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It’s All About The One - You!Join Bay Area singles at SingleLifeCamp, an offline social networking experience for single ones. As more of us are choosing to live single, we need information about stuff besides finding a date, getting a mate or hooking up.For event details visit http://www.SingleLifeCamp.com.
WHEN: Sunday, July 12
WHERE: Piazza Market & Wine Bar, 627 Vallejo Street, San Francisco
Online speed dating is a fascinating, convenient, cost effective, and fun way to meet new people.The fact that you can engage in it in your spare minutes from the comfort of your home – eliminating a lot of the precious time spent on coffee or movie dates that go nowhere - makes it a practical, efficient and riveting numbers game, and greatly increases the odds of meeting someone worthwhile.
Below you’ll find some pointers that will help you make the most out of playing this numbers game.Besides the obvious tips such as dressing suitably and smiling in your picture, being confident and not being inappropriate…overall you just need to relax, have fun, and remember that online speed dating is simply an avenue to give you a quick and easy jumpstart into the dating world.
Before You Get Started
1.Intentionally define, with respect to your dating life, what “success” is for you.Is it just meeting new people, going on a few dates and having fun?Is it a short term, action-packed relationship and hook-up? Is it a serious, committed relationship, but without marriage?Or is it a relationship with your soul mate, a relationship that’s going to lead to marriage?Most people don’t take the time to envision what they’re looking for, and become dissatisfied with their results.Know what you want, otherwise the Universe will throw everything at you…like it or not.
2.Understand your purpose.It’s simple: Score a date with someone who feels “right”.That’s it.Online speed dating is only the first step in a long process.A live in-person date is the next step.
During the Dates
1.Just before you go online, pretend you were out walking around and met someone new on the street, at a bar, or through a friend.This will help get you into “character”, and you‘ll be more grounded for the event.
2. Don’t worry about what to write or say…just be present to the other person, listen, and be genuine. It‘s only 3 minutes, so let the questions fly, and don‘t over-think anything.Remember that your only goal is to get a live date with someone you‘re interested in.
3. Don‘t talk sexy or dress too sexy in your photo…just be natural, and “be” sexy.If there’s an attraction to the other person, you‘ll be naturally sexy.
4. Keep it light and fun.You‘ve got nothing to lose.
5. You‘ll know when things click, so trust your instincts.And don‘t get discouraged if your chosen one doesn’t turn out to be who you thought you wanted…it was only practice, so simply get back online and do it again.
After the Dating
Congratulations are deserved…reward yourself by going out for a cup of coffee or tea, or even a beer. Meet with friends and share your experience with them, and encourage them to try it.You just may have found someone you‘re going to spend the rest of your life with – and that deserves a celebration.
About the Author…
Frank Polancic (often referred to as The Soul Mate Guy) is a dating coach, noted speaker and author of “Why Wait? Create Your Soul Mate Now!”, an exceptional dating companion that combines the law of attraction, psychology, feng shui and other spiritual concepts to collectively break down barriers and help singles identify and attract their ideal partner. His method is a powerful transformational tool to help men and women fall in love and live happily ever after… www.createyoursoulmatenow.com
We recently checked our database to determine the most active users on SpeedDate. It turns out that username BarackObama1961 was 44th on the list of our top daters yesterday. This means there were only 43 people out of SpeedDate’s millions of members who had gone on more 3-minute online dates in the last 24 hours. The account indicates that the owner is located in Washington DC, but it appears that the last login was from London, England, where many politicians are currently attending the G20 summit.
Since SpeedDate makes it easy to meet new people for live chats, perhaps this member was simply looking for a quick way to connect with his fellow citizens for 3 minutes at a time. However, we made the decision to ban him from using the site, as SpeedDate is built to be the fastest way for single people to meet someone new. We welcome heads of state and politicians from any country to use SpeedDate.com, but please remember that the site is not for those who are currently married.
We’re very happy to present guest post #2 by blogger Jullien Gordon:
How To Differentiate Yourself on SpeedDate.com:
Part 2 of 3: “Interests”
In the activities section, it is important to be a specific as possible. A prospect will be more intrigued by someone who writes “driving on Alpine Road and hwy 84″ than someone who says “driving around”. Without using too many additional words, the first person paints a better picture of who they are. I’ve never driven down Alpine Road, but I could imagine its beauty on a Sunday morning with the top down and a beautiful woman next to me. This is how you want potential prospects’ imaginations to run as they read your activities section.
More Examples:
Instead of “volunteering” say “feeding the homeless at St. John’s church on Thurs”
Instead of “playing cards” say “playing poker with buddies from work”
Instead of “reading” say “reading John Grisham in Lincoln Park under a tree”
Instead of “Girl Scouts of America” say “empowering young women as Girl Scouts troop leader”
Yesterday, the day before Valentine’s Day, two women went without sleep to engage in a 24 hour marathon dating session on Web site SpeedDate.com.Sarah Clark dated from New York City and Francesca Salcido dated from San Francisco for 24 hours straight in a competition that pitted East Coast against West Coast.Francesca set 2008’s record with 302 dates.This year however there is a new champion.While Francesca beat her own record and tallied 316 dates, Sarah Clark has been crowned the new champion.Sarah sets the online speed dating world record with a whopping 390 3-minute dates in a 24 hours period!Congrats to both Sarah and Francesca who between the two of them went on 706 dates in one day.In honor of this accomplishment, SpeedDate will be making a donation to the American Heart Association.
Hold on to your date tight… this is a scary one! For all you Northern Californians, we invite you to find a date on SpeedDate.com and then head over to Jillian’s in San Francisco on Thursday, Jan 15th at 7pm for a chance to win tickets to see My Bloody Valentine 3D. We’ll be offering complimentary appetizers, prizes, drink specials and priority seating
at the screening immediately following. We’ve partnered with Lionsgate Films and Wild 94.9 so come on out to this fun event!
In honor of the Golden Globe Awards that will take place on January 11th, we decided to find out which actors and actresses are the most date-worthy. Take our polls below!
So you’ve met someone on SpeedDate, and New Year’s Eve is coming up. What is your ideal place for a kiss at midnight? Take the poll below and you’ll see everyone else’s results too!
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