{"id":13659,"date":"2016-09-12T17:10:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T21:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/why-joining-this-kickball-league-is-better-than-a-dating-app\/"},"modified":"2016-09-12T17:38:27","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T21:38:27","slug":"why-joining-this-kickball-league-is-better-than-a-dating-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/why-joining-this-kickball-league-is-better-than-a-dating-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Why joining this kickball league is better than a dating app"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just look at this group of eligible monkeys, would ya? That dating in\u00a0New York is hard comes as no surprise to anyone. From myths of the \u201cFriend Zone\u201d\u00a0with longtime acquaintances\u00a0to the\u00a0just plain godawful date stories\u00a0we hear every day, it\u2019s clear that the\u00a0exhaustion of\u00a0dating both friends and strangers\u00a0is\u00a0real. Even\u00a0the notorious dating apps, which somehow make you feel like you don\u2019t have to leave your house in order\u00a0to connect with\u00a0a human being, can ultimately prove just as disappointing once you meet in person. Hey but wait, before you swear off dating entirely:\u00a0Have you tried kickball? We don\u2019t mean just any kickball with anybody, of course. No, we\u2019re talking about\u00a0the kind of alcohol-infused (think post-game flip cup) kickball that comes with signing up for a social sports league. Like the whisper-quiet Maytag dishwasher, a well-curated sports league makes it so you don\u2019t even realize\u00a0you\u2019re meeting new people! NYC Social\u00a0has been around in New York for a while\u2026 Read More<\/p>\n

Why joining this kickball league is better than a dating app : Brokelyn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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