What do you think of the blind dating concept of speed dating? (how to, women)
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If you have tried speed dating, you know you register, you do not know who will be showing up so you cannot determine if you are attracted to them. Yet still, the idea of not knowing who is going to show up and the mystery of it all makes it exciting.
What are your thoughts on this "mysteriousness concept" of speed dating?
I think if you could get enough people to participate, it would be slightly more effective than OLD. You have a limited amount of time, but the voice, mannerisms, etc might be what ultimately helps you make a decision to want to meet someone.
If enough people would participate I think it could be a blast. That's if they didn't go in thinking they just had to meet someone. People need to stop being so serious and relax, have fun with dating, then see what happens.
If you have tried speed dating, you know you register, you do not know who will be showing up so you cannot determine if you are attracted to them. Yet still, the idea of not knowing who is going to show up and the mystery of it all makes it exciting.
What are your thoughts on this "mysteriousness concept" of speed dating?
Don't remember the details, but there were different categories and I think mine was "professionals." But in the end it doesn't matter, because no one checks if you are even employed.
Out of the about 15 guys I would not have picked any of them on a dating site or line up or meeting them naturally. It ranked from obese to special needs and everything in between that I would not see myself with. I spare you the details. Never ever again.
Well... I have been known to speed out of a restaurant when the mystery person shows up and I find out it's my co workers son! Guy was 15 yrs my junior and I already knew some of his ' challenges'. Best to not start an Awkward moment.
When I lived down in Los Angeles I tried out speed dating. In one night I think I interacted with 15 or 20 women. The people who do best with speed dating are the people who are pretty outgoing and know how to get a conversation going. Who I thought would benefit most from speed dating though are the people who are bad at that. In terms of dating skills if you aren't real good at starting a conversation with a stranger, this was a place to get much better, real quickly. For guys especially, this is a really useful dating skill to master.
The other big advantage of speed dating was everyone who did it was actually single and pretty motivated to meet someone. At the end of the night as I recall there were 7 or 8 women willing to agree to do another date with me, although I had only indicated that I was interested in seeing 3 or 4 women again.
Sounds like my personal Hell. Superficial chit chat with strangers, most of whom I'd likely have zero interest in. If I'm in the dating scene, I'd want a chance to vet them out first with photos, email/text, then conversations.
I think speed dating went away with the advent of online dating. I can't imagine this happens very often any more.
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