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).
