Speed Dating????

ToxicPaddy

Saw a flyer for this in a Net Cafe the other day... kinda caught my curiosity as to what the hell it was so had a look at their website

Then I heard some guy who started this whole thing in the radio the other day talking about it..

Strange sort of thing, basically you buy a ticket for an event where its all single people, but its not a typical singles night out (apparently) and they have competitions, give out prizes etc in the hope that some people with get together, but if youre not successful in finding someone then at least you've had a good night out..

From what this guy was saying, they are having big problems getting guys to go, so there tends to be about 70% women and 30% guys... sounds pretty good to me..

So what do ya think of this?

Dunno if this is in the right forum, im not looking advice or anything, just peoples opinions on it and would they ever consider going to something like this?

So if the mods think it would be better off in another forum or the recycle bin, work away.. i wont be insulted, I promise

rollover

sounds like you are trying to promote it or something

the problem is differing perspectives
women just look upon it as a good night out with other girlies
lads are looking for a cailín

personally i'd go if it wasnt so expensive(and what exactly are you getting for your money anyhow??)

The Sweeper

I've a mate here who went on one of these - "speedflirt" it was called. Basically you pay X amount of money (it was £15 here for her night) and give your contact details to the organisers. They hire a venue and basically you sit at a table for two. The women normally stay in one place and the guys move. You have three minutes with each bloke, then a buzzer goes and they move on. At the end of it you complete a form ticking the blokes you found interesting. If they have also ticked you on their form, the organiser exchanges whatever contact detail you've specified (email, normally, apparently!) and it's up to you from there.

She told me her first question to each bloke as he arrived at the table was "So who are you here with". Most of them said "oh my mate over at that table, we decided to give it a go". If they said "I'm on my own" apparently she decided this meant they were FAR too desperate and she wasn't interested...

After the flirting timers go off, everyone mingles together - hence if you've a pal with you it makes things less awkward - and it's up to you whether or not you want to stick around or leg it!

Imposter

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
She told me her first question to each bloke as he arrived at the table was "So who are you here with". Most of them said "oh my mate over at that table, we decided to give it a go". If they said "I'm on my own" apparently she decided this meant they were FAR too desperate and she wasn't interested...

I may regret saying this but that sounds like a bit of female logic to me. After all it is a SINGLES night. I also wonder why she's there if she's not DESPERATE. What sort of answer would the same question generate if she was asked?

I really don't understand Irish women. Continental European women on the other hand are a lot less complicated, in general*.

* - attempt to deflect 'tarring us all with one brush' comments!

Beruthiel

Foreign women on the other hand are a lot less complicated, in general*.

and that experience would be gleamed from the two you met one night??
ppffff
:rolleyes:

Trojan

I was in Sosume in town with a mate - this was going on in the back. We watched it going on, seemed "interesting" - the comments from the guys at the bar getting drinks were hilarious (there was one less guy so 1 free every round).

The best thing was when it was over, 3 of the women were over chatting up meself and my mate and invited us to go clubbing with them (I felt sorry for the poor guys who did the dating at this point).

No, I didn't go - bloody desperate women

Al.

Imposter

Originally posted by Beruthiel
and that experience would be gleamed from the two you met one night??
ppffff
:rolleyes:

Actually no it would come from having lived in Ireland for 20something years, having a foreign girlfriend for two years and from living in a foreign country for the last 18 months!;)

Sposs

Strange.

http://www.irishspeeddating.com
http://www.speeddating,com
http://www.speeddating.ie

there all different companies,there must be a big market out there

damnyanks

They had one here or something like that. They needed men badly women had all bought up the tickets and la di da.

20 euro a ticket x 100

I suppose its a good enough bit of change

ToxicPaddy

Originally posted by rollover
sounds like you are trying to promote it or something

Jeez no not at all...

I was just curious what people thought about these things..

Whatever happened to going to a gig/pub/niteclub and trying to chat someone up..

Everything these days is geared towards convenience as people dont have time for cooking food, doing laundry etc so there are services and products available to cater for them, but have things got so bad and people so busy that they have to get people to meeting prospective partners for them aswell???? :rolleyes:

The Sweeper

Originally posted by Imposter
I may regret saying this but that sounds like a bit of female logic to me. After all it is a SINGLES night. I also wonder why she's there if she's not DESPERATE. What sort of answer would the same question generate if she was asked?

I really don't understand Irish women. Continental European women on the other hand are a lot less complicated, in general*.

* - attempt to deflect 'tarring us all with one brush' comments!

I actually agree with you a bit, I didn't understand why going to a speed date night on your own was any more sad than going to one with a friend. Actually, come to think of it, I don't think going to a speed date night is sad full stop. I think it's a bit of craic.

Still, this is a gal who packs kelkin popcorn kernels in her suitcase when she comes over because you know, you can't get popcorn kernels here... apparently...

monkeyfudge

I gave this a go once... it's a wonderful opportunity to be rejected 30 times in one evening....