Fast, fun and guaranteed way for single people to meet - live and in person. Eight great dates in one fun night, and if you don't meet someone you want to see again your next event is free!
"I have tried many online dating services, and so far this experience has been much better.. I am thinking of dropping all my Internet dating subscriptions...I have attended two events, and have been very successful meeting men this way." --J.M., 40, TX
Eight-minute Dating isn't really about the site, it's about the parties, or "meets." One of many Speed Dating companies, 8-Minute Dating puts a bunch of men and a bunch of women* in a room and gives every man and every woman a chance to speak to each other--briefly. The theory is that you should be able to tell within the first few minutes whether or not someone is going to be right for you. Why commit yourself to an entire evening with someone when you know you're not into him or her from the get-go? Part ... Full Review
"The first man I shared three minutes with is now my fiancé. I am very thankful to HurryDate for providing the venue, giving us the opportunity to meet and fall in love. My life changed because I went to that party!" --S.V., 33, AZ
HurryDate is a speed dating company. They organize real-life parties in popular bars all over the country. Local singles can have up to 25 three-minute dates in the course of the evening. (They also have a standard personals site, where you can create a profile for free, and meet people there.) Of course they don’t expect you to make major life decisions concerning a person you’ve only interacted with for the length of the average commercial break. The idea is to see if there’s chemistry. This can be more e ... Full Review
Dating Direct is the UK's largest dating service, established in 1999 (ages ago, in Internet terms). They say, “as a place for singles serious about finding a partner, DatingDirect.com does away with gimmicks such as free trials, nicknames and un-moderated chat rooms.” I don’t know; I think all those things are pretty cool. They continue, “All correspondence between members is carried out using DatingDirect.com's anonymous messaging system ensuring the member's personal details such as their real email addr ... Full Review
Profile options only give M and F. You can be looking for either, but you must pick one. You enter your sex, the sex you’re looking for, your date of birth, and your zip code. I was really disappointed to find that 50 miles is the shortest distance you can have the system find matches for you. Living in the Boston area, I’m personally looking within about a five-mile radius. Religion choices are limited. No Pagan or Buddhist, just “other.” But they did have “grey-gree ... Full Review
