An event designed to make dating ‘less sh*t’ is coming to Manchester

A dating event with a difference is heading to Manchester this week, designed to bring all the fun of dating without the endless swiping to our city.

Haystack Dating promises to blend good old-fashioned meeting-people-in-real-life with all the fancy technology that helps to match-make people online.

At each event, you’ll be placed in a group of up to 12 people who all have similar interests to you, based off a short survey you fill out before you attend.

You can grab a drink, have a natter, get stuck into some friendly competition (the event is hosted at Sixes Social Cricket Bar) and get to know each other – and potentially meet the love of your life.

Worst case scenario, you come away with some new mates and have a decent night in one of the city’s top venues.

Haystack Dating are on a mission to make ‘dating more fun and less s**t’, promising that you might meet your soulmate over a Baby Guinness and a few round of virtual cricket.

They also want to make dating more inclusive and take a good step away from toxic dating apps and awkward dating events.

The company launched earlier this year in London with more than 2000 people passing through its events looking for love and a laugh – and now it’s Manchester’s turn.

This is the only dating company that uses a matching algorithm on the evening – so it’s basically the best bits of online dating, but in real life.

While this particular event is taking place at Sixes Social Cricket, previous activities have included live music, arcades, and even bucking broncos (that’s not a euphemism).

Every venue Haystack Dating uses is also fully accessible.

There’ll be a team of reps on hand on the evening to oversee, make intros and remove any awkward vibes.

And Haystack Dating has a solid success rate – around one in five people go on a date after the event.

Haystack Dating was found by Lucy Rout, an entrepreneur who gained a 50k following on Instagram after surviving cancer, documenting her dating life and then finding the love of her life.

Haystack Dating will be in Manchester on Friday 23 May – you can find out more and book your tickets HERE.

You can also follow them on Instagram HERE and Tiktok HERE.

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