SPEED DATING IN CHICAGO, IL

Posted by Daniel B. on 9-5-2009

I have always found speed-dating a fascinating concept from the very beginning. It wasn't just that we knew that it worked as a business model, and helped people find relationships - it was also that it's an immensely interesting social development.Here is the piece that I mind the most intriguing. Where did speed-dating come from? By this, I don't mean who ran the first events - certainly, in the States this is claimed by the Jewish singles group Aish, but I believe I read somewhere that ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 9-5-2009

Let's say that the most important and desirable thing at a speed-dating event is that the dates over the table from you are attractive, articulate, interesting, fun and (of course), they think as highly of you as you do of them. Let's assume that this is the most important thing to everyone - after all, the reason we go speed-dating is to meet new people, feel a connection with a few, and enjoy our dating lives.So, that aside. I've had a go at ranking what I think are the five most importan ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 9-5-2009

How did it take us so long to work out that both men and women want to come to the "Women Dating Younger Men" events? We've just run our first one on June 10, and we're going to be scheduling a lot more. The feedback we're getting from women is that they love that they have an event "where the men will have the energy to keep up with us!". And from men, we're hearing that they like the maturity that comes with women slightly older, and significantly less game-playing.We've seen that ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 9-5-2009

Hello Chicago!You know, when Jen and I started the NYC speed-dating business, we were trying to come up with appropriate slogans and mission statements. Our first one was this - "For the busy, the beleaguered, and those with a healthy fear of dating at work". This was directly driven from our state of mind at the time - two overworked single professionals, one banker and one lawyer, slightly bitter about the long hours, and both burned from personal experience in the "fear of dating at work ... [Read full post]

Posted by Daniel B. on 9-5-2009

One of our most common customer questions is "What should I wear to the speed-dating event?", or "What is the recommended dress code?".Our standard reply is (and this is in our FAQs) is:"Wear whatever you would feel comfortable in if you were with friends going to a bar or restaurant in Chicago"However, as we review customer comments (and we have literally tens of thousands of these), our opinion has changed somewhat. People do notice how you are dressed, and given that the date is quite ... [Read full post]