Readers know how fond I am of Boston-based HeyLetsGo. I found an event on the site called Speed Friending.
It’s kinda like Speed Dating, but it’s not about dating…it’s about making new friends and connections! Hey, that’s what we’re all about! That means it’s OK for girls to talk to girls, guys to talk to guys, girls to talk to guys, and guys can even talk back to the girls. It basically go like this:
We’ll pick a bar and set up “stationsâ€? around the perimeter. When you arrive, we’ll tell you if you’ll be Stationed or Moving. There will be 2 people at each station. Then, we’ll blow the whistle and you’ll have 5 minutes to talk to that person. That’s just enough time to get a “feelâ€? for them and see if maybe they might be someone you’d like to get to know as a friend. Then, the whistle will blow, and the Movers will move on to the next station and meet the next potential friend! We’ll give each of you a “Score Cardâ€? so you can write down each potential friend’s Lunch Club username. Learn more about it SpeedFriending.com!
After we complete the round of Speed Friending, we’ll all just hang out in the bar and party! Since it’s not about dating, there will be none of that awkward stuff, and you can just hang with the people you met and keep in touch through our site, if you like! Easy, simple and fun!
It’s like speed dating, without the pressure. Everyone talks about bringing online and offline dating together, but what about social networking sites? You don’t see these kinds of get-togethers on Myspace very often.
