A Letter From The Founder
Welcome to DINK Events! I’m glad you found us! In previous blog posts, we explored what a DINK is, who we are as a company, and what kind of events you can come to expect from us. Today, I wanted to get to know one another a little better. Or, rather, for you to get to know a little bit more as to the “why” DINK Events came to be.
DINK Events started out of my personal experience as a single person in his thirties. As we all know, dating and making friends as adults can be difficult. This is especially true having made the decision of not wanting children. After several experiences of ending relationships once the conversation about children arises, I thought it would be nice if there were something to take that variable out of dating.
Additionally, I’ve heard time and time again from child-free friends and acquaintances how nice it would be to be able to more easily make friends with other child-free individuals and couples, especially the older we get. Marrying these two ideas with the growing desire to get off dating apps and meet people in real life again, the idea for DINK Events was born.
Over the course of this journey, I have been asked the following questions over and over:
Is DINK Events a dating service?
Yes and no. The overarching vision of DINK Events is to create a community of like-minded individuals to get together and build connections in real life. In doing so, some events will be tailored towards singles looking for love, while other events are open to everyone, including couples, looking for friendship and connections with people within our child-free community. To avoid confusion, each event will clearly be labeled in all promotions material and the ticketing site, so you can be sure to be signing up for the events that best suit you.
I’m interested, but my lifestyle is slightly different from DINK. Am I allowed to come to an event?
Throughout this process, I’ve been asked about several different situations, and whether they fit into our model. “I have an adult kid and don’t want to have any more” “we are empty-nesters and would like to make new friends,” “We have kids but desperately need to get out of the house and have a child-free night out without the kids,” etc. … What I can say is to sit tight. As a brand new lifestyle brand, we feel it is best to focus primarily on our core demographic before expanding out. Just as mentioned above, any events outside our core audience will be very clearly labeled and marketed as such, to avoid having anyone accidentally sign up for an event inappropriate for them.
I don’t live in the Philadelphia area. Are you planning on expanding to other cities?
Not yet, but expansion is definitely something we would like to think about in the future. Please sign up for our mailing list on our website and follow our socials for future updates about events in other markets.
So, you hate children then?
No, of course not. I’ve just decided that being a parent is not for me.
What drives people to live a child-free lifestyle?
As with everything in life, everyone has their own journey and their own reasons. You’ll have to come to an event to ask them yourself!
I’m not a DINK, but would love to sponsor an event. How can I go about doing that?
Please reach out via email! For me, connecting DINKs to brands and products to help them live their best lives is just as important to me as it is to connect them to each other!
I appreciate all of the support I’ve received in starting this venture, and I am very excited to see this community grow and flourish in the years to come. Please sign up for our newsletter and follow us on all our socials to be kept up to date on our upcoming events schedule. I hope to see you at the next one!
Sincerely,
Matthieu Drotar