Earlier this month, a client that will go by the initials B.R. joined It’s Just Lunch. He is a successful business owner and published writer and has promised to use his creativity and writing skills to blog about his experience dating with It’s Just Lunch. As First Date Specialists and matchmakers, we are excited to send him on fun, first dates and hopefully find him someone special.
Have you ever wondered what its like to be a client in our office? He’ll post about his experiences, his dates and his thoughts on the dating process as he goes through his membership. If you have a question for him, email blog@ijlmidwest.com and B.R. will answer any questions that you may have. Now, let us introduce you to Mr. B.R……..
Green Means Go
I've known about It's Just Lunch for years, as probably most of us have. Heard about it on the radio, saw the ads in in-flight magazines and even knew a couple of friends who spoke highly of their IJL experience. But it just never fit for me -- I was either in a relationship or not wanting to be in one (usually a function of having just gotten out of one and not yet interested in starting up again).
That was, until this past July's "Traffic Light" event at Tiger Sushi II sponsored by IJL. I went to that with a friend of mine, via invite from a friend who works for IJL. And it was a great event. Great not only in terms of the turnout, but the whole "green if available," "yellow if open to flirting," "red means currently taken" (my own paraphrasing) dress code was kind of fun or interesting, and I think made it easy for people to quickly surmise whether others were open to a bit of flirtation (or not).
My friend and I had a great time at this event, and I heard more than one other guy echo my sentiments -- nice to see so many attractive women in green (or with green flashing lights).
So, count me in -- I'm now a newbie to IJL, did my interview and have already been set up on a couple of dates. I've also agreed to blog on my experiences. Next entry I will write more about the dates, but I'm already impressed. My interview was painless and dare I say it…rather enjoyable. My Director did a great job of getting me to talk about what I am looking for in a relationship, and she clearly used this to set up my first couple of dates.
In fact, my favorite question during the interview (on the profile form, actually) was a multiple choice one asking what I was looking for. The choices were to a) meet a lot of people and have fun dating; b) find someone for a significant dating relationship or c) find someone to marry.
I checked all three boxes, and am eager to find out which way the IJL experience may lead me; will keep you posted. Happy Dating!
B.R.
