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Speed-Dating Event for One or Two from SF Quick Dates (Up to 53% Off)

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Fun thing to do.

Get to know up to 15 potential matches during five-minute conversations at events targeting specific age or interest groups

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  • $17 for one admission to any speed-dating event ($35 value)
  • $33 for two admissions to any speed-dating event ($70 value)

Speed Dating: The Fast Track to Romance

Speed dating brings new meaning to the phrase "love at first sight." Check out our overview of these events of instant attraction.

The round-robin-style dating model was developed by Rabbi Yaacov Deyo and his wife Sue in 1999, and to ensure fresh, unpredictable conversations, they put only two topics off limits during the seven-minute dates they arranged: the daters’ jobs and where they live.

Today, the Deyos’ model has been adapted and modified by secular speed-dating agencies around the world, some of which combine the pleasures of conversation with activities such as chocolate-tasting or yoga. The rules and regulations of each event vary depending upon the company hosting it, but one constant is that people are only matched up if both parties express interest.

To an onlooker, a speed-dating event may resemble a psychology experiment, and indeed the format has created a convenient petri dish for researchers. An article in Current Directions in Psychological Science endorsed the process, declaring that speed dating grants participants “the assurance that the people they meet are also interested in meeting romantic partners” and “the ability to give each partner unambiguous acceptance or rejection feedback without having to do so face-to-face.” And even if you feel a spark with only one particular date, you may be in luck: another study in Psychological Science found that during the dozens of speed dates the researchers observed, “If a participant uniquely desired a particular partner, the partner tended to reciprocate that unique desire.”

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Promotional value expires 90 days after purchase. Amount paid never expires. Limit 2 per person, may buy 3 additional as gifts. Valid only for option purchased. Reservation must be made online. Valid for ages 21-58. 24 Hour cancellation policy applies. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services. Learn about Strike-Through Pricing and Savings

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Shutterbug
22 ratings|20 reviews
Fun thing to do.
Vindician
10 ratings|4 reviews
This is an easy and fun way to meet others you would have never been able to.
Benjamin
4 ratings|2 reviews
Badly organized
Lawrence
1 rating|1 review
The SF Quick Dates policies indicated on their website that for "last minute emergencies", there will be a credit for the account for a future event "that way you do not lose your money and get the event you paid for". I emailed them but they do not want to honor it. Very disappointing and misleading.
Samantha
Helpful reviewer
3 ratings|2 reviews
They kept changing the date and times and it looked like not that many people came that had originally signed up
Ashlee
1 rating|1 review
The event started really late and was unorganized. I almost left. I would have also liked an introduction to the process.

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