In theory, speed dating makes sense. Single people attend a speed dating event -- which is a formalized dating system that usually takes place in a bar -- where all of the attendees are randomly matched up for a few minutes to decide if there’s any chemistry. Speed dating eliminates the need for blind dates, which are large time commitments.
However, speed dating is not for everyone. Some feel it’s difficult to get a good read on someone after only a few minutes of conversing.
What do you think? Is speed dating worth a single person’s energy, or is it a waste of time? Sound-off, Milwaukee, about your thoughts on speed dating.
Speed dating works. I think speed dating is a great way to meet new people and to figure out right away if you are attracted to a person or not. You cannot move forward on a date without a physical attraction, so speed dating helps determine this first crucial aspect of dating. I know people who have meet their partners during speed dating which is proof to me that it really works.
Speed dating is a joke. There are always more guys than girls at these events and they don’t work anyway. I have never heard of anyone meeting a boyfriend or girlfriend at a speed dating event. It might be fun to do just for a few laughs, but it’s not an event to take very seriously.
Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.
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