“Find Me”: Woman Brings ‘Single’ Sign to Sports Match, Shows Off Her Online Following

• A local woman, Shilo Read, shared a TikTok video of how she held a sign about her relationship status at a sporting event
• After giving her Instagram handle, people found her online and flooded her notifications with message requests
• TikTok users headed to the post's comment section to laugh and share their thoughts about the creative situation
• Briefly News contacted a relationship educator, who shared how public self-promotion compared to using dating apps or social media

People often come up with unique and creative ways to meet potential partners, showcasing their personality and sense of humour.

At a recent sporting event, a social media user grabbed attention by holding up a sign that shared her relationship status, turning the moment into a possible matchmaking opportunity.

Not ignoring the sign

A young woman named Shilo Read went to her TikTok account to show that she attended a rugby match armed with a cardboard sign that noted she was single. The sign also read, "Find me" with her Instagram handle below.

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It seems Shilo's plan worked as she showed many Instagram users, mostly men, flooding her notifications with followings and message requests.

Watch the TikTok video below:

Public self-promotion or using apps?

Kelley Nele, a local relationship expert, explained to Briefly News that holding up a sign containing personal information in public can be similar to using dating apps in the sense that a larger audience is aware of the person's availability and accessibility if they please.

"That said, whether this yields positive results cannot and has not been determined scientifically."

SA reacts to result of 'single' sign

Several social media users rushed to the comment section to express their thoughts and laughter about what the woman had done.

@rachhmacdonald applauded the woman and wrote:

"Iconic."

@strydom16chante laughed and said:

"Yoh, that seems like a lot of work."

@thecricketingcowboy wondered in the comments:

"Is it worth doing?"

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@noodlycactus shared with the public:

"I feel like if I did that, I’d get a bunch of mean messages."

@m355ica laughed and said:

"Not the guys with their girlfriends in their profile pictures. Immediate block."

@chiny_chin_chin told app users:

"The issue is that I wouldn’t want some desperate man who follows up on this."

@ohpryde told the online community in the comment section:

"I wouldn’t have the energy to respond."

@bec.wri advised Shilo:

"Have the girls over, cast to the TV, and let the shortlist process begin."

3 Other stories about singles

• As part of Briefly News' Women of Wonder: Moms Singlehandedly Running Families and Businesses initiative, the publication spoke to a single scientist mother who retired at 30 to become financially independent.
• An American woman advised others to stay single in their 20s until they reached their 30s. Her list of reasons garnered many online comments.
• A single mother of four inspired South Africans when she shared a video showcasing her journey of building a five-bedroom mansion.

Source: Briefly News