Creativity, persistence are keys to meeting Mr. Right
By Kristen Johnson, Gennifer Trail, and Colleen Scherer Special to the Kansan
Special to the Kansan
When it comes to meeting guys, Bridget Mann, Ann Arbor, Mich., freshman, does a lot of running around
Mann, a member of the KU Track and Cross Country teams, met her current boyfriend during a team practice.
"I see a lot of people dating within our team or even other teams," Mann said.
What are some of the best ways to meet men?
India Webb, Atchison junior, said that parking lots were a great place to meet guys. One day she parked in the Kansas Union parking lot. As she was walking in to go to the bookstore, she noticed a good-looking guy wobbling across the lot on crutches. When she came back out to leave, the guy still hadn't made it across the lot. She went over to him, struck up a conversation and eventually went out on a date with him.
One might try shopping - for bargains, not men.
Heather Houser, Quinter senior, said that she never goes shopping with the intention of meeting guys. "But now that I think of it, I have met some of the nicest guys when I was least looking for them," she said. "I'm almost embarrassed to admit it, but shopping at Wal-Mart, I've met some really interesting guys."
Brooke Thompson, Independence senior takes a more conservative route. She said that St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center is the best place to meet men.
"They're all nice guys there," Thompson said. "It's the only time to meet sober men."
Sari Weinstein, Austin, Texas, senior finds more than a lunch at Wescoe Terrace. She said the company was good there. In fact, she has been invited to many parties by guys during lunch.
One could work to find men.
Latasha Greer, Bonner Springs junior, said working at the service window at Strong Hall had a definite fringe benefit: It is a gold mine for meeting a variety of men.
"A job that entails dealing with the public in some sort of service way is a great place to meet men, because it just happens," Greer said. "I met several nice men while working there."
And then there are classes - a way to get an education and perhaps a social life as well.
Although Alisa Farinelli, Olathe freshman, has yet to meet the right man in class, she has a strategy.
"I watch and listen. I can tell whether they're intelligent or can carry on a conversation just by going to class." Farinelli said.
Jamie Stewart, Overland Park junior, didn't know what to expect when she enrolled in a human development course.
The class puts students in groups to increase awareness of the opposite sex with a minimal amount of embarrassment, Stewart said.
To her relief, Stewart found the class refreshing, lighthearted and a great place to meet men.
The class: "Human Sexuality."
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