Speed dating - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

greytone · 08-17-2003, 01:29 PM

Any of you other single people tried speed dating? That is an event with other singles and you get a few minutes with each of the members of the opposite sex before a bell rings and you have to move on.

I went to my first one this week. It was enjoyable, but it became a blur about half way through. You take notes and then submit a list of those you would like to get to know better. They do the same, and in a few days you get an E-mail with those who chose you also.

At the end, I was not sure how many I should mark as a yes. After 4 or 5 minutes I felt like quite a few still had potential. If you mark too few, you might not get a match. If you mark too many, you won't be able to follow up with all of them in a reasonable time. (With my schedule it can take a couple of weeks to fit in a date).

I was just wondering what experience others might have had.

marshall26 · 08-17-2003, 01:38 PM

I've never heard of such a thing, but it sounds interesting and most likely something I would like to do...

YourNeverThere · 08-17-2003, 02:14 PM

thats amazing, i'd love to try it.

Rodney · 08-17-2003, 05:08 PM

It's big out here on the Coast. Believe it or not, it was originally instituted through synagogues as a way of matching up nice Jewish boys with nice Jewish girls; everybody was too busy having a career to find other marriageable Jews, and the synagogues began to worry about the next generation.

I have not done it (married), but I have a friend who went through it. He got a couple of calls out of it, and one turned into something that lasted for a while.

My advice: don't worry about strategy, just mark the ones you'd honestly like to spend time with, and let the chips fall where they may.

Tex · 08-17-2003, 05:17 PM

I've heard of it, but I've never tried it. There's just something about meeting someone for 5 minutes and then deciding whether you like them better than the other person you just met for 5 minutes. Shrug.

Konichiwaneko · 08-17-2003, 05:19 PM

actually the idea is great, because I think 90% of the problem with people is they just don't know how to get their foot in the door.

Hmm..I wonder if Atlanta has something like that.

gumby76 · 08-18-2003, 12:31 PM

I actually tried this last thursday. I haven't heard back from it yet but i'm not expecting a reply until tuesday or wednesday.

I usually have problems approching girls so I really enjoyed it. I got to meet alot of girls that i probably wouldn't have met otherwise.

Out of the 9 or 10 people I met I felt that 5 had potential. So, hopefully I will get 2 or 3 responses back this week.

Overall I felt it was a positive experience and I would definately reccomend it to any singles out there.

micah67 · 08-18-2003, 12:35 PM

Interesting. sounds fun. I wonder if my wife would mind...

Cynthetiq · 08-18-2003, 12:42 PM

had some friends who went to that stuff... eh was their reaction

Othello · 08-18-2003, 01:06 PM

I'll try my hand at internet dating for now.

ratbastid · 08-18-2003, 02:52 PM

One of my buddies went to one of those things. He said the girls he met were friend material, but not much more.

I dunno, all of these dating tricks just seem a little desperate. I say, go to a bar with the rest of the single world!

/me is glad he got married right out of college and doesn't have to deal with all this BS.

anti fishstick · 08-18-2003, 04:04 PM

i heard about it on tv about some report on dating. heh. it sounds interesting and definately milks the first impressions/instinct thing. i might try it if i knew how to be a part of it.... sounds fun :-D but i don't believe in *finding* someone to date really. it'll happen when it happens.

Vyk · 08-18-2003, 04:31 PM

sounds like an interesting way to meet people. Though, with only 2-3 minutes with other people I'd probably flounder

greytone · 08-18-2003, 04:48 PM

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Originally posted by Konichiwaneko
Hmm..I wonder if Atlanta has something like that. [/B]

The one I went to was at Vinyl in midtown. It is on West Peachtree in the Earthlink building. Check out Match.com; they evidently are going to do this monthly or so. They have three age ranges, each time there is a slightly older range for the men than for the women.

