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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
speed dizzle
so recently i went speed dating. i wasn't really expecting much from this experience but well to write about it and laugh about it of course. i think the concept of speed dating is great - meet a lot of people in a short amount of time - no strings attached.
i dragged my friend P along with me to this event. we almost wanted to bail at the last minute but the $64 i paid to initially sign up weighed heavily on our heads. I have to admit I was surprised at the amount of people that were there. Also, since this was a strictly a dating event, most people were very friendly. We had a bunch of people come up to us, strike up conversation, etc. I was also pretty surprised to find out that some of these guys had actually flown or driven through states to be there. Uh we live in the tri-state area and weren't all that anxious to go.
Some guys that came up actually made good conversation. This, however, was probably offset by some other factors. Guy1 was nice but after 5 min moved on to the next pack of chicks (playaaa or trying to be extremely efficient), Guy2 could not hold a conversation if his life depended on it (and made us suffer for a painful 15 minutes!!!), Guy3 was really cool but about 150 lbs heavier and 2 feet taller than me, Guy4 was nice but stood way too close to me.
The event was a cash bar, which, I think was a smart idea. I can't imagine being drunk and talking to me is really the best way to impress me (I stuck with coke all night). I was however kind of disappointed in the lack of food. There were appetizers but dinner wasn't officially served until 9:15. I was starving by that time. I think my last conversation consisted of only talking about how hungry I was. Whoops.
Overall, although I may have met about 20 different guys, I didn't really find the right one for me. I do believe that you can tell within a few minutes if you would like to hang out with someone else. I guess what I wasn't expecting was how quickly 3 minutes would go. 9 times out of 10 I was in the middle of a conversation when that bell rang. Then of course Guy2 (who couldn't hold a conversation) was again back at my table and since I already knew everything there was to know about him (he was a doctor and didn't know how to socialize) I was hoping 3 minutes would be 3 seconds.
I totally would recommend this to anyone that is thinking of doing it. Here are some Kripsie tips to help make it successful:
1) eat beforehand
2) don't get drunk watching football beforehand (uh yea that was me) - it only makes you tired
3) have some soft of method for you to write down if GuyX is a stud or not (without him seeing)
4) don't go to an indian speed dating event (i am so over these boys!)
i dragged my friend P along with me to this event. we almost wanted to bail at the last minute but the $64 i paid to initially sign up weighed heavily on our heads. I have to admit I was surprised at the amount of people that were there. Also, since this was a strictly a dating event, most people were very friendly. We had a bunch of people come up to us, strike up conversation, etc. I was also pretty surprised to find out that some of these guys had actually flown or driven through states to be there. Uh we live in the tri-state area and weren't all that anxious to go.
Some guys that came up actually made good conversation. This, however, was probably offset by some other factors. Guy1 was nice but after 5 min moved on to the next pack of chicks (playaaa or trying to be extremely efficient), Guy2 could not hold a conversation if his life depended on it (and made us suffer for a painful 15 minutes!!!), Guy3 was really cool but about 150 lbs heavier and 2 feet taller than me, Guy4 was nice but stood way too close to me.
The event was a cash bar, which, I think was a smart idea. I can't imagine being drunk and talking to me is really the best way to impress me (I stuck with coke all night). I was however kind of disappointed in the lack of food. There were appetizers but dinner wasn't officially served until 9:15. I was starving by that time. I think my last conversation consisted of only talking about how hungry I was. Whoops.
Overall, although I may have met about 20 different guys, I didn't really find the right one for me. I do believe that you can tell within a few minutes if you would like to hang out with someone else. I guess what I wasn't expecting was how quickly 3 minutes would go. 9 times out of 10 I was in the middle of a conversation when that bell rang. Then of course Guy2 (who couldn't hold a conversation) was again back at my table and since I already knew everything there was to know about him (he was a doctor and didn't know how to socialize) I was hoping 3 minutes would be 3 seconds.
I totally would recommend this to anyone that is thinking of doing it. Here are some Kripsie tips to help make it successful:
1) eat beforehand
2) don't get drunk watching football beforehand (uh yea that was me) - it only makes you tired
3) have some soft of method for you to write down if GuyX is a stud or not (without him seeing)
4) don't go to an indian speed dating event (i am so over these boys!)
posted by Kripsie, 4:22 PM
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