Speeddate.com had two women going on speed dates for 24 hours on Valentine’s Day.
Sarah, one of the participants, had this to say about the experience.
It all began when I entered a contest on SpeedDate.com that a friend of mine saw that I might be interested in doing. It said they were looking for people to compete in a 24 hour speeddate marathon. I am a single girl which makes Valentines Day a not so fun holiday and thought why not? It seems like a great way to meet a ton of people, and it was! Also, living in NYC its so hard to meet people that are worthy of your time. As I am always working so hard, I am a freelance graphic designer so most of my day I spend at the computer. I knew it was going to be fun. So, I did it. You talk to people for 3 minutes and if you like them then you can chat with them for longer and if not, they go away and that’s it! It’s the perfect amount of time to talk to someone and figure out if you want to continue communicating with them. In a 24 hour period I went on 390 dates. It was worth it! I met so many new people. Its a great experience I recommend to those with short attentions spans and the freedom to choose your match!
390 dates. Can you imaging date number 350? Reminds me of the first time I tried face-to-face speed dating. After a few people you quickly learn to compress your introduction into 30 seconds and hope they do the same. By the 15th conversation you have it down to the bare minimum, name, age, location, interests, your turn. I go so bored during a few of the conversations I wanted to start making stuff up about myself. Hmm, perhaps an architect (Seinfeld fans will get this).
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The speed dating technique is for fun/entertainment/instant_gratification dating and not for serious dating.
Drs. Kurzban and Weeden had shown that at:
“HurryDate: Mate preferences in action”
and
“Stated Versus Revealed Mate Preferences” papers.
and Dr. Ariely had shown the “less is more effect” in the “Less Is More: The Lure of Ambiguity, or Why Familiarity Breeds Contempt” paper
“………………….
ambiguity (lacking information about another) leads to liking, whereas familiarity (acquiring more information) can breed contempt. This less is more effect is due to the cascading nature of dissimilarity: Once evidence of dissimilarity is encountered, subsequent information is more likely to be interpreted as further evidence of dissimilarity, leading to decreased liking.
…………..”
Fernando Ardenghi.
Buenos Aires.
Argentina.
ardenghifer@gmail.com
Fernando, isn’t that obvious? I understand the concept of less is more, but just how damaging could a 3-minute video speeddate be if both parties act like rational adults?
Dr. Ariely is saying that the more we know about someone the less we like them. This is common sense, no?
How interesting…thanks for sharing Dave!