"My girlfriend Morgan and I were introduced by my realtor at the preseason game for the Chicago Sky. I'm opening a women's sports bar called Babe's, and she became an investor. We go to every home game together. For her birthday, I wrote her a novella called Courtside Connection about our relationship because she loves those sappy sapphic romance books. I have been threatening to throw a self-published book party for it at Babe's."
"Last fall, I dusted off the apps for my biannual attempt at dating and updated my Hinge with "Aces playoffs tickets, who wants to go?" I had season tickets and always joked it was unfair we had to buy them in pairs because that was like a single-lady tax. So I decided to try and use the tickets to eventually fill my seat. WNBA games are like lesbian Disneyland, so it seemed fitting."
The WNBA has grown into a major cultural and social phenomenon, drawing large crowds to games and watch parties at local bars. Fans frequently express their WNBA interest on dating apps, and women's sports bars host speed-dating events and mixers to help supporters meet. Partnerships with platforms like Bumble have produced singles mixers tied to teams. Several couples formed or deepened relationships through attending WNBA games together, using season tickets or playoff ticket offers as dating prompts. One couple co-invested in a women's sports bar, and another used game tickets from a dating profile to find a partner and later became engaged.
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