Remember a few years ago, when speed
dating was all the rage? Is it still popular since the huge rise of mobile
dating apps like Tinder?
Speed
Dating was an invention round about the beginning of the century, which makes it
seem such a long time ago now, but at the time it was like a breath of fresh
air. It gave singletons a fantastic new way of meeting a large number of
single people they had not met before in a short space of time in just one
evening.
However, with the development of online
dating sites and more recently those smartphone swipe right dating apps, do we
still have time in our busy lives for actual face to face meetings with
strangers?
Jenny Brooks is an Events Manager for
leading speed dating company Slow Dating and she says that there are just
many different ways to meet new people and each has their positives and
negatives. She states that when the company first started some 14 years ago,
dating apps didn't exist and if you wanted to try online dating, there were
really just two companies to sign up to Match.com and eHarmony, and their
offerings were pretty primitive at the time, with a regular ongoing monthly
subscription. Speed dating was a great option because it was fresh, exciting and
without any monthly subscriptions. Additionally when you attended a speed
dating evening you knew that everyone you were going to meet was single, lived
near you, was in your age range; and was keen and brave enough to attend.
It would be fair to say the market has
changed a little. Jenny tells us that Slow Dating used to have around 20
couples at every event, but now have between 13-15 couples, and that it remains
an extremely successful way for meeting new people, and starting relationships.
Jenny says, "For a while everything was about dating apps, but people soon
grow tired of all the fruitless swiping left and right, and they would rather
meet people face to face. We still hold many events even with all the online
competition. It is aimed at people who prefer to meet someone face to face; and
don't want to waste all that time to-ing and fro-ing on online dating sites or
apps.”
The reasons why speed dating became
popular in the first place still exist. It is an opportunity for people to meet
other singles who live nearby in a fun evening, and the statistics state you
stand a good chance of being successful with over 75% of attendees getting at
least one match from an evening they attend. If you attend one of Slow Dating’s
events and don’t find anyone suitable for you, as part of their guarantee you
will be offered another event for FREE.
If you prefer to meet people face to
face and haven’t got the time to converse back and forth over email or messaging
systems, then give speed dating a try and enjoy the good old fashion way of
face to face human interaction. Slow Dating list a wide range of events with a
variety of dates and age groups. Head over to www.slowdating.com and take the plunge!
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