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Trying Speed Dating soon and wondered if anyone on here has been to Speed Dating?
Any experiences good or bad. Should be a bit of fun one hopes. Never been to one.
Any advice too.
Thanks
Ivories
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Take it slowly, safer not to rush things!
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Not me. I lack the confidence, I think.
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Orson took a couple of Anadin before a date once, but never speed.
Orson.
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I went a fair few times in 2004-2005 and in all honesty it's not somewhere you'd meet someone.
Consider it as a night out and a bit of fun and you won't be dissapointed, look for the love of your life and, oh dear...
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I have been told by various people its ok if your not looking for a serious partner!
I have never tried it or ever wanted to.
Dont expect anything and you might surprised perhaps!
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all that oky poky/not for me,...~
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Apparantly Speed Dating was started by the Jewish Comunity of New York...
The time spent with each person was initially 5 mins then they narrowed it down to 3mins. Apparantly (and I'm no expert) phsycologist say that the first 30 secs of meeting a person is the most important when choosing a potential partner.
That left me 2mins. 30 secs to appologize... I never bothered.. lol
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Thanks for the comments so far folks...
I fully realise its a bit of fun and not to be taken too seriously.
Thanks Pinkellla. I won't expect anything and might be surprised!
I look at it its a night out. Meet some new people.
Cheers
Ivories
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guessing the age of the corpses at the mortuary ?
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Lol Speed dating started to get it's own parlance at one stage. The score cards started to receive shorthand notes such as:
DOA - Dead on Arrival
CiP - Came in pants.
BB - Bad breath
MM - medalian Man
Notice most of these were written by females...
Most me just used to write size of boobs etc...
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Hello Ivories
I went on a speed dating evening and it was loads of fun. Just take it as a night out and you are meeting loads of different people. (big smile).
I made a really good male friend from that particular evening and we go out on a regular basis too.
It is a laugh though, not to put you off, I did have one man who brought a picture of his ex girlfriend to show me...awww bless... lol
Xx
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Speed dating??? So is that where one finds fast women??? Lol
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And if you hit it off with someone, do you go to a KFC or McD to celebrate?
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Thanks Butterflydreams and all other comments...
fancy a guy showing you a photo of his ex!!! Bless him!
looking forward to a fun evening and meeting loads of different people.
I don't know about 'fast' women I'm not one of them... Or going for a fast takeaway!
A nice quiet drink would be a start.
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I never tried speed-dating, but good on you Ivories for being positive and pro-active.
Its great to see folks being prepared to make an effort to change things in life rather than bemoaning their lot.
;-)
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Here here San - good words at a time when I need cherring up!
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Good luck Ivories. I've never tried it . Although not normally stuck for words, somehow I think I would be if I did one.It'll be fun , enjoy x
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Never been, with the likely hood that I could be rejected 25 times in one short evening, it kinda puts me off somewhat. But if you have the "balls" to have a bash, good luck with it... :)
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I got so fed up with the female crowd once I walked out... lol
It was in London needless to say and the females were so up themselves it was un-real, they wouldn't even look at you they just sat their with this removed and distant look on their face... I aid to the host I'd leave them too it and I did ...
Tell you what though you should have seen them trying to hide the look of shock... lol lol lol
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I went to a few - about 5 years back now. If you have a glass of wine before and go along with a friend / or friends then it can be quite funny.
The main problem i found was that there were they were all a lot younger than me. Now, I know age isnt everything - but I've never really been into guys who were much younger than me and I'm sure the feeling was mutual. I think trying to get the male/ female balance as well as similar age range must be a bit tricky to organise.
Good for a laugh but thats about it.
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Speed dating is so last year now. Or last five years I should say. The latest craze is Facebook dating, i.e. hooking up with people from your past. Since Facebook became popular tons of people have ended up finding relationships on it with people they once knew years ago and managed to get back in contact with again via that site. The same thing happened when Friendsreunited came out 12 years ago but on a much smaller scale. With Facebook you get to meet up again with people from all areas of your past not just with those who you went to school with.
As for speed dating itself I am not impressed with it at all. Never tried it and don't intend to.
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You do meet some specimens of humanity at these events too...
On an event in Central London I once sat down in front of a girl who informed me (proudly) she'd been all over the world and had friends in many countries who she loved to visit. She enquired as to where I was from...
Watford I replied.
"Oh I couldn't date anyone from out there it's too far away"...
For your interest Watford to Tai Square is around 17 miles.
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I don't do anything fast ;-)
Slow is so much better!
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