Glitz & Glamour Ball in Richmond on Saturday 31st July. A great band “Something Else” playing for only $30 a ticket including supper. Any dancing style is OK although it’s being put on by the Ceroc group – just a good night out. Get your tickets by calling Rose on 03-5488756 or 0274302700.

Winter Dance with Jiggery Folkery Band on Saturday 14th August at Hope Hall Main Rd, Hope from 7.30pm. Optional: Dress in favorite Hippy, Rock n Roll or Country clothes from Yesteryear. Tickets $15.00 from Vicki – 544 8242 or Trevor Ph: 5419607.

If you fail to make a positive emotional connection at the outset with your acquaintance or date, you can be sure that any hopes of a deeper relationship will likely end right there. However, the following advice on communicating with friendship prospects is a simple, easy way to ensure exchanges that will make a positive first impression:

Friendship Advice: Know Their Name
This advice sounds silly, but many people who fail to do this often suffer the consequences. Whether you communicate with someone through an online dating site, like findsomeone.co.nz, for example, by telephone or in person at Duck Soup, be sure to exchange first names.

During your talk with them, be sure to use their first name. In doing so, you will make them feel at ease, while also coming across as the friendly person you really are. Of course, if you forget people’s names immediately after they tell you, this may be a useless piece of advice unless you can write the name down somewhere.

Friendship Advice: Establish a Point of Contact
Speaking to the other person about a common interest or topic of mutual concern is a great way to build rapport with them. Perhaps you are both single parents, or share a common sporting activity. Whatever it is, use your common bond to your advantage.

Friendship Advice: Smile A Little Smile
Smile often if you are are speaking with your friend in person. It will not only help put you at ease, but will allay any apprehension they may have as well. Smiling is also a contagious, feel-good activity.

Friendship Advice: Paying Out a Compliment is Free
Paying a compliment, as long as it is sincere, is a great way to build up another person’s confidence and self-esteem.

Friendship Advice : Be Enthusiastic
Of course, you don’t want to be fake. What we are saying here is to stay focused on uplifting topics for conversation starters. For example, according to a recent poll the top three topics singles should avoid when meeting other singles are talking about a former relationship, dieting and marriage. Especially for the sensitive types, the advice here is that talking about these could cause more harm than good.

Overall, even if you are shy, following this little bit of advice will help you ease into better communication with other singles.

REMEMBER: WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS FOR A REASON.

Come along and join us for a roast turkey dinner with pumpkin pie dessert for $19 from 6.30pm before chatting with others in the same stage of life as you from 7.30pm.

Non-profit, no fees, no cover charge, no matchmaking, no pressure – just friendly networking with 100+ other singles over 30 in Nelson.

Some nights there are more ‘younger’ singles and some nights more ‘older’ singles – it’s never the same mix and we ALWAYS have new people coming along. You won’t necessarily find your soulmate at Duck Soup (although many have) – but you’ll DEFINITELY find friends you will connect with and enrich your social life. Build a new group of friends at Duck Soup.

Join us for a delicious roast beef dinner with yorkshire pudding beforehand for only $10…. please let me know and I’ll make sure there are enough seats at the table. Mike is closing off the upstairs as our private dining room after we had over 50 people deciding to eat dinner last month.

Don’t miss out on another SATURDAY night of mingling entertainment – this time in Tahuna.  We will take advantage of the sunny afternoon (weather dependent!) to have a beach wander before heading in from the cold to hot soup and fresh bread for only $7.50 if you’re wearing a Single Rocks name-tag.  If you’re one of the beach walkers, you’ll earn yourself a free hot drink at 623 On The Rocks as well as the discounted dinner.

Meet at 623 On The Rocks before 4pm on Saturday 15 May for a beach wander and chat.

Meet at 623 On The Rocks from 5pm on Saturday 15 May for Hot Soup and Fresh Bread with other singles over 30 in Nelson.

Invite your single friends and be prepared to meet lots of new people at this Duck Soup event.