Fun: -noun- 1. something that provides mirth or amusement.
2. enjoyment or playfulness.
-verb- 3. Informal. joke; kid.
-adjective- 4.Informal. of or pertaining to fun, especially social fun.
5. Informal. whimsical, flamboyant.
I've dabbled in the world of on-line dating recently (at least reading profiles and perhaps exchanging an e-mail or two. My dating drought has now reached more than a year. I'm learning patience, right Lord?) and one of the common threads that seem to permeate so many searches is the search for fun. People want to enjoy themselves, they want to enjoy life, especially so many of these who now find themselves alone and not liking it. And yet, even though the definition of fun calls it a "thing" I beg to differ. You could take a dozen people to a specific activity (say like a farmer's market) and some might find it fun while others may be completely bored. The activity is constant, the reaction is not, so we can conclude that the activity itself is not "fun". therefore "fun" is found within the person.
We've all probably met someone who seems to be at ease in any circumstance, who seems to promote a good time with all who interact, who livens up any social setting. These are "fun" people. Any activity can go from dull to fun with the injection of the right person/people. So fun isn't really a thing. Fun comes from within us.
Usually people who aren't neccessarily known as "fun" can still have fun. It usually comes in the context of sharing similar likes with another. Similar activity preferences can lead to fun. So to all those people who seek fun in their mate I offer this advice: Look inside yourself first, for that which you enjoy, then seek those who enjoy similar, and you will find fun. It isn't everyone who is lucky enough to find someone who's just naturally "fun" in most all circumstances. I'm lucky; I'm one of the "fun"ones!
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