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"Speed dating isn’t new. But like flared jeans and silver jewelry, trends from the early 2000s are circling back around. Participants say the resurgence of speed dating is a direct response to frustration with dating apps, which take more work and yield fewer matches than they used to. Speed dating comes with its own challenges — like talking to strangers — but for people craving more in-person connection, the risk is worth it."
A surge of scams, fake AI-generated profiles and harassment is making dating apps increasingly unfriendly to users. About four in 10 North American users have encountered a scam on a dating app, while about two in 10 have fallen for one, according to estimates from cybersecurity company Kaspersky
Last month a class-action lawsuit against Match Group — which owns dating apps Tinder, Hinge and the League — claimed the company chases profits at the expense of daters, deliberately keeping users swiping rather than helping them find romance. Plaintiffs alleged the company has built addictive features, compelling them to pay for upgrades. Combined with opaque matching algorithms, these features prevent users from reaching their relationship goals, according to the lawsuit.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/06/speed-dating-apps/
Maybe speed dating is worth a shot for many of us. How many posts and stories have we heard about how horrible dating apps are.
Update: Never mind lol. I'm having second thoughts about this. Screw it. If a good man comes along out in the wild, then fine. If he doesn't, that's fine too.
If I want to meet a random, unvetted selection of single men I can get that pretty much everywhere for free. Why would I go to a speed dating event for that?
The chance that a single one of the random selection of strangers there matches any (or all) of my criteria is microscopic.
The only way I would consider an event like that is if I can see pictures and profiles of the men who will attend beforehand and if they have been extensively pre-vetted by the organizer of the event (background check, check if they lied in their profiles etc.) , so I can see if it is even worth coming or if I am wasting my time because none if the men there would even be an option.
Just what I need.
Some angry scrotes attempting to follow me home to assault me once I hurt their egos by rejecting their ugly mugs in front of a bunch of people in a crowded place.
Or
Having to navigate through a bunch of pickmes to speak to the one seemingly decent guy like we're all a bunch of rabid starving wolves fighting over a hotdog on the ground outside.
Nah. I'd rather stay single.
Ew I could not feel attracted to a man who's gone out of his way to go speed dating 😅 And i'd feel icky myself too tbh. Same goes for OLD.
I doubt I would try it at this point. I do think that if it becomes more popular, it might have a better chance and I’m really glad to see people abandoning dating apps. For now, though, you’re only going to find the most desperate of 45+ men there. That being said, given the choice between talking to 5 random men in person at a speed dating even and having to talk to 5 random men in an app, I would take the speed dating. At least you would know instantly whether or not you were interested, rather than wasting hours or days chatting before meeting.
i literally know people in real life who met somebody who got them excited. it's already more than what you get with OLD. but i don't know... better doesn't mean good...
I've been to a few speed dating events over the last year and they were all completely fruitless and wholly disappointing. Scrotes are scrotes, wherever you find them.
I wonder whats the stats for gen z. I dont think speed dating has caught up with us.