Ready To Go…Out

Dear Josey,

As a newly single person in Montreal after 10 years of being with someone I am ready to get back into the Dating Game. I know people don’t use nightclubs like they used to. Especially when you are over 30. I was wondering if there were any special single events coming up. What about speed dating or singles cooking classes? Is there a web site specifically geared to singles in Montreal with upcoming events?

Ready To Go…Out

Dear Ready,

Good for you for getting back in the game. There are few great singles’ organizations in Montreal. Wordofmouthsingles.net holds affordable events (most events are $15 in advance, $20 at the door) for singles in their 30s, 40s and 50s. They have almost 1700 single Montrealers on their mailing list and, due to popular demand, they have also launched a Youth Division for singles 28-42. There is no membership fee. Meetmarketadventures.com is not based in Montreal but they have a Montreal Chapter that organizes everything from Jazz Nights to Singles’ Glow-in-the-dark Mini Golf and Pizza Nights. Fastlife.ca organizes personalized speed dating nights and singles’ invitation-only events every week in Montreal for people age 20-65. To find out about upcoming events, register for free on the site. You can also meet single Montrealers online for free through the personals sections of Montreal chapters of free online classifieds like Craig’s List (montreal.en.craigslist.ca) and Kijiji (montreal.kijiji.ca/). Also, Yahoo! Canada localized personals. You have to sign up to use them but you can create a free profile (ca.personals.yahoo). That should get you started in the Game. Good luck and let me know how it goes