by Abbey Edmonson
With formal season in full swing, a lot of people may be feeling the pressure to find the perfect date. Formal can go one of two ways depending on who you bring. Since the semester is coming to a close, a lot of your usual go-to dates may have already been asked and/or you don’t want to take them to a second function. However, you may not want to take someone you don’t really know either. So who does that leave? Don’t panic. There is ALWAYS a way to find a good date if you look hard enough. https://gph.is/1jFC8M0
1. Friend of a Friend
The first example is the most simple and most obvious. Ask a friend to set you up! Odds are that your friends’ dates have other friends who would love to go. Best case scenario, you’d get a list of potential dates, and you have someone who can tell you about the personality of each one. You can gage whether or not you two may be compatible based on what your friend’s date says. Plus, y’all could all roll up as a power squad, and no one would feel awkward or uncomfortable because everyone has a friend! https://gph.is/1Fwzgt9
2. It’s a Match!
If that’s not the move for you, never fear. You could also set up a dating app like Tinder or Bumble and meet people that way. This allows you to have a good conversation with the person before you ask him or her to your function. Do you want a funny goofball, or a hottie lamottie with a swimmer’s body? Just swipe! Obviously, if y’all match on the app, he or she is probably down to hang. It’s pretty foolproof. https://gph.is/1bvZxMW
3. Go Bold or Go Home
Or, if you really wanna be extra, I have the strategy of all strategies. I got this idea from my friend who goes to a different college. Be prepared, this move is only for the boldest of the bold. If you enjoy being as weird and extra as myself, you can make an application on google slides and post the link onto your social media accounts and/or in GroupMe. Ask any and all questions that you desire. Go wild! It’s your application! I adopted this technique, and I scored a date to my spring formal. I asked questions that would tell me more about their personalities (i.e. Do you like puns? What is your best “dad” dance move?). A hefty amount of applicants trickled in, and I knew they were all available because availability was a requirement to fill out the application. Plus, I knew all of the applicants were compatible to me because they found my application funny and worth filling out rather than weird. Honestly, that is my personal favorite strategy (partially because it was just so fun to make). However, the other two strategies work just as well! https://gph.is/1U1IW8V
So there you have it; three excellent ways to score that date. I really hope this helps someone, but really I just hope the date application becomes a thing in the future. Good luck out there! https://gph.is/1im7dHr