Speed Dating Pros, Cons, and Tips

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🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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0:26.2	at Dr. Laura.com. So I got a letter to send a letter, Dr. Laura at Dr. Laura.com.
0:34.3	Linda, you've mentioned an interest in the speed dating experience, and I just had to share this with you 10 years ago when I was single and 50.
0:45.3	I also wanted to know if the speed dating experience was as interesting as it looked on television.
0:51.3	So I signed myself up. I'm a bit shy. So if I had not prepaid, I would
0:56.9	have backed out. I arrived early and was very nervous. So I hid in the ladies' room until the
1:04.0	event started. Everyone at this event was 45 to 60. The 12 participating females each sat at a small table with two chairs.
1:15.3	The 12 males moved to the next table every five minutes when a bell rang.
1:22.4	Our instruction was to chat and decide if the person was someone we'd like to go on another
1:27.1	date with. This is
1:27.8	considered a date, a five-minute date. Doesn't cost you anything. I mean, neither the guy nor
1:34.7	the gal is coughing up any money for the other person at the table. Got that? Okay. Our instruction
1:40.6	was to do chat and decide if the person was someone we'd like to go on another date with.
1:45.6	Nothing more than that. We would scribble a quick impression note immediately after each chat so we could
1:52.4	remember the guy. Well, let me tell you, it was interesting, a little bizarre and great fun.
1:59.5	I met a variety of men from No Way in Hell to, okay, to, hey, I kind of like that one.
2:09.9	By the end of the event, I started losing my voice, but I matched with two men, which led to a bungee jumping date.
2:22.5	Well, that would not have been the guy I picked.
2:25.5	What's your idea of a good second date?
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