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I've been looking for meetup groups and this company which organises events for singles appeared in an online ad:
https://www.instagram.com/happy.corner.hk/?hl=en
It seems different from traditional speed dating companies where you just talk to men while dining. I know FDS generally advises users to avoid events for singles, but I guess there are potential pros of going to such an event:
Everyone is supposedly single and around the same age as you unlike other events where none of the other participants are single.
You get to try a new activity at a reasonable price. It's nowhere as expensive as one-on-one matchmaking services.
The activities seem fun.
You can try different activities to see where you interest lies before enrolling in advanced classes in the future.
It's less awkward than traditional speed dating events where you only dine and talk.
It seems safer than OLD and meetup events advertised online that are held in places away from the general public or in pubs and bars.
I can think of potential cons though:
The quality of the men joining these events may be as low as those on OLD. Some of the participants will probably be men who failed to find an SO on OLD.
I've heard of matchmaking companies paying men to go to their events because there are too little male participants. What if this company is the same?
You need to give your private info to enroll in these events.
The participants of the events should be single but some may be lying about their relationship status.
The male particpants may stereotype women who attend events for singles as "single for a reason" even though they are doing the exact same thing.
Women are often charged as much as men for these events.
It doesn't appear that this company will vet its participants. At the end of the day, the participants are random strangers who signed up for the event so may be just as bad as OLD.
Should I give the events of this company a shot or just let it pass?
Any singles/matchmaking event or service signals to men that the women who participate are desperate for a man and have low standards, therefore are willing to tolerate more shitty behavior from men and they WILL treat you like you're replaceable (because you are, if they can just go to another one of these events, services or apps).
Men never appreciate anything or anyone they didn't have to work their ass off to gain access to. If all they did was throw money at a membership/admission fee (even a very pricey fee), they're not going to appreciate it, they're just going to feel entitled to some kind of Return on Investment. By paying those fees, he didn't invest anything in a particular woman, just in a chance to meet ANY woman (who paid the same fee for a chance to meet ANY man).
I looked at their Instagram.
The cooking and pottery activities look like a lot of fun! I don't know how things work at dating events in Hong Kong, but if I were you, I would attend the events with the primary intention of making HV female friends. I wouldn't even focus on trying to find a romantic partner. This is assuming you’re allowed to interact with other women, of course.
If you happen to find a romantic connection at these events, even better.
All of these events look fun!
Normally, I wouldn’t be caught dead in events like this in America, but this is Asia, so I’m hoping it might be a different vibe.
My only advice to approaching this service is that despite that this is sort of like a matchmaking service (Their bio is about finding a soulmate), do not go in with the intention of finding a guy. Instead, make friendships with girls you like, and to choose activities that interest you. In the end, even if you don’t meet anyone worthwhile, you’ll at least have a fun time!