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Offline Matchmaking in Ireland
Did you ever wonder how matchmaking worked before the internet?
This weekend, the most famous matchmaking festival in the world takes place in Ireland. The festival hails back to the matchmaking tradition in rural Ireland, where matches between singles were made by travelling salesmen who knew all the singles in the country and introduced them to each other. Unfortunately for those seeking love, there was no internet and no be2 to make matchmaking infinitely easier. Instead, the singles had to travel from all over the country to meet at festivals, where the matchmakers, lots of dancing (and drinking) smoothed the path of love for single men and women.
The largest of these was the matchmaking festival in Lisdoonvarna. The town sports many a resident matchmaker, the annual Matchmaking Festival and even the Matchmaker Bar. Today, the matchmaking festival is the biggest singles festival in Europe, although most visitors aren’t there to search for love. Instead, people gather to dance and have fun.
After all, you can find the love of your life at an online matchmaking website without travelling to Lisdoonvarna. Nevertheless, the history of the matchmaking festival gives an insight into the complications of finding love before the advent of the internet (thank you, Internet, we love you!)
From Summer of Love to Love and Marriage
The 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love
At this time forty years ago, in San Francisco people from all walks of life were wearing flowers in their hair, dancing in the streets and embracing the Hippie ideals of love, peace and tolerance. It was the summer of 1967, the Summer of Love. Up to 100,000 people of all ages flocked to the district Haight-Ashbury, where a social utopia was being built. Read more
Show your Best Features with Matchmaking Website be2
Unlike dating sites that let everyone see the personals of their members, be2 only allows members to view profiles that are a good match. Each member who sees your profile at be2 has been selected because their personality is well suited to yours. What sets our matchmaking website apart from a dating site is that be2 personals are individually selected and recommended. Nevertheless, this doesn’t mean you can’t improve your chances. The matchmaking website tells another member that your personalities match. After that it’s up to you to make your personal profile so appealing that your match will want to contact you. Read more
Don’t Let Communication Problems Get in the Way of Love
What do you do when your relationship is in trouble? Talk! Sounds simple… And yet it can be so hard.
If your relationship is worth saving, then overcome communication issues and start talking straight.
- In a relationship, each person has a different communication style. You need to acknowledge that your boyfriend or girlfriend’s style may differ from yours. If the boyfriend loves to talk, never letting the girlfriend get a word in, or the girlfriend is a great listener who doesn’t like to share secrets, there’s trouble ahead.
- Learn to adjust your speaking and listening patterns to your boyfriend or girlfriend’s speech.
- Don’t overlook nonverbal communication. Body language is very important in a relationship and can tell you if your boyfriend or girlfriend is saying what he/she is thinking.
- Don’t be fooled by gender stereotypes into blaming all problems on differences between the way men and women communicate. Most communication clashes in relationships are individual, not male/female.
- Keep in mind that every relationship is different and there is no general rule for communication that applies to every relationship. You need to adjust your communication to the needs of your boyfriend or girlfriend – and vice versa.
There really is one rule that applies to every relationship – communication is the best way to solve communication problems!
If your way of communicating is compatible with your boyfriend or girlfriend’s communication style, your relationship is much more likely to be successful and harmonious. The science-based matching system at be2 can help you find a partner who is a good match for you in many ways, amongst others in the way you communicate.
When you see how happy you are in a relationship with a partner you can communicate with properly, you will appreciate how valuable science-based matchmaking really is. There are several questions that relate to communication styles in the free be2 questionnaire, for example this question relating to the most important aspect of relationship communication: speaking and listening.
A major source of conflict in many relationships can be prevented by pairing only people who are open to criticism with those who are very critical. This helps avoid major communication disasters.
Once you have completed the personality test, you will receive an evaluation free of charge and you can view how your test result compares with the results of your partner recommendations. Here’s two examples of evaluations that are relevant to communication in a harmonious relationship:
The Other Women in your Man’s Life…
I’m every woman?
You may be THE woman in your man’s life, but never the only woman. As his girlfriend, you are sure to be number one. But if you want to retain the girlfriend-position in his life, make sure you know how to get on with the other women who matter.
- His mother. The woman who gave birth to him and raised him can exercise great influence over her son. If she disapproves of his girlfriend, you might be gone faster than you can say “Mama’s man.” Read more
