Speed dating night for people in their 30s and 40s, with four-minute face-to-face encounters, run by Original Dating.
Speed Dating in The City is back at The Otherist on Friday 25 June, this one for the 30s and 40s crowd. It's run by Original Dating, who pitch the whole thing as an in-person alternative to the endless swiping of the apps. Their line is that a four-minute face-to-face encounter carries more weight than a week of messages, and if you've spent enough time on the apps, you'll know exactly what they mean.
The format is straightforward: the women stay seated while the men move around, and there's a break halfway through to grab a drink and catch your breath. You'll get a 'Passion Passport' to keep track of who you've met, and the numbers run from 12 to 20 dates over the course of the night. It's a fast-paced way to meet a fair few people in one go, rather than putting all your eggs in one basket with a single date.
What happens after is the part that actually matters. The following day at 5pm, the matches are calculated. You log in to your Original Dating account and mark everyone you met as Yes, No or Friend. Nobody ever sees a No, so there's no awkwardness there; if you both mark each other Yes, you're a match and can message each other privately from there.
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Tickets start at £15 and go up to £20, and they're sold separately for men and women. There are no tickets on the door, and no refunds, changes or cancellations, so you'll want to book in advance. If you're in your thirties or forties and fancy a night that's a bit more direct than the apps, this is a solid way to get out there.
