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Date on Purpose This is not speed dating. This is not a mixer. This is what dating feels like when someone actually thought it through. Come as you are.

Leave as more of yourself. ❤️‍🔥
Events for singles in their 30s, 40s, 50s. 60+

10/10/2026

Whew! I know I’ve been a little quiet over here lately, so I thought I’d pop on and give you a little life update.

I recently stepped into a new role as CEO of a recruiting company, which has been incredibly exciting and has definitely kept me on my toes!

But I wanted to reassure you that Date on Purpose isn’t going anywhere! I’ve been thinking about you lots.

I absolutely love bringing people together, and I’ve really missed hosting these connection events.

And I’m getting excited about what comes next!

But before I start planning, I actually want to hear from YOU.

What age groups would you like to see events for? Are there any fun venues around Windsor you’d love us to take over for an evening? And what kinds of events would make you actually leave your house?

Because at the end of the day, Date on Purpose is about bringing people together, and I want you to be part of shaping what comes next.

Because let’s face it… we need this. 💜

So drop your ideas in the comments or send me a message. I’d love to hear them!

Stay tuned for more event details to drop...

xo Erin

After enough disappointing dates, relationships that didn’t work out and people who turned out to be very ..very differe...
08/14/2026

After enough disappointing dates, relationships that didn’t work out and people who turned out to be very ..very different from who we hoped they’d be… I understand why people start assuming all the “good ones are taken.”

I mean, at some point being hopeful can start to feel a well…little naive.

So we become more cautious while still quietly hoping to meet someone kind, consistent, attractive, emotionally available and reasonably has their sh*t together.

You know, nothing outrageous. 😂

Apparently we’ve also reached the age where someone who makes an actual plan, communicates clearly and does what they said they were going to do can be… weirdly hot AF.

But here’s the relief I think we all need👇

Those people haven’t disappeared.

They’re living lives that look a lot like yours: working, raising kids, looking after parents, walking the dog, grocery shopping, hanging with the same friends and wondering where the HECK they’re supposed to meet someone too.

Two people can live ten minutes apart, want the same kind of relationship, be exactly the kind of people the other has been convinced no longer exists… and never meet. 🤯🤯🤯

That’s the part I want to change.

💜 Date on Purpose isn’t asking you to suddenly become wildly optimistic about dating again or believe your soulmate is waiting beside the bar holding your preferred beverage, an excellent credit score and killer smile. 😂

You just have to be open to the possibility that maybe the story you’ve started believing isn’t the whole story.

For one evening, everyone is single, everyone chose to be there, and everyone is open to meeting someone.

You get to have a drink, meet some people and see what happens when you actually show up in the same room… on purpose.

No fantasy. No guarantees. Just a real opportunity to date differently.

✨ Date on Purpose Summer Social | Ages 35–45
📍 Cookie Bar - Bakery & Bottle Shop | Windsor ON
📅 THIS WEDNESDAY!!, August 19 | 7–10 PM

Maybe all the good people aren’t gone. Maybe they just haven’t met each other yet.

🎟️ Register with the LINK IN BIO! 🔥

08/08/2026

Let’s face it.
We all want to meet someone naturally, right?!

Meanwhile… we’re all out here creating approximately zero opportunities to actually meet anyone new.

We go to work. Gym. Home. Dinner and drinks with the same group of friends. Maybe a cousin’s wedding where everyone’s already coupled up with a kid or two.

At some point, you have to interrupt the routine.

❤️‍🔥Go somewhere new.
❤️‍🔥Talk to people you wouldn’t normally meet.
❤️‍🔥 Put yourself in a room where everyone is single, open, and actually there to connect.

That’s exactly what Date on Purpose is here to create.

This isn’t a promise you’ll meet your person in one night …although I wouldn’t stop you. 😘

Just a room full of good conversation, a legitimate reason to put your phone down, and a new exciting space for your love life to go. 💜

☀️Don’t worry, this isn’t speed dating.
☀️You’ll have meaningful prompts on the tables you want to ask potential partners or aligned friendships.
☀️You’ll be sitting with a group with plenty of time to talk.
☀️And still have time to find your way back to whoever sparked your interest.

If you want something different, you have to give something different a chance.

📍 Date on Purpose | Ages 25–35
🗓 THIS WEDNESDAY!! August 12
🍪 Cookie Bar - Bakery & Bottle Shop
🎟 LAT CHANCE!! Limited spots available — register in bio!

08/03/2026

What if the hardest part of modern dating isn’t finding someone…

What if it’s how quickly we’ve learned to decide who people are?

You notice someone across the room.
Within seconds your brain gets to work.

“I don’t want to bother them.”

“They’re way out of my league.”

“They’re probably in a relationship.”

“They aren’t my type.”

Sound familiar?

The funny thing is… maybe you’re right.
….Or maybe you’re completely wrong.

You’ll never know.
Because the conversation NEVER happened.

But what if there is a place….

