With research showing that millennials spend an astonishing 10 hours per week on dating apps alone, it’s high time for the return of meeting people in real life, and for the “meet cute” era to re-establish itself.
It’s time for the endless swiping left, swiping right, with no foreseeable end to be put aside.
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, many of us singletons can feel like there is pressure to find a suitable mate. Of course, this is completely not true and totally unnecessary, it’s perfectly legitimate to celebrate “Galentines day” or just ignore the Hallmark holiday altogether. After all – love shouldn’t be exclusively left to one day to celebrate.
[Read: 10 Reasons To Celebrate Your Singleness This Valentine’s Day]HOWEVER if you are feeling a little broody for a relationship… Here are some of the UK’s top dating events specifically catered to helping you find your match, and you never know… you may find that Valentine after all!
Smudged Lipstick
I first heard about Smudged Lipstick at the UK Dating Awards back in 2017. I think they’re super innovative in their dating stance: they love holding quirky events for everybody. From Jenga and Dirty Scrabble, to Card against Humanity and video game dating nights, Smudged Lipstick promise fun: and they deliver.
Their focus is really simply on having fun first and meeting someone second. They live by the mantra that when you’re having fun you’re more relaxed and the real “you” comes to the surface – as opposed to being shoved in front of some random with a name tag for 3 minutes whilst the two of you try to reel off your life stories.
Their alternative dating events are great for anyone who either hates dating events or has never done one before and isn’t sure whether they’d like it or not. Their events are full of personality and certainly unique!
Click here for their upcoming events
Vee Dating (V Exuberant Experiences)
From blind-folded food tasting, to Salsa dancing and Get Fit and Flirt classes, Vee dating provides a safe and fun environment to meet real, genuine and likeminded people. They pride themselves on giving singles so much more than what any old dating app can.
All guests are vetted through the same system AND you get to see pictures of those attending BEFORE you commit to paying to attend the event. With each event attended by no more than 30 people, you’ll have ample opportunity to meet everyone – so none of this “getting lost in the crowd” business!
They’ve also recently introduced their new “wave” system. This is with segments for women only, men only, VeeKink, in addition to their original VeeCore catering for mixed gender events. There’s plenty more coming with VeeDating!
Click here to see their upcoming events
Speed Dater UK
Speed Dater Uk events offer busy professionals a great way to meet new people in a fun, safe and chilled environment. They were the first singles events site to launch in the UK, way back in 2002.
From graduate and wine tasting speed dating to Christian speed dating, Speed Dater UK has something for everyone: as long as you enjoy speed dating!
The great thing about this site is that it’s nationwide, and not exclusive to London like so many dating events.
Click here to see their upcoming events
Happy dating! Let me know how they go in the comments👇
