10-16-2007, 05:12 AM
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I guess this term is quite known, but if it isn't here's the wiki entry on it
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Speed dating is a formalized matchmaking process or dating system whose purpose is to encourage people to meet a large number of new people
The first speed-dating event took place at Pete?s Café in Beverly Hills in late 1998.[1] Soon afterward, several commercial services began offering secular round-robin dating events across the United States. By 2000, speed dating had really taken off, perhaps boosted by its portrayal in shows such as Sex and the City as something that glamorous people did. Supporters argue that speed dating saves time, as most people decide if they are romantically compatible very quickly, and first impressions are often permanent.
Men and women are rotated to meet each other over a series of short "dates", usually lasting from 3 to 8 minutes depending on the organization running the event. At the end of each interval, the organizer rings a bell or clinks a glass to signal the participants to move on to the next date. At the end of the event participants submit to the organizers a list of who they would like to provide their contact information to. If there is a match, contact information is forwarded to both parties. Contact information cannot be traded during the initial meeting
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_dating
sounds like fun 
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