audience? Id rather drown myself. You didn't enjoy dating your husband? I was 18 and so was he. Dating geezers would be a whole different deal. |
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Post by AussieMeg on May 26, 2024 23:14:08 GMT
Never ever in a bazillion years.
One of my best friends went on one of those old school dating shows back in the late 80s or early 90s. She was one of three females who had to answer questions from behind the screen, then the guy picks who he thinks is his “Perfect Match.” She got chosen! But nothing ever came of it, the guy was a bit of a tosser.
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Post by anniebeth24 on May 27, 2024 1:19:19 GMT
That show was amazing. Be back in 2 and 2. I wonder what their success rate was. As of 1993, Chuck Woolery, the original host of the dating show Love Connection (1983–1994), reported that 29 couples who met on the show had married, 8 were engaged, and had 15 children. A 1994 trade ad promoting the end of the show's run claimed that 31 marriages and 20 babies had resulted from the show. As a teen on vacation in LA, I was in the audience during a taping of Love Connection in 1984. We got to use the little devices to vote for our preferred choice. I remember wanting to see the Tonight Show, but Love Connection was the only show filming that day. |
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Post by gillyp on May 27, 2024 7:31:41 GMT
Thanks for all those replies! Kudos to the 3 who would be willing to give it a go. If you do, you must let us know so we can cheer you on!
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Post by lainey on May 27, 2024 12:35:51 GMT
I really don't think it would be a lorra lorra laughs so no.
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