ARTSY GAL TO TRAVEL ACROSS COUNTRY TO FIND THE MAN OF HER DREAMS

Host of the Artsy Fartsy Show, Barika Taheer Edwards is on a mission impossible to find love by travelling across the country.

New York, NY (May 13, 2013) --  Executive Producer and Host of the arts and cultural radio show Artsy Fartsy Show, Barika Taheer is on a mission to find love and with the odds stacked against her it could be a mission impossible that even Tom Cruise would not attempt to take on. She will travel from New York City with a group of women hoping to find better odds of finding love in San Francisco over the Memorial Day weekend.

Barika Taheer, 34 years old, has had the worse luck finding love.  She joined The Dating Ring after finding out that her first boyfriend cheated on her. Edwards says. “I met him through online dating, I have been using online dating for many years and I wanted to try something different.” So the creator of the radio program with a funny titled, Googled Matchmakers NYC and found the start-up dating service, The Dating Ring.

Finding love in New York City is a challenge and finding love, as a black woman is even more of a challenge.  Black women have a hard time finding love in any city and statistically have even more challenges being considered for dates online. In the United States, 20 percent of black women are not married by the age of 45.  Ms. Edwards identifies with the struggle of being an African-American woman searching for an authentic real relationship. She recalls a play she performed in her first years, in New York City as an actress. In the play, she wakes up after a one night stand and takes off the apropos of what a black woman is. Her character’s lover was only sleeping with her to win a bet to sleep with as many women of different races.

“My New York City dating life has been a lot like that play where men are only interested in dating black women on a superficial level. I cannot tell you how many heartbreaking reality checks I’ve had to have with myself in regards to my dating experience especially the relationships that were interracial.”

Just like the mission of her radio program to make art applicable and open for everyone despite socio-economic, racial and education barriers that prevent people from enjoying all forms of art. Barika is open to finding love but not worrying about what the package looks like. She is looking for someone who is not necessarily in the arts but appreciates art. Above all, the man for her has to have passion for our diverse world.

“I’ve dated men from who come from all over the world, different careers, different cultural perspectives, aliments, heights, weight, hair, no hair – I’ve been pretty open to whatever package love could possible come in. My New York dating experience is either a Greek tragedy or a romantic-comedy in the waiting. I am just waiting for the end.” 

In New York City, women out number men; and in San Francisco men outnumber women.

When looking toward the possibility of finding someone to fall in-love with in San Francisco, Barika says, “We’ll see. I cannot wait to find out what is in store for me. I am simply looking for someone who is wonderful. “

If Barika Taheer Edwards achieves the mission impossible and finds love with the odds stacked against her, then the next stage of her career could result in her becoming a female James Bond.