In Spain, less than 35% of the population is familiar with the Anglo-Saxon term speed datingwhat does it mean ‘Fast dates’. From here, and fueled by the lack of time that we are faced with in today’s life, this practice has emerged, which many of those who have tried it consider fun and safe.
Beyond the apps that we all knowin which men and women compose a kind of catalog in view of others, where be chosen and choose to people who may be more similar to us (and make the famous ‘match’), many people in search of social relationships prefer presence.
And this is where the speed datinga meeting organized by third parties, in a pleasant place, where a certain number of people meet who They rotate and get to know each other ‘one to one’ in an express time that ranges from 5 to 10 minutes. The first impression, in this case, rules… a lot!
How does ‘Speed Dating’ work?
Like all these practices that go one step further in almost everything, the speed dating comes from the United Statesalthough it is beginning to become popular in Europe by leaps and bounds.
This is a meeting of people (the number is determined by the organizers) who have previously registered, with general personal data such as their age, to be able to meet similar with the same profile.
A series of tables are placed in the chosen space. Each woman sits in one, and the men (in the event that the meeting is mixed) rotate through each of them, for the time previously stipulated, with the objective that all participants have the opportunity to chat with each other.
During the express process, attendees must fill out a series of boxes with an ‘intentions’ and preferences questionnaire, so that the organizers can subsequently evaluate the profiles and establish connections. When these occur, the data of those ‘affected’ are crossed and can now remain between them.
A safe alternative to late night drinks
In this particular case, there may be readers who look in disbelief and some mistrust these types of meetings. However, they are not so different from a night of drinking in which those seeking to socialize may find like-minded people or not, and return home ’empty-handed’.
In the case of speed datingall attendees are ‘signed’, so there is in a way a greater security in the meeting. Furthermore, numerous studies establish that, if we are going to connect with someone, in most cases the first minutes of conversation They will be final.
The objective is to have a first impression of the other person, and avoid artificially prolonged dates when we are clear that that profile does not convince us. In this practice to flirt (or make friends, that each one chooses) there is the advantage that you meet many different people in a short time, and all of them are with all five senses focused on the same objective.
Thus, success is based on probability law: The more people preselected and related to my personality and my tastes, the greater the possibility of finding someone who convinces me. The atmosphere of these meetings, as a general rule, is relaxed and informalto provoke relaxation and confidence.
‘Speed Dating’ eliminates screens
Like all life, relationships are established by looking into the eyes of someone real, and not at a screen. Of course, all procedures have their audience, but it is true that in ‘face to face’ it is allowed direct interaction, and a better understanding of the other. That is undeniable according to all relationship experts.
While these appointments take place, we can evaluate from reality if we feel the necessary chemistry with a person in front of us, in addition to deciphering possible non-verbal language, so important in social relationships.
Millennials, the most ‘daring’
The change in society and the emergence of new technologies has given rise to social relations that are completely different from those we knew a few decades ago. The Spanish population is trying, little by little, to adapt to these new alternatives to meet peoplewhich no longer seem dark or suspicious of anything to us.
Thus, from the Meetic dating app, through a study, it is revealed that men are the ones who are closest to this new way of meeting people, with 37.6 percent claiming to know it, compared to a 32% women.
From the dating app research it is also clear that they are the millennials the most like-minded generation to this idea. Almost half of them claim to know what speed datingand almost 5% have carried out the experience on some occasion.
Can speed dating be virtual?
Dating application users are the most familiar with this face-to-face initiative that has emerged with force, and one in ten says that they would be encouraged to participate in these wheels of knowledge of other people in an express version. Many of them consider it a very effective way to meet people of the same age and personality profile.
In this sense, the application for singles looking for a partner Meetic, as well as other platforms, organizes this type of events virtually every Sunday At 6 pm. The initiative seeks to unite participants in small 3-minute mini-dates through a video call.
The curiosity is that each video call will be made with ‘a virtual bandage‘that does not allow them to see each other’s faces. After the stipulated time has passed, the participants will decide whether to reveal their face to the date or not.
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