Fueled by numerous T.V. show and movie appearances including "Tough Love", "The L-Word", "The 40 Year Old Virgin", and "Hitch", speed dating is quickly becoming the catalyst for many a NYC relationship.
If you're new to the whole phenomenon, in the spirit of speed dating, I'll give you the quick version. It's a dating event that gathers an equal number of single men and women to go on anywhere from 10 to 30, 3-8 minute "first-dates".
Speed dating is ideal for singles short on time and also a great segue to the dating scene for those who have been out of the dating game for a while.
One of the great things about speed dating is it's low on pressure. Typically held at bars or lounges you can kick back a few drinks prior to the event so as to relax the nerves. If you blow it on the first few dates, you have a quite a few more dates to refine your material and get it right. There's also no pressure of being asked point blank for your digits. Daters are instructed not to exchange or ask for contact details during or after the event. They instead log-on to the website where they registered for the event and "click" on any daters they are interested in seeing again. They in turn can see if anyone indicated interest in seeing them again requiring a mutual interest prior to moving forward for date two.
Many scientific studies have come to the conclusion that first impressions and instincts are more often than not correct, making speed dating, which has you assess an individuals "date ability" in a matter of minutes a concept founded on existing principle.
Regardless of what people are saying, speed dating is definitely something one should try at least once. Even if you don't meet "the one", you very well could get a lead on your next job, apartment, or maybe meet a new friend that could quite possibly introduce you to your next great love. Worse come to worse, you have a ridiculous story of your speed dating event from hell that you can share with friends and family for the rest of your life.
If you are the shy type you could always try online dating or internet dating. No risk involved, you don't even have to get dressed or put on make-up. Best of all you can take it or leave it, it's not like give out your number and you decide when. For dating in New York; Kissburg.com has hundreds of profiles from the New York area. So why not sign up, you can even create your own dating blog from the site.
If you're looking to try speed dating, check out On Speed Dating a service that caters to NY's "straight" & gay singles of all ages, backgrounds, interests and even fetishes. Register today to guarantee a spot at one of their many "cleverly themed" speed dating events or singles parties. You can visit their site at On Speed Dating.com to register for an upcoming singles event today.
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