Unconscious Mating

My Book, ‘Dating from the Inside Out: How to Use the Law of Attraction in Matters of the Heart’

I just read about a new type of dating event: Literary Speed dating. You meet up at the library and discuss your favorite books for five minutes. This seems relatively harmless and low-pressure. It may beat discussing your job and what you are looking for in a mate, right off the bat. One of the libraries in the articles below came up with a cute slogan for their event, ‘Do you have text appeal?’
I wonder if this new trend will spread to Manhattan. Maybe it can even increase the amount that people read these days. Since I went to an arts high school for voice, I’ve always felt that the arts were a terrific connection point. Maybe next they can have a Poetry Speed Dating event where single poets share their poetry or musicians share their inspiration and musical dreams. To me anything that begins in a soulful, passionate place reveals the authentic person more and beats the regular job interview or meat market dating context.
Anyway, here are the 5 Benefits of Literary Speed dating that I came up with this morning:
1. Hey, at least you know this person reads and you can tell a lot about someone from their bookshelf.
2. Also, it beats being inebriated in a bar and trying to scream above the music in attempt to talk
3. You can understand a person’s psychology a bit from the characters they admire and the plot lines they live into.
4. You can see if you have similar interests in spirituality, self-help, science fiction or different genres. In many relationships partners have different interests, but if you have these in common it is a good connection point to start.
5. It can lead to an intelligent conversation that reveals your intellect and feelings instead of first just approaching your prospective date as eye candy.

So if you are interested and there are no Literary Speed dating events in your area, you can approach your favorite librarian and request one. You can even agree to publicize it for them. Take action. In fact, if Borders or Barnes & Nobles have not already tried this, it’s a good idea for them too! They could host a Literary Speed dating event in their café and charge a fee for coffee and the literary speed dating and even give singles a coupon for 20% off if you buy a new book that day, perhaps even a recommendation from your new crush!

So please enter your literary speed dating experiences under comments, if you’ve had any yet!

Thanks.

My Best in Love,

Paulette
www.mydatingschool.com  

Author of ‘Dating from the Inside Out: How to Use the Law of Attraction in Matters of the Heart’ published by Atria Books.
Related Links:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/feb/06/literary-speed-dating-books-library/  
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/speed-dating-with-a-literary-twist-as-libraries-offer-love-466428.html  
http://www.idahostatesman.com/423/story/834536.html  
http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_026093935.html/resources_printstory  
http://www.technacular.com/2007/02/07/libraries-offer-love-dating-with-a-literary-twist/  
http://www.litkicks.com/BooksAreHot/