Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Want to score?

The Wall Street Journal details an apparent trend of meeting dates through coed sports leagues, rather than more conventional outlets like matchmaking websites.

A few thoughts crossed my mind while reading the article.

One, I totally wrote almost the same story a year ago.

Two, if this trend is true, will it lead to a deluge of women intent on wearing eyeliner while getting sweaty?

I can't help wondering if trend pieces like the WSJ article will inadvertently add a level of pressure to a social activity that's been praised for its lack of pressure.

If we continue to correlate these sport leagues with dating, will they become overt meet markets and ironically lose their meet market appeal?

Just some food for thought.

Columbus has a good share of adult sports leagues. Click here for kickball info and here for soccer info.