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Archive for February, 2010

One of the many trends among singles, young and not-so-young alike, is speed dating. In speed dating, a large group of single or uncommitted individuals gather in a specific venue. The main purpose for this is to allow these singles to meet many people.

Usually in speed dating, the venue is divided into several stations. These stations are usually comprised of small tables with two chairs. The two chairs are for a man and a woman, two women, or two men. To meet as many people as possible one after the other, people rotate stations in a usually pre-determined time limit for each station. The time limit is often three to five minutes, allowing the participants to just exchange some information about each other and create impressions of their selves in such a speedy time, hence the term speed dating. In some cases, a bell or a buzzer goes off to signal the end of the elapsed time so that the participants would know that it is time to move on to the next table or station.

To help their selves remember important details such as the names and the phone numbers of the people they have met, many participants bring notepads and pens to speed dating events.