Saturday 6 August 2011

The Blind Date Email Request

Below is the email I sent to everyone. I really wasn't expecting much of a response but I ended up with 12 men in just two days. I felt so popular! 


Hi everyone,
What you up to?
On the plane home from Hong Kong I accepted a dare to do something fairly out of character. I am asking each of my best friends to set me up on one blind date. And to top it off I am writing a blog of the results!
It would be nice if you could put forward someone kind, good looking and interesting. But in the absence of that, anyone will do as long as they follow these rules:
1. They must not be married or in a relationship.
2. They must not be underage.
3. They must not be a nasty, scary person
4. They must understand that I am seeing several people and blogging about them!
Seriously guys, just your most eligible friend. Even if he is a weirdo at least it might make a funny story. I'm not going to write anything too personal or nasty about them as I don't wanna hurt anyone's feelings.
I guess the purpose is to get me a little more open to dating!
Lots of love,
Kelyn x x

For an example of how to write a good email to your blind date try this link Date 6: Charles – Trainwreck part I for general tips on your date try this one

UPDATE: TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED NEXT READ:

About My Blog

Hi Guys,

My friends are setting me up on 20 blind dates. I am going to review each of these dates online on this blog. 

The background to my blog is that I have had boyfriends in the past but I feel like I never want one again. It's not that I had a terrible experience, but just that I am very happy single (happier than I have ever been in a relationship) and I cannot picture myself in a couple anymore.

A lot of my friends think that this is sad and have tried to suggest that I am 'afraid of intimacy'. They have tried to bring out my romantic side by setting me up. In the past I have always said no.

I had a really great holiday in Vietnam and Hong Kong earlier in the year. We travelled down the varied coast line, hiked mountains, swam in the sea, partied in overcrowded cities, and over all we had a cracking time. However, on the flight home I knew that I would be coming back to a 9-5 unfulfilling job and a comparatively boring reality. When I mentioned this to my travel companion she said that she will find me a man to spice things up. I replied that everyone says that to me! She said let everyone set you up then. I sarcastically said yea and then write a blog about it! To which she replied, "I dare you."
And that is how I ended up on a Blind Date Marathon.

All my dates know that they are going to be blogged about and rated. I guess what's in it for them is a bit of fun and some constructive criticism.


As part of this exercise, I am trying to ignore my 'type' and date whoever is suggested to me by my friends. It's good to be open minded.... but then I am apparently 'afraid of intimacy' so I will most likely reject absolutely everyone!


Happy Reading


UPDATE: To find out what happened next, try the following links:



Date 1: A – Full frontal nudity
Date 2: Seb – A man in tights 


Date 3: Alan - the softy

Date 4: Christian – Hot Trinidadian

Date 5: Darren – Too into his ex

Date 6: Charles – Trainwreck part I
Date 6.5 Charles – part II
Wait a minute Kelyn, What are you doing?


Date 7: Nick the Greek

Date 8: Brett – Poptart

Date 9: Mark – Bowling and Politics

Date 10: Martin – FAIL 
Martin’s Perspective
Date 11: Daniel – DILF

Date 12: Crow – Chronic Bail
Date 13: Jubilee –French Accent

Date 14: Dan – A Black man in Waitrose?

Date 15: James – Relationships are like Laptops
Date 16: Cooper – The Booty Call

Date 17: Brendan – When a man Out-dresses You

Date18: Sam – The Reluctant Dragon

Date 19: Ami – My Lesbian One Night Stand

Date 20: Devontay – If I were a few years younger...  

Why are you still single? How to answer the question

Best places to go on a date - London

I am not sure about what I wanted to get out of the blind dating marathon. Something between sharing a good night out and meeting someone who will turn my head, give me butterflies and continue to intrigue me? I was completely opposed to dating in the months, almost years, before I started this blog. Now I am a lot more open to dating and I actually find it really good fun. I think that that is probably a good thing!