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SUMMARY:♥️🌿🦜Singles Walk - Merri‑Ck Flirt Trail\, Smith Street Social - 11k
 m+🦜
LOCATION:Merlynston Railway Station
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 27% · why: lots of
  people going\n\n🌿💘 Eat Drink Dance Melbourne: The Merri‑Creek Flirt‑Trail
  & Smith Street Twilight Social\n\n11km + 3 km optional extension to a Col
 lingwood pub\n\nSaturday 8 August\n12:00 PM meet • 12:15 PM sharp departur
 e (no waiting for stragglers)\n\nAges: 30–55 | Singles only | No married o
 r seperated people | New couples maybe… if they’re very new\nPeople: Max 2
 0\nFurry 4 legged Friends: Welcome\n\n💘 The Vibe\nA winter‑weekend wander 
 for singles who enjoy slow‑burn flirtation\, lush scenery\, and cheeky soc
 ial energy. This is a creek‑side adventure\, a CERES café treat‑stop\, an 
 optional Convent exit\, and a Smith Street finale that dissolves into dinn
 er\, drinks\, and warm inner‑city pub glow.\n\nPlease note: This event is 
 waitlisted.\nI want a balanced gender mix\, i.e even numbers of girls and 
 guys. I have a creep code operating and event expectations around no shows
 \, read on for how that works.\n\n🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ The Route (A Flirt‑Trail in Two
  Acts)\n\nAct I — The Merri Creek Slow‑Burn (≈ 11 km)\nWe begin at Merlyns
 ton Station\, gather\, mingle\, and roll out at 12:15 PM sharp — no late a
 rrivals\, no dramatic platform sprints.\nThen we slip onto the Merri Creek
  Trail\, following its curves\, wetlands\, and winter greenery.\n\nExpect 
 weekend wildlife making cameo appearances:\nWattlebirds doing their loud\,
  chaotic commentary\nRainbow lorikeets gossiping overhead\nDusky moorhens 
 strutting like they own the wetlands\nCrested pigeons pretending to be shy
 \nThe occasional friendly dog who thinks you’re flirting with them\nThat s
 oft Melbourne winter light that makes everyone look 10% more intriguing\n\
 nWe pause at CERES Café for warm hands\, warm food\, and warmer conversati
 ons — the midpoint where people relax\, open up\, and start deciding who t
 hey want to walk beside for the second half.\n\nOptional exit:\nAt the Abb
 otsford Convent (11 km)\, anyone ready to wrap up can peel off gracefully-
 -\n\nAct II — The Capital City Trail Finale (≈ 2.5 km)\nFor the adventurou
 s (and the romantically optimistic)\, we continue along the Capital City T
 rail\, weaving through inner‑Melbourne streets until we reach Smith Street
 \, Collingwood.\n\nHere\, we settle into a warm\, luxurious inner‑city pub
  — the kind with soft lighting\, good acoustics\, and the perfect ambience
  for:\nPost‑walk debriefs\nPlayful banter\nDinner\nDrinks\nAnd the gentle 
 thrill of a Saturday night among new friends\n\n🧣 What to Bring\nComfortab
 le walking shoes\nSnacks + water\nWinter layers\nA playful\, open attitude
 \nCuriosity for strangers who might not stay strangers\n\n⚠️ Group Rules &
  Event Etiquette ⚠️\nThese are basic\, commonsense standards that keep eve
 nts safe\, smooth\, and enjoyable for everyone.\n\n💘 Flirtation Guidelines
 \nThis is a social event\, not a pressure cooker.Don’t be pushy about phon
 e numbers — let the moment offer itself\nDon't send unsolicited messages\,
  get in person permission first\nIf the vibe is mutual\, go for it\nBecome
  a regular — I’ll be testing this format over 3–4 events\nYou’ll likely se
 e the same lovely humans again at future singles nights/events or Eat Drin
 k Dance “open” events\n\nThe goal is to build a small\, recurring ecosyste
 m where people feel comfortable\, familiar\, and relaxed enough to be them
 selves.\n\n👟 Fitness Requirements\nWalking: 3–4 km/hr. Moderate fitness. e