08-17-2003, 01:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
greytone Junkie	Speed dating Any of you other single people tried speed dating? That is an event with other singles and you get a few minutes with each of the members of the opposite sex before a bell rings and you have to move on. I went to my first one this week. It was enjoyable, but it became a blur about half way through. You take notes and then submit a list of those you would like to get to know better. They do the same, and in a few days you get an E-mail with those who chose you also. At the end, I was not sure how many I should mark as a yes. After 4 or 5 minutes I felt like quite a few still had potential. If you mark too few, you might not get a match. If you mark too many, you won't be able to follow up with all of them in a reasonable time. (With my schedule it can take a couple of weeks to fit in a date). I was just wondering what experience others might have had. __________________ I was there to see beautiful naked women. So was everybody else. It's a common failing. Robert A Heinlein in "They Do It With Mirrors"

08-17-2003, 02:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
YourNeverThere Practical Anarchist Location: Yesterday i woke up stuck in hollywood	thats amazing, i'd love to try it. __________________ The Above post is a direct quote from Shakespeare

08-17-2003, 05:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tex Crazy Location: Orange County, CA	I've heard of it, but I've never tried it. There's just something about meeting someone for 5 minutes and then deciding whether you like them better than the other person you just met for 5 minutes. Shrug. __________________ "All I know is that I know nothing..."

08-17-2003, 05:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Konichiwaneko The Dreaded Pixel Nazi Location: Inside my camera	actually the idea is great, because I think 90% of the problem with people is they just don't know how to get their foot in the door. Hmm..I wonder if Atlanta has something like that. __________________ Hesitate. Pull me in. Breath on breath. Skin on skin. Loving deep. Falling fast. All right here. Let this last. Here with our lips locked tight. Baby the time is right for us... to forget about us.

08-18-2003, 12:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
micah67 Thor Location: 33:08:12N 117:10:23W	Interesting. sounds fun. I wonder if my wife would mind... __________________ ~micah

08-17-2003, 01:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
marshall26 Banned Location: elevated	I've never heard of such a thing, but it sounds interesting and most likely something I would like to do...

08-17-2003, 05:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	It's big out here on the Coast. Believe it or not, it was originally instituted through synagogues as a way of matching up nice Jewish boys with nice Jewish girls; everybody was too busy having a career to find other marriageable Jews, and the synagogues began to worry about the next generation. I have not done it (married), but I have a friend who went through it. He got a couple of calls out of it, and one turned into something that lasted for a while. My advice: don't worry about strategy, just mark the ones you'd honestly like to spend time with, and let the chips fall where they may.

08-18-2003, 12:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
gumby76 Upright	I actually tried this last thursday. I haven't heard back from it yet but i'm not expecting a reply until tuesday or wednesday. I usually have problems approching girls so I really enjoyed it. I got to meet alot of girls that i probably wouldn't have met otherwise. Out of the 9 or 10 people I met I felt that 5 had potential. So, hopefully I will get 2 or 3 responses back this week. Overall I felt it was a positive experience and I would definately reccomend it to any singles out there.

08-18-2003, 12:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	had some friends who went to that stuff... eh was their reaction __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

08-18-2003, 01:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
Othello Upright Location: Toronto	I'll try my hand at internet dating for now.

08-18-2003, 02:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	One of my buddies went to one of those things. He said the girls he met were friend material, but not much more. I dunno, all of these dating tricks just seem a little desperate. I say, go to a bar with the rest of the single world! /me is glad he got married right out of college and doesn't have to deal with all this BS.

08-18-2003, 04:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
anti fishstick Post-modernism meets Individualism AKA the Clash Location: oregon	i heard about it on tv about some report on dating. heh. it sounds interesting and definately milks the first impressions/instinct thing. i might try it if i knew how to be a part of it.... sounds fun :-D but i don't believe in finding someone to date really. it'll happen when it happens. __________________ And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin

08-18-2003, 04:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
Vyk Insane Location: Dayton, Ohio	sounds like an interesting way to meet people. Though, with only 2-3 minutes with other people I'd probably flounder __________________ "Courage of the heart is very rare"