Where a conversation had a chance to start before you have a chance to overthink it a billion times?

Where you catch yourself laughing with someone you’ve only known for ten minutes.

Where you leave with a few new numbers in your phone that don’t start with “Hinge Matt” or “Tinder Michelle”.

A place where you realize there are actually some pretty incredible people in this city... you just weren’t crossing paths with.

That’s Date on Purpose.

Not speed dating.
Not networking with a romantic filter.

Just a room full of genuinely single people who showed up for the same reasons you did… to see what happens when you ditch the apps and intentionally give real conversations with real humans a chance to exist.

🔥TWO EVENTS COMING UP! LINK TO REGISTER IN BIO. 🔥

✨ Date on Purpose | Ages 25–35
📍 Cookie Bar, Windsor ON
🗓️ Wednesday, August 12
🕖 7:00–10:00 PM
🍷 One complimentary drink + DOP survival bag included.

✨ Date on Purpose | Ages 35-45
📍 Cookie Bar, Windsor ON
🗓️ Wednesday, August 19
🕖 7:00–10:00 PM
🍷 One complimentary drink + DOP survival bag included.

Worst case? You spend a Wednesday night laughing, meeting genuinely interesting people, and remembering that dating can actually be fun.

Best case? Well... that’s why we’re all there. 💜

See you at Cookie Bar - Bakery & Bottle Shop 🍪💜

07/25/2026

Imagine walking into a room where you don’t have to wonder who’s single.

Where you don’t have to spend twenty minutes trying to figure out if someone wants you to come say hi.

Where the conversation starts before you have a chance to overthink it a billion times.

Where you catch yourself laughing with someone you’ve only known for ten minutes.

Where you leave with a few new numbers in your phone that don’t start with “Hinge Matt” or “Tinder Michelle”.

A place where you realize there are actually some pretty incredible people in this city... you just weren’t crossing paths.

That’s the experience we’re creating.
Not speed dating.
Not networking with a romantic filter.

Just a room full of genuinely single people who showed up for the same reasons you did… to see what happens when you ditch the apps and give real conversations with real humans a chance to exist.

TWO EVENTS COMING UP! LINK TO REGISTER IN BIO.

✨ Date on Purpose | Ages 25–35
📍 Cookie Bar, Windsor ON
🗓️ Wednesday, August 12
🕖 7:00–10:00 PM
🍷 One complimentary drink + DOP survival bag included.

✨ Date on Purpose | Ages 35-45
📍 Cookie Bar, Windsor ON
🗓️ Wednesday, August 19
🕖 7:00–10:00 PM
🍷 One complimentary drink + DOP survival bag included.

Worst case? You get a really good cookie 🍪

BUt also… you spend a Wednesday night laughing, meeting genuinely interesting people, and remembering that dating can actually be fun.

Best case? Well... that’s why we’re all there. 💜

07/15/2026

We go to the same coffee shops. The same grocery stores. We see the same people.

And somehow an entire week can go by without having one conversation with someone new.

I think we’ve replaced conversations with content.

We know what people ate for brunch.
Where they went on vacation.
What concert they went to.
What they looked like six years ago ata halloween party on Facebook. 😅

But we don’t actually know them.

We’ve become really good at judging, comparing, and consuming each other’s lives… while forgetting to actually live our own.

Maybe that’s why so many of us feel so disconnected.

We’re surrounded by people every day, yet how often do we actually get curious about them?

Lately, I’ve been challenging myself to say YES to more.

💯 Join the group.
💯 Start the conversation.
💯 Ask the question.
💯 Leave the house.

The goal is to let life surprise me.

Maybe it’s a conversation that changes my perspective.

Maybe it’s someone who inspires me.

Maybe it’s a new walking buddy.

Maybe it’s hearing a story I’ll still be thinking about a week later.

None of that happens while we’re scrolling.

So here’s my challenge… for me and for you.

‼️ Start one conversation with someone you don’t already know this week.

Not because you need something from them.

Just because they’re another human being.

👇 And if you know of a great group, class, club, or community in Windsor, leave it in the comments. I have a feeling a lot of us are looking for places to put our phones down and meet more humans.

P.S. If you’re single, this is exactly why I created Date On Purpose Co. Our two August Summer Socials aren’t about awkward icebreakers or endless swiping.

❤️‍🔥 They’re about giving yourself the chance to sit across from someone new and let life surprise you.

07/03/2026

👉✨DATE ON PURPOSE | SUMMER SOCIAL☀️
💥NEW AGE GROUP!! 25-35 🎉🥳

Is it just me or have we forgotten the human being behind the profile? 🤷‍♀️

Somewhere along the way, dating became about trying to figure people out before we’d actually met them.

We scroll through photos, read a few prompts, maybe do a little Instagram investigation (don’t worry... we’ve all done it 😂), and within a few minutes we’ve convinced ourselves we know who someone is.

But do we?

The best parts of another human being have never lived on a profile.

