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smoking, local artists' work on the
walls. The singles scene is too tense
and artificial — people shouting
Monday, Nov. 16
over loud music and smoke-filled
Hine] of Metro Detroit presents a
clubs." So far, she's met one man
coffeehouse night. Bring a can of
she's dated.
kosher food to donate to Yad Ezra.
Bonnie told me how it
9 p.m. at Lonestar Coffee Co.,
works. A client calls her and
207 S.
Woodward, Birmingham.
undergoes a screening process.
(313) 577-3459.
One Saturday night a
month, the people who've
been accepted and reserved
a space gather at her place
from 9 to midnight. The
$25 cash charge includes beer,
wine and light snacks. and intro-
ductions. The age range is 30 to
55, the dress code "nicer than
Wednesday, Nov. 25
jeans," and there's a mix of cre-
ative types and professionals.
Ages 21-35 are invited to YAD's
Though a few black, Latino and
annual pre-Thanksgiving party.
8:30 p.m. at Birmingham
gay singles have attended, more
Community House, 380 S.
than 65 percent are straight and
Bares.
Jewish — either because of the
Cost: $10, plus two cans of non-
perishable food items (without
obsession of Jewish singles to
find mates, or because of ads
food donation, admission is $15
per person). For information, call
and listings Bonnie has
Lauren Dworkin, (248) 642-
placed in Jewish publica-
4260, ext. 348.
tions. She's had several
Orthodox party-atten-
dees.
Since I was wearing my
wedding ring, I figured it was safe to
mingle. I met David, a nice-looking
32-year-old never-married Jewish artist
who showed me his figurative paint-
someone you meet at Cafe Singles?
ings on the wall, which he called "con-
Do you give up the parties or come
back separately or together?
Bob, a 47-year-old never-married
building manager, said he met a terrif-
ic 33-year-old nurse here and that he's
dated her more than 20 times. (So
what was he doing here again? I want-
ed to ask.) "She's working tonight," he
volunteered. "There was a woman
temporary realism,
waiting by the bathroom and I made a
Though David didn't sell any of his
joke and said, 'Do you have a num-
work, he did get one phone number.
ber?' She thought I was interested and
He interrupted our conversation to try
gave me her phone number. I
to get another from a skinny blond in
explained to her that I was seeing
a miniskirt just about to leave. (Oh
someone, which is the first time I real-
yeah, that's what I hated about being
ized I'm really committed," he said.
single.) Lisa — 38, divorced, works at
For a minute, I relived the frustra-
a law firm — could relate to my
tion of the dating scene. Then I took
momentary anguish. "I had a blind
back my sculpture and rushed home
date tonight, someone I met on the
to my husband.
computer. He ended it after 10 min-
"How was it?" Aaron asked when I
utes," she said. "Instead of going
came home at 12:30 carrying the five
home and being depressed, I came
small heads.
here."
"Kind of boring," I lied, kissing
Lisa met a lawyer at Cafe Singles
him.
whom she dated three times. Since he
He closed his book and said, "So,
hadn't called in two weeks, she
wham took you so long?" 7
thought she'd try again. That raises an
interesting question: What if you dare

Ra ppenings

"I relived the
dating scene."

