speed dating

Is this really a personal issue?

Anyways, you, I mean your friend shouldn't be worried. Apparently it's a bit of a laugh. In some places the tables have an electronic scoring system so that you(r friend) can turn a dial on the table to 'rate' your (friends') speed date and they do the same.

At the end of the evening you(r friend will) get a sheet with the ratings people gave you(r friend) so you(r friend) can have a chat with the person who rated you(r friend) highly and maybe arrange a real date.

EDIT: I know all of this from some single female friends of mine who have been speed dating and liked it, so this is second-hand news so to speak. Apprently not all centres are the same but there is guidance at the centre to tell you how it will work. Nothing to worry about.

yup fun fun fun, I'm going to one in march for the craic. I think i'm probably as likely to meet someone in a pub as at the speed dating thing but i'm just in it for the run. Something new to do. My friends who are in couples are really jealous that they cant join in.

I went to a couple of these. More craic if you go with mates as you can relate your stories!

I got bored of the "who are you?, where do you live? what do you do? patter and found I got a much better insight by asking something slightly different like what you prefer to be doing if you weren't here? (one girl actually answered "work").

I also actually found the 20 or so 4-minute interviews a bit draining. It can be vey hit-or-miss who you talk to as you will obviously meet a selection of people.

There is normally a "discho" after which can be very good. No-one is intimidated to go up and talk to someone as everyone should be there for the same reason!

On a personal level I didn't manage anything other than a few dates but overall I found it positive. I was also never ashamed to admit that I went - some people seem to think it is truly a desperate measure for desperate people.

Enjoy and good luck.

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Yes a friend of mine went a couple of times, errr Stevie Stevens.

You'll probably meet 15-20 girls at the tables, important to take some notes. It can be difficult to remember which one "Mary B" was a few days later.
You'll need to tick yeah or nay, don't do this infront of the candidates.
Worth thinking about a few converstation topics in advance, the usual where are you from, what do you do gets a bit tired.
I would say half the girls there are not actually available, they've just come along to give a friend/sister moral support. They'll be the relaxed & easy to talk to ones but don't be surprised when you don't get the ticks afterwards

Event afterwards are usually better, but you'll probably be knackered.

Good luck