 nough to walk 15 km with limited stops\n\nWe walk at a relaxed pace. Pleas
 e ensure you meet the fitness level for the event. If the group is forced 
 to wait excessively\, you may be asked to leave the event.\n\n⛹️ Pace: Too
  Fast or Too Slow\nSmall social events rely on staying together. If you pr
 efer a very different pace\, consider going solo\, joining a faster/slower
  group\, or choosing events that match your fitness.\n\n👩‍💼 Time Constrain
 ts\nIf you’re on a tight schedule\, this may not be the right event. Socia
 l activities rarely run exactly on time.\n\n👥Waitlist & Gender Ratios\nTo 
 keep things balanced and comfortable:\nEvent capped at 12 people to test i
 nterest\, if my star signs are in favour I may increase this to 20\n\nGene
 rally guys admitted only after a woman registers (to maintain ratios) at m
 y discretion.\n\nFemale Privilege: New Idea\nThere is usually a waitlist o
 f men. The first female that discretely messages the organiser gets first 
 dibs on any guy that is on the waitlist to have him included. Assuming thi
 s occurs within 12 hours of being put into the going list. Otherwise the o
 rganiser chooses.\n\nWomen can be a little flaky (we love them anyway)\, s
 o I may accept 1–2 extra\n\n🧭The Creep Code\nA refined social compass keep
 s the vibe safe\, fun\, and drama‑free.\nSo: No married/Seperated individu
 als or those already coupled up (generally)\nNo Tinder Swindler‑style ming
 lers\n\nGuys: Please Take Special Note\nMust have a clear face photo (no s
 unglasses\, no blurry shadows\, no “mysterious man in witness protection”)
 \nDon't send unsolicited messages\, that's creep gold\n\n⚠️Don't obscure y
 our identity in other words.\n\nNo wide shots taken from a distance where 
 you can't be identified.\nNo yacht/car/jet flexing — if your profile screa
 ms “crypto‑adjacent”\, you will be gently declined.\nIf you are declined\,
  update your profile photo to something less creepy and more classy\n\nGir
 ls: No restrictions — privacy and safety first”\n\n⚠️ CRITICAL EXPECTATION
 S ⚠️\n\n👻 No‑Shows\nNo‑shows block waitlisted people from attending and di
 srupt small-group events.\n\nRemove yourself at least 24 hours before the 
 event to give waitlist people a enough notice to attend.\n\nNo‑shows will 
 be removed from the group.\nCancellations (“flaking”) within 24 hours of t
 he evevt start will result in group removal\, especially when there is a w
 aitlist. and no communication\n\n👀 Attending Without Being on the Going Li
 st\nThis is a security issue.\nDo NOT turn up unannounced.\nIf you’re not 
 on the Going list and haven’t arranged it with the organiser beforehand\, 
 you will be asked to leave. Event check‑ins are performed.\n\n⏰ Late Arriv
 als\nIf you’re late\, the group will not wait.\n\nYou will be marked as a 
 No‑Show and removed from the group\nMessages are not monitored after the e
 vent starts.\nIt’s your responsibility to communicate and catch up—before 
 the street of the event\, this may not be possible for some events.\n\n🎲Se
 cond Chances\nIf something goes wrong\, communicate with the organiser. Si
 lence + poor behaviour = removal. Communication + accountability = second 
 chances. As the organiser is busy organising this may be impossible during
  the event.\n\n🚩Disclaimer: No Liability & Organiser Indemnity\nBy partici
 pating in this event\, you acknowledge and accept full personal responsibi
 lity for your own safety\, wellbeing\, and belongings. The organiser assum
 es no liability for injury\, loss\, or damage incurred during the activity
 . Participation is entirely at your own risk.
URL:https://www.meetup.com/eat-drink-dance-melbourne/events/315731075/
CATEGORIES:palaner,saved
STATUS:TENTATIVE
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