✨✨🥂Singles, Jingles, Bubbles and Mingles @ Champagne Problems. IRL Dating ✨

✨ Singles • Jingles • Bubbles & Mingles ✨ IRL Dating

When: Wednesday 17 June
Time: 6:00pm – ~8:30pm
Where: Champagne Problems — 238 Little Collins St, Melbourne. Best to enter round the back, where the outdoor seating is

Melbourne singles, assemble your charm, your curiosity, and your best “I swear I’m normal” smile — because we’re trying something new, something social, something IRL, and something that doesn’t involve swiping until your thumb develops a personality disorder.

Please note: there is a waitlist operating, read on for how that works.

This is a lightly curated social evening for single urban professionals 35–55 (or those who feel like it) who want to meet people in a relaxed, conversational, non‑algorithmic way. No one will be checking birth certificates at the door.

🍾The Setting
Champagne Problems is giving us the perfect mid‑week playground:
Happy Hour 4pm–7pm — bubbles are only 8, ideal for pre‑chat courage
$25 Steak Night — highly recommended
Vegetarian + other options for the herbivores and the steak‑averse
Dinner at 6:30pm — arrive from 6pm to warm up, sip something soothing, and ease into the room

This is not a speed‑dating conveyor belt. It’s a social experiment in organic connection, gentle mingling, and seeing what happens when good people are in a good room at the same time.

🧭 The Creep Code
A refined social compass keeps the vibe safe, fun, and drama‑free.
So: No married individuals or those already coupled up
No Tinder Swindler‑style minglers

Guys: Please Take Special Note
Must have a clear face photo (no sunglasses, no blurry shadows, no “mysterious man in witness protection”)
No wide shots taken from a distance where you can't be identified.
No yacht/car/jet flexing — if your profile screams “crypto‑adjacent”, you will be gently declined. If you are declined, update your profile photo to something less creepy.

Girls: No restrictions — privacy and safety first

Everyone will be waitlisted first, and I’ll accept those who meet survivor’s criteria (yes, that’s intentionally vague and slightly Hunger Games coded).

Ok, I looked it up, it means those that have the emotional maturity and grace to navigate social spaces without drama and major diplomatic faux pas. Mmmm, maybe I should recuse myself😅. If you can act like a functional adult for 2+ hours, you probably meet the survivors criteria .

💘 Flirtation Guidelines
This is a social event, not a pressure cooker.Don’t be pushy about numbers — let the moment offer itself
If the vibe is mutual, go for it
Become a regular — I’ll be testing this format over 3–4 events
You’ll likely see the same lovely humans again at future singles nights/events or Eat Drink Dance “open” events

The goal is to build a small, recurring ecosystem where people feel comfortable, familiar, and relaxed enough to be themselves.

👥Group Size & Ratios
To keep things balanced and comfortable:
Event capped at 12 people to test interest, I may expand numbers

Guys admitted only after a woman registers (to maintain ratios) at my discretion until the format matures.

Women can be a little flaky (we love them anyway), so I may accept 1–2 extra

If the format works and demand grows, future events may expand to 20 people

🌱Why This Event Exists
A few people have asked me to run something for singles, and Meetup is already full of solo attendees. Dating apps feel like a minefield, and IRL conversations tend to be and are rare and sometimes awkward. So this is an experiment — a soft‑launch into a more human, more organic way of meeting people.

As a conceptual experiment it's also free at the moment, so why pay 40 to 70 + drinks and Dinner for comparable events. No more first date haggling over who pays for dinner! Try it before my avarice takes a peek! 😀

Also: keep an eye out for Singles Walks — coming soon.

🧪 A Social Experiment
This is a prototype event. I’m open to suggestions before and after as I refine the format. If it works, great.

If it needs tweaking, we’ll tweak. If it becomes a Melbourne phenomenon, you were here at the start.

Come for the bubbles. Stay for the conversations.

Leave with a story — or someone worth messaging tomorrow.