Thursday, July 10, 2014

This Is Networking

So this is networking...was at a networking event (in SF).  There were about 90 men and 10 women.  One old guy and two younger guys approached me; that's it.  As for the other ladies?  Maybe they talked to some of the guys, but when I took a look, they were sitting by themselves, talking with each other, and standing by themselves

I guess one side of the argument could be, none of the 90 guys were interested in meeting women and/or off the dating market.  However, it was a networking event.  Maybe one of these women was a CEO for a big company, a recruiter for a startup, a top attorney, etc?  So, why not mingle with the opposite sex?

8 comments:

  1. It seems to me the sexes are drifting apart. I don't know why but gay relationships are on the rise at the expense of heterosexual ones. Too bad

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  2. I think people these days are more and more insecure, as well as worried about making the 'wrong impression'. As a result, this makes people less inclined to socialise and network/meet new people. But that's a theory...

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    1. Interesting, if that's the case, that would mean it's not just SF that's filled with really insecure people

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  3. I blame online dating. It's easier to get rejected online than in-person, so a lot of available people don't make an effort in person.

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    1. I didn't think of that! I've been focusing on SF vs the rest of the country/world

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    2. It's why guys go to bars to hook up, not meet their future wife. They can do that on Match or OkCupid!

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    3. I feel like guys in SF are more academically/startup driven and don't care very much about finding a nice girl, the white picket fence, etc (at least not until they are well into their 40s)

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    4. It's Peter Pan land to the extreme.

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