I went for a World Singles Day event yesterday @ Olio @ Suntec City. Before anyone of you gasp in horror cos I'm not a singleton, I wasn't trying to be funny. I was there to accompany a friend cos she's single, she wants to meet men, but she's too embarrassed to go on her own. So she asked me along, and since I had nothing better to do, aside from cutting my hair, I went along. And yes, Dev knows about it. My bf's cool.

So I went with not very high expectations. I guess it's the pre conceived notion that people who go for this sort of activities (yes, it's an SDU event) basically are desparate and seeking. And my friend has gone for some SDU activities and in her words, the men 'cannot make it'.

When I reached Olio, I was pleasantly surprised. I mean, the guys are not handsome but they were pretty decent looking, except for one or two. I met a few very interesting guys. There was this German guy, who lectures at NUS Science faculty. He was there when the Berlin Wall fell so we had a good 15-min discussion on that. Then there was a marketing manager. Very good looking, but he was a bit of an MCP. Felt his opinions mattered and mine didn't. Of course I don't take that sort of shit so I rebutted everything that he said. That conversation didn't last very long. He couldn't take it. There were a few Singaproean men I talked to, a banker and an engineer. Decent chaps, but dull. How much can you talk about what we do in our free time? And there was this Jap-Spore guy who have lived and worked in America for 14 yrs. He's good looking. And articulate. And can hold a decent conversation. And is a financial consultant. Very attractive. I couldn't understand why he was there cos he didn't look like he needed any help. So I ended up spending most of the time talking to him and at the end of the whole thing, we exchanged numbers and he asked me out for a movie on that day itself. Fast worker huh? Hahaha..I was flattered of course, but I declined his invite. Why? Cos I'm attached. Hahaha..If I was single, I would definitely have gone out with him. Wouldn't mind going out as a group but not one to one.

What struck me was how territorial the women in the room were. They were unfriendly and some were rather nasty. Not to the guys, but to fellow women in the room. I know they were looking for guys there but I don't think there's any harm in making friends in general right? Geez....

But when I told Dev the whole thing, his explanation made sense to me. He said I went there with no expectations, and was there to have fun. So I had nothing at stake. And when you are already attached, you carry yourself with more confidence and that comes across to the guys, hence they get attracted to you. Whereas for these women, they are there with a purpsoe, and that is to snag a guy. So there'a lot of things on their plate hence the tension and stress in the way they carry themselves. Hmm..Insightful.

All things said and done, I had a good time. And I felt good that I could still attract the opposite sex. Being in a long term relationship sometimes make you forget that you have that ability to be attractive to other men too. :)