I went speed dating today with my friends for the very first time. We had a Google Offer from last year that we had never used. The location was Crema Restaurant in Chelsea. As a side note, I won't go back there. They tried to charge us a two drink minimum for being part of the event (which was not stated on the Google Offer). When we asked the event planners, they said that there's no minimum. The restaurant was just trying to swindle us.
I went with 5 of my girlfriends, all who are classmates and Asians. There were three tables set up so we all sat at one table together. We were the "asian table from columbia business school". Vi was at the head of the table so she gave the guys a heads up. They all thought we were from the bay area too. It's interesting how we've become such good friends and that most of us are from the west coast. Perhaps that's why we're friends...commonality. Just to clarify, Vi and I both have boyfriends and Becky, Sue and Kathryn are single.
It was over an hour and there were probably 15 guys. The men had to rotate while the girls sat in the same spot. All I can say is that I will never do speed dating again. It is exhausting and I felt like the age range was too broad. Moreover, I've heard MANY times that the attractiveness and quality of the men aren't that great. However, the women are usually very pretty. Not to boast about my friends, but in general, I thought that all of the females at the event were quite pretty. I think a good-looking guy should speed date because all of the girls will pick him. In order for you to be matched with someone after the speed date, both the male and female participants have to list each other as one of their top 5 picks. If one person lists someone and there's no reciprocation, then there's no match. It was funny because all of my girlfriends and I thought the same two guys were the best. If I wasn't in a relationship, then I may have picked one person. Then again, he reminds me of all the guys that I tend to date, which are incredibly social guys that all the girls like. I'm still looking for an ugly, anti-social boyfriend. I'm curious to see if I would have better luck in relationships if I dated someone wasn't so social or well-liked by women.
