I keep hearing people say this. Where are you that you don’t have parks? Tennis courts or swimming pools or volleyball beaches? There’s a spot near my house, just off a popular running trail, that hosted a “Singles Night” and it was swarming with eligible 20-somethings. There’s an outdoor theater in downtown that does free-to-the-public shows every month and a dozen other concert halls and sporting arenas that will happily sell you nosebleed seats for cheap. Nevermind the dating 101 spots - movie theaters, dance clubs, and bowling alleys.
“No more third spaces” has become this suffocating meme that cropped up in the wake of COVID. It’s like some time after 2021 everyone just forgot how to take a walk near a large body of water and talk to one another for an hour or three.
Additional third spaces definitely required.
Probably subsequent to a secondary location.
I believe second place is supposed to be where you work.
Perhaps so, but in my case I was referring to this John Mulaney sketch.
edit: As observed below, I messed up the link formatting. Fixed now.
You missed the closing parenthesis.
So I did. Corrected, thank you.
I keep hearing people say this. Where are you that you don’t have parks? Tennis courts or swimming pools or volleyball beaches? There’s a spot near my house, just off a popular running trail, that hosted a “Singles Night” and it was swarming with eligible 20-somethings. There’s an outdoor theater in downtown that does free-to-the-public shows every month and a dozen other concert halls and sporting arenas that will happily sell you nosebleed seats for cheap. Nevermind the dating 101 spots - movie theaters, dance clubs, and bowling alleys.
“No more third spaces” has become this suffocating meme that cropped up in the wake of COVID. It’s like some time after 2021 everyone just forgot how to take a walk near a large body of water and talk to one another for an hour or three.
They’re talking about places to approach/get to know strangers
Go dancing. Guaranteed to get to know strangers very quickly.
Also, literally any rec league sports club.
Last time I met up with friends in a park, we were interrupted by the cops because you apparently have to pay the city to use the picnic table now.