Meet A Mate Week
Attend any number of fun events and meetups for singles during Meet a Mate week, and take the chance on finally finding your true love, no app required.
Position your brand as the anti-dating-app solution by sponsoring or hosting low-pressure, activity-based meetups that let singles connect naturally through shared interests.
- Skip the swipes: Join real meetups where love happens through adventure (hiking, climbing, beach events)
- Host a community cleanup or group activity during Meet a Mate Week to attract purpose-driven singles
- Partner with local venues to offer group experiences—no awkward small talk required
- Promote your event as 'pressure-free dating' for singles tired of app fatigue
Meet a Mate Week initially emerged from the discontent of those tired of disappointing dating apps. There was something fundamentally wrong with the approach. Encounters were often contrived and awkward. People were choosing each other like items on a fast-food menu. It was a world away from the way that things evolved in the past.
Meet a Mate Week, therefore, sought to change that. It was a chance for people to do something fun and then, perhaps, meet the person of their dreams. The week-long event started by encouraging punters to get together for various outdoor pursuits, like camping, hiking, rock-climbing, water-rafting, or beach events. Singles would congregate at a destination and then explore from there.
But, unlike the dating world, there was no pressure. The idea was not to go to one of these events, assuming that something would happen. Instead, the individuals went to find interesting people, make friendships and then, maybe, take things further. It was, therefore, a completely different setup from the immediate gratification of dating apps. Signing up for one of these events didn’t indicate that anything was a done deal. Everyone was laid-back and prepared to wait and see what happened.
Meet a Mate Week continued to evolve. In the early days, the focus was on having fun. But in later years, there was a shift toward doing things that benefited the community. Groups, for instance, would get involved with activities like tree planting, urban beautification, or cleaning up litter from parks. The benefit of this approach was that it tended to attract a different breed of people. Volunteer events would often encourage the most caring and hardworking people in the community to show up. When they did, they would often find that they had a lot in common with the other people there.
Join a Meet Up
The most obvious answer is to attend a meetup of singles. If possible, try to choose gatherings that are most likely to result in meeting the type of person who would interest you. So, for instance, if you love adventure holidays, it makes sense to choose an event based around an outdoor activity, like biking. On the other hand, if you’re looking for somebody committed to community values, then you might want to go to a litter-pick or park clean-up.
Relax Into It
Remember, Meet a Mate Week is a very relaxed affair. You don’t have to even go along to an event with the idea of finding a partner in mind. You can just show up and take part in group activities and leave. Nothing is wrong with that.
Celebrate Online
If you don’t fancy the idea of doing something in real-life, then there are plenty of other options to celebrate the week online. You could, for instance, send out e-cards to people to celebrate the event. This way, you can get people involved in the movement and increase the number of people meeting each other offline. You could also float the idea on social media and see what people think. If you’re already in a relationship, but you know a single looking for love, then you can help to bolster numbers by recommending that they sign up for an event. Love is one of the best things in life, but it is horrendously elusive. Some people find it; others don’t. Meet a Mate Week serves to skew the odds in your favor.