"Speed dating isn’t new. But like flared jeans and silver jewelry, trends from the early 2000s are circling back around. Participants say the resurgence of speed dating is a direct response to frustration with dating apps, which take more work and yield fewer matches than they used to. Speed dating comes with its own challenges — like talking to strangers — but for people craving more in-person connection, the risk is worth it."
A surge of scams, fake AI-generated profiles and harassment is making dating apps increasingly unfriendly to users. About four in 10 North American users have encountered a scam on a dating app, while about two in 10 have fallen for one, according to estimates from cybersecurity company Kaspersky
Last month a class-action lawsuit against Match Group — which owns dating apps Tinder, Hinge and the League — claimed the company chases profits at the expense of daters, deliberately keeping users swiping rather than helping them find romance. Plaintiffs alleged the company has built addictive features, compelling them to pay for upgrades. Combined with opaque matching algorithms, these features prevent users from reaching their relationship goals, according to the lawsuit.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/06/speed-dating-apps/
Maybe speed dating is worth a shot for many of us. How many posts and stories have we heard about how horrible dating apps are.
Update: Never mind lol. I'm having second thoughts about this. Screw it. If a good man comes along out in the wild, then fine. If he doesn't, that's fine too.
I've been to a few speed dating events over the last year and they were all completely fruitless and wholly disappointing. Scrotes are scrotes, wherever you find them.