Hey there eight minute dating people:
I am writing to you in regards to the function you’re hosting at Vineyards in Ottawa later this month for 30somethings looking for love. The first question I have– and I mean this very sincerely– is whether this event is lame or not. When I get there will I want to shoot myself in the head? Will I want to flee in despair? I’m also worried about the complimentary cheese. Is it going to be little, blocks of cheddar with toothpicks, or fancy stuff from Montreal?
How many people will be there? Don’t try and finesse me here, tell me how many people you honestly expect. Don’t be sneaky. Give me the ratios. 42 men and 1 woman. 3 men and 4 women. Don’t try and fool me.
Your web site says I will get to meet single professionals. Now what sort of guarantees can you give me that these people are actually “professionals?” I mean working as a cashier at the Giant Tiger is a profession, but so is being President of the United States. I guess what I’m not very subtly getting at is the white collar/blue collar thing. You know what I’m talking about.
Also, will I be smarter than everybody there? I would like that( my IQ according to an internet test I took while a little bit boozy, was 103), but I don’t want to be WAY smarter than the other people in attendance. We should have seen the same movies, but only I should know all about the directors.
I have a couple of friends who want to participate in this event. Let me tell you a little bit about them.
Matt is 34 and looks like Roger Clemens. He works as a bartender and enjoys playing hockey and complaining about the government. He likes older women. He thinks that at an event such as this, the older women will be divorced and well preserved. Is this true or false?
Steve is 42 and he makes computers. He has an uncanny ability to pass out at the bar without spilling a single drop of his Wild Turkey. He also likes to complain about the government.
And then there’s me, the 38 year-old star of the event. Most people will think that I’m out of their league because of my beauty, charm, wealth and dazzling wardrobe, however this is not true.
Do you think we’d have a good time? Do you think we’d have a shot? I know that Natalie Portman is under thirty, but I was wondering if you might make an exception or two and allow a few of the more eager twenty year old women into our pool?
By the way, I’m serious with these questions. Really.
Michael Murray
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Dear Michael,
Wow, a lot of questions here. Let me try to answer all of them.
First of all my name is Autumn and I am working in the head office in Boston, MA. I am the one answering customers’ questions for the events in Ottawa.
So about this event at Vineyards. As of now, we have 2 men signed up and 4 women. Events usually fill up at last minute. The great thing with 8minuteDating.com is that we only confirm an even number of men and women so that you always have a date! The event starts being confirmed once we hit 10 men and 10 women, and we then confirm people by pairs. Vineyards isn’t actually that big, so the event will only hold 10 couples that night. So you’ll definitely have your 8 dates! And remember if you don’t meet someone you’d like to see again, the next event is on
us! I think that’s a pretty good guarantee that you’ll meet someone good for you!
To be honest, I have no idea if the event is going to be a blast or not. We never had events at Vineyards in the past! But all events I attended in Boston were great! It all depends on your set of mind. I mean, we do not discriminate anyone at the events. We don’t actually screen anybody, not asking for age, profession or anything. 30-40 single professionals is just a general idea, basically. So I don’t know who is going to be there.
All I know is that you are going to have 8 one-on-one conversations with 8 different women, and that if none of those interest you, you can attend a second event for free!
For your friends, that would be great if they could come too. Since we are still looking for more people for the event to be a success, if you help us get more people then that’s terrific. Also, just in case you were wondering if it’s ok for Steve to attend the event since he’s over 40, no problem, but he should be expecting to date women between 30 and 40. And again, I don’t know who is going to attend, but yeah, usually women are pretty hot. I mean, maybe not all of them, but you’ll certainly find your type in the whole group! People attending these events are just
normal people like you and me, who are just sick of the bar scene, or shy, or very busy!
I hope I was able to answer all your questions. I took time to answer it, so I really hope so! Lol Anyways, I do think the event is going to be fun.
I hope you’ll have fun and meet someone special to you.
Autumn Spencer-Boone
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Autum Spencer-Boone:
I would like to tell you that you have the name of a superstar. Wow. It would be a pleasure to eight minute date you, I think.
First of all, what can you tell me about the two men who are signed up? Are they serious competition? I’m hoping that they are not. Maybe one of them has lost a limb and the other one has lost two limbs. Autumn, that would be encouraging news for me and my friends.
And the four women? It’s not that I’m particular, but I’m hoping that they aren’t sisters or something. I think that would be creepy. The Macdonald sisters. All four of them, aged 31, 34, 36 and 39. Warts and all. And really, you shouldn’t judge, I think their coughs are clearing up just fine…
What about the cheese? You have avoided the cheese question.
Steve is not expecting to date anybody. He’s expecting to get eight, eight minute windows of opportunity in which he might complain about the government. Age is irrelevant.
Autumn, I couldn’t help but notice that you wrote that the people attending the event are “just like you are me.” This is intriguing. I suspect you will not be in Ottawa for the function, but I certainly hope that you might be there–a little bit shy and vulnerable, unaware of just how beautiful you actually are, and then I would swoop in and for eight minutes dazzle you with my collection of knock-knock jokes.
Are you single?
Come on Autumn, come up to Ottawa. Let’s fall in love! Let’s move some product!
Michael Murray
PS: I have noticed an abundance of exclamation points in your letter. Does that me that you’re angry and yelling at me?
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Dear Michael,
Don’t worry, I would never yell at you. The exclamation marks are just to show my enthusiasm.
Anyways, about the cheese, I don’t know exactly what cheeses will be provided. But I’m assuming it will be good cheeses that go along with good wines. Vineyards has been awarded for the quality of the wines and beers it offers!
Now for this event, as I told you before, I have no idea who is coming. I am based in Boston and I don’t know the people who sign up. I think you should just give it a try. You’ll meet the people once you are there. That’s the whole point of those events, meeting new people without checking out their profile or picture before.
And as for me, unfortunately traveling is not part of my job, and anyway I am not single, but thanks for asking!
Autumn Spencer-Boone