Life in Rhode Island is good. The only thing that could possibly make it any better is finding your soulmate. But, that is a torturous task. Most single people will agree that first dates can be one of life’s most horrendous experiences. You finally land a date with the guy or girl you have been admiring from a distance. You are so excited that you spend days preparing for the date. You get a haircut, and you buy a new outfit. You tell your friends, siblings, and parents all about it. Perhaps worst of all, you get your hopes up. You start thinking about the “what ifs”. What if we really hit it off? What if we fall in love? What if we get married and have children? The day of the date, your anticipation, excitement, and nerves are all at the maximum level. You can hardly stand waiting any longer. Then, you get there, and after fifteen of the longest minutes in your life, you realize that you and your date are not compatible at all. That all too familiar disappointment sets in once again. Maybe you should have listened to your best friend and tried speed dating in Rhode Island.
Will I Really Have Fifty First Dates?
Remember the movie Fifty First Dates with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore? Many people think of this movie when they hear the phrase “speed dating”; however, speed dating in Rhode Island will be nothing at all like this. You will not have fifty first dates with the same woman who happens to suffer from short-term memory loss. In fact, the only similarity between the movie and your speed dating experience is that you will, indeed, have fifty first dates. So, how exactly does speed dating work? I am glad you asked.
What Is Speed Dating in Rhode Island?
With speed dating in Rhode Island, you must register ahead of time. During the event, men and women are rotated around a large room systematically to meet one another. Usually one gender sits at a table and remains stationary, while the other gender moves from seat to seat. Each of these meetings or “dates” typically lasts from three to eight minutes depending on the event. At the end of each scheduled date time, the organizer blows a whistle or rings a bell to signal the participants to move on to the next date. During these dates, the participants tell each other about themselves but are forbidden from sharing contact information. This reduces stress on the participants, because they know they will not have to accept a date on the spot, or worse, reject a date to his or her face.
At the end of the event, each participant gives the organizer a list of the people with whom he or she would like to share their contact information. However, both parties must be on each other’s list in order for a match to be made and contact information to be shared.
