Fast
Love
Who
says Valentine's Day is for lovers only? No, this year’s V-day did
not just go unnoticed for many singles. Instead of staying at home to
watch feel-good movies, they spent Feb. 14th meeting about twenty
other dateless singles in events held at conference rooms of posh
hotels.
These
events, aptly called Speed Dating, promise to encourage singles to
meet as many new people as possible. Speed dating was coined and
initiated by Rabbi Yaacov Deyo and his students in Los Angeles,
California to help Jewish singles meet and find potential spouses.
The first event took place in 1998 and has since gained popularity
even outside Jewish circles. Although still in its infancy in the
Philippines, Speed Dating already enjoys phenomenal attention in
South America, Europe, and the United States after having been
featured in movies such as Hitch.
The
match-making process starts out with two groups – the male group
and the female group, each member of both groups with a partner. A
couple is given an opportunity to get to know each other and then
determine their compatibility. After three to five minutes, a person
moves to another table and repeats the action in a round-robin
scheme. After the round, each participant is asked to list down names
of the ones they would like to meet with again. Usually, the rules
state that no contact information must be provided during the initial
meeting. It is only when two people appear on each other’s list are
they allowed to exchange contact information.
Speed
dating has a number of rather significant advantages. First is that
it allows meeting a fairly large number of people who may turn out to
be, not just romantic partners, but friends. Second is that it allows
busy singles to spend one night mingling with other singles who are
all available and on the look out just like them. It also spares
singles the hassle of meeting people at inappropriate circumstances
and spares them the awkwardness of rejecting a partner. Finally, it
is time and cost-efficient for the participants since they can have a
series of dates for the time and cost of one.
Yes,
speed dating can save anyone from a night of boredom but don’t ever
trust that speed dating will find you Mr. or Ms. Right. More than
anything, it is an exercise that boosts confidence and allows a
person to overcome shyness
and inhibitions
when it comes to meeting other people. It gives each participant the
assurance that everybody else is at the same level with them, thus
reducing their restraints and making them all them ore eager to get
to know others.
Sam
is a free lancer writer and content builder of www.deartips.com/
and now a days he is doing work on Dating
and Love.
Speed dating is very useful for singles professional because here is lot's of options to meet singles.
ReplyDeleteThis v-day me and my friend book Pre-Valentine Karaoke Mixer night at san jones.
I hope it is entertaining!