They’re found in the way they snort when they laugh at their own jokes, the silly stories they tell, the interesting questions they ask, and those unexpected moments where you catch yourself thinking, “OHhhh I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this conversation so much.”

That’s exactly why I created Date on Purpose.

Not because dating apps are evil, but because I wanted to create a space where people get the chance to experience something different.

A place where you actually get to know someone before you decide who they are….because filtered photos and a bio filed with emojis explains nothing. 🙈

I give you a room full of intentional singles who all signed up and showed up for the same reason.

Don’t worry I got you. There will be thoughtful conversation prompts to help you skip the awkward small talk and get to the things that actually matter.

A relaxed atmosphere where curiosity matters more than having the perfect opening line.

Because I can’t help but wonder...

How many incredible people have we overlooked because we judged the profile before we met the person?

Maybe it’s time we changed that.

Register for Date on Purpose.
Wednesday August 12th | 25 -35 | Cookie Bar - Bakery & Bottle Shop

👀 Ppssssssssst!!! the next event is for ages 30-45 on August 19th!!!

Spots limited. LINK IN BIO!! 💜🙌

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06/14/2026

“Nobody visits their neighbours anymore.”

Ooof. that one got me.

And the more I thought about it, the more it bothered me.

Not because I was surprised to hear it. I wasn’t.
Because it felt like truth.

It didn’t happen all at once.
Just little by little.

Life got busier.
Phones got smarter.
Everything got faster, easier, more convenient.

And somehow a lot of us ended up feeling more disconnected than ever.

Then we look around and wonder why making friends feels harder.
Why dating feels so exhausting.
Why so many people feel lonely, even when they’re surrounded by a bunch of people.

Sometimes I wonder if we’re all feeling the same thing, but calling it different names.

👉Loneliness.
👉Dating burnout.
👉Disconnection.

That feeling that something is missing, even when we’ve got a pretty great life.

Maybe underneath all of it, we’re not missing a relationship…maybe we’re just missing each other.

that’s part of why Date on Purpose exists. 💜

Not just to help people meet someone.

But to create more spaces where people can gather, have real conversations, and remember what it feels like to connect with another human being.

What do you think we’ve lost that nobody is talking about?

✨ Date on Purpose events returning soon.

05/12/2026

Let’s face it 👇

Dating has gotten….extremely complicated.

At this stage…most of your friends are coupled off.
They have busy schedules. They have kids with busy schedules. Maybe even have grand kids. Nobody’s setting you up anymore. It just doesn’t happen.

And the apps? In a city this size, you’re swiping past people you went to high school with. Your ex’s friends. Someone you matched with in 2019 and definitely don’t need to revisit. The pool feels smaller and smaller every time you open that thing.

And the ones you don’t recognize? Half of them are checked out before the conversation even starts. One foot in, one foot out. No one’s really risking anything.

Because at this point, we’ve all been through some s**t and opening up to a stranger from the internet feels like a lot to ask.

So you stay on the apps. Swiping away. Wishing it was different. Going through the motions. Telling yourself this has got to get better… but the cycle continues.

So, where the heck are you supposed to meet someone new!?

Enter…

Date on Purpose is a curated and intentional space, full of real single people ready to find something real.

No profiles. No catfish. No thirst traps. No one showing up looking like a completely different person. Just you, as exactly who you are …meeting real humans who are showing up for the exact same reason: connection 💜

Spots are limited and these events are filling up fast.

💥 April 23rd (30–45) and May 8th (45–60) — limited tickets remaining.

If you’ve been telling yourself you’ll do something different — this is the something different.

👉LINK IN BIO.

It’s not trying too hard, memorizing a bunch of tips you heard online, or saying the perfect thing.And it’s definitely n...
05/01/2026

It’s not trying too hard, memorizing a bunch of tips you heard online, or saying the perfect thing.

And it’s definitely not about putting on some filtered, watered-down version of yourself.

The kind of effort I’m talking about?

It’s vulnerability.

…just not in the way people usually think.

Not the emotional, spill-your-life-story kind.

The kind where you actually show up.

Where you’re in the conversation.
You ask something because you’re genuinely curious, you listen to the answer, and you say what you think instead of what you think sounds good.
You stay in it a little longer, even when it’s not perfect yet.

Because that’s what most people avoid.

Not knowing the outcome.
Feeling a bit awkward.
Risking rejection.

So instead, we keep things surface-level, play it safe, hold back… and decide quickly so we don’t have to risk anything.

And then we say, “there was no chemistry.”

But nothing really had a chance to happen.

What I’ve seen at Date on Purpose is different.

People take that small step.
They lean in a bit more, stay a little longer, and actually meet each other.

And that’s when things start to get REAL interesting.

👉 If that’s the kind of energy you value and are done wasting your time - this is your sign.

Date on Purpose (45–60) is happening at on May 7th and this is exactly what you've been waiting for. You in?

Limited men’s spots available. Link in bio.

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