So last night, I was chatting with someone and my battery was about to die. Once my blackberry gets to yellow, I switch it off. Its my way of keeping the battery sane and lasting longer. I told the person I was chatting with that we can talk at 9PM as I would have switched on my generator then and have my phone charged. Once the person agreed, I changed my status to: "BB Date at 9pm. Gone to freshen up". Fast forward to 8:55pm. I changed it to "BB Date Time :)". My BB date came on late at about 9:05pm but we never really got chatting and the date ended early.
I wake up this morning and have everyone asking me how my date was last night. Mostly females, I guess asking out of being nosy or just to have a chance to say "Seun, you are at it again" or "I thought I was the one". A couple guys teased too. The point of this post today though, is to say that this experience inspired what I would call the next level of dating. With everyone being so busy these days, working hard and making ends meet, there are hardly times for dates and hangouts. The blackberry has done very well in increasing the level of communication people have as you can quickly "ping" a contact and talk for as long as you want without having to worry about your call credit finishing. Its mobile and not complicated. My idea is one to transform this blackberry power to a date. Some of my ideas might be unrealistic but eh, I'm putting it down as it comes to my head. I will try it someday and maybe make modifications to it. Now, here it is.
1. Ask someone out on a date as you would normally. The person hopefully agrees to the date and asks for date, time and location.
2. Discuss with that someone and ensure you agree on the date and time. For location, see 3.
3. Location is on your blackberry.
4. Ask him or her 2 freshen up & dress as they would if they were 2 meet u in person.
5. Hours to the date, notify your BB contacts by changing your status to declare your unavailability to anyone but your date, at the set time.
6. Prepare for the date, ensure your battery is well charged and you are ready for your date at least 5 minutes to the appointed time.
7. Send a picture of you dressed for the date. This signals the start of the date.
8. Go on about your date as you would if you were doing it in person. Paint a picture of exactly how you have done on your previous dates. State what you wearing, the atmosphere, how you pulled out a seat for her when she came in, how great she looked and all that. For example," *Seated at the table by the corner, positioned well enough so I could catch a glimpse of you as you came in the door. I got up and gave you a hug, with pecks on the cheeks to follow. Now pulling out the seat, as I set it under you as you lowered yourself into it.* She replies, "Thank you. You such a gentleman. Do you always do this or...?". You guys get the drift.
9. Be sure to share photos, videos, music and voice notes through out the date. It spices things up and is the real fun in this.
10. When your date's ended, be sure to ask if you should walk/drive her home. You must know if she had a good time and would want to do it again. If yes, lucky you. She might even want you to come inside the house with her.
11. Whatever happens, notify your contacts at the end of your date. This step and step 5 lets your date know that you take him/her seriously and all that time was set for just that one person.
ADVANTAGES OF A BLACKBERRY DATE
1. It gives an option on what to do with a date. Variety is the spice of life.
2. It helps those who live in the fast lane keep in touch with their social life, without losing touch with their nerdy self.
3. It saves you loads of money.
DISADVANTAGES
1. You can be viewed as cheap. So you make sure you do this only once in a while especially after you have had a physical meeting.
2. In trying to make your date feel important by letting the world know you set time for them, you might make others feel less important OR jealous.
3. Can become addictive if the first one went well.
Well I wrote this just as it came to my mind. I hope you enjoyed reading it and are willing to give it a try. If it goes well, be sure to thank me. If it goes wrong, well. Please make modifications to this as you wish. What works for one person might not work for you.
Have a great day.
