Speed dating

People that worked hard all their life to get through university and find a decent job, never having time to meet others or date along the way. These are the persons that could use the help of a speed dating experience. After 35 years old, the time starts to tick in a different rhythm and some single men and women with no time to date and no idea where to start from appeal to speed dating.

Meeting men or women in dance clubs or bars it not comfortable for everybody. There are singles that would rather be alone than go to places like that for hooking up. The alternative for them are blind dates, personal ads or speed dating. But blind dates and personals do not satisfy the needed for physical attraction and chemistry, an important aspect for any relationship. Because physical appearance, first impressions and chemistry are essential, speed dating become a more reliable way to find a suitable dating partner.

Talking to more than ten potential partners in less than an hour can be a real challenge. Speed dating involves first of all being honest about specific things like age, education, religion, ethnicity and ideal profile of a woman/man. And it requires a lot of confidence for talking to a complete stranger; and some attractiveness too.

But how is speed dating working? After completing a questionnaire, an equal number of men and women attend a venue. Each person spend approximately 7 minutes chatting to each member of the opposite sex about what is she/he doing for a living, if she/he wants to have children in the future, if she/he has been married before, if sex is important or any other matter of interest. In the end a report is made, specifying what person one would like to see again. If the interest is mutual, the exchange of numbers takes place.

The original format of speed dating involved men sitting along one side of a long table and the women along the other and many speed dating services still operate like this. Now there are also speed dating services available over the Internet. Sites like HurryDate.com, SpeedDater.co.uk or 8MinuteDating.com allow single speed dating men and women to meet in a hurry online and start dating after minutes of conversation with eligible singles.

Speed dating is a phenomenon with a contact growing popularity. Invented in 1998 by Los Angeles Rabbi Yaacov Deyo, speed dating was initially a way through which Jewish singles met potential partners for the specific purpose of marriage. Since than, speed Dating has spread throughout the world as an efficient way for busy singles to meet each other. In the United States speed dating is now very popular, more than a quarter of New York bars hosting now a speed dating night at least once a week.

Everyone who participates to a speed dating is there for finding a partner. This makes things easier for everyone, leaving the chemistry between the two people follow its course. If a person doesn't satisfy the requirements, the magic word "Next!" comes in the scene. And although many people consider that ugly and uninteresting persons use speed dating, most of the people who use these services are very confident and attractive.

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