Speed Dating in Australia

Speed dating is a fun and dynamic way of meeting a bunch of likeminded people in a relaxed atmosphere such as a local bar / restaurant orhotels Across Australia . It maximizes the amount of people you would normally come in contact with and removes any intimidation or awkwardness as everyone finds themselves in the ‘same boat’. It is great in that if you meet someone you click with you can exchange details and meet again later or if you really don’t click there is no pressure and the date is over in five to ten minutes.

A great modern way to go on social dates without any stress or pressure and its fun even if you don’t find your match on the first go. Most speed dating groups are organized in the same way and follow a similar set of ‘rules’ as outlined in our review of the industry leader, Blink Dating shown belown .

  Bliink Dating 

Blink Dating is an Australian speed dating company that hosts events in our major cities (Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane). These regular events are held in cool venues like Hotels & Bars on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and are catered with drinks, music and nibbles. Each session usually consists of 20 people (10 Women and 10 Men) grouped in one of the following age groups 23-33yrs, 27-37yrs & 30-40yrs.

Before the session starts, every participant is given a card where they have to tick a box indicating if they liked their date or not. Once the session starts, you get to spend 5-7 minutes with each person of the opposite sex. Once your date has finished, you have 15 seconds to move onto your next date and to mark on the card whether you liked your date or not. At the end of the session, all the marked cards are collected and checked for matches. A match will result from two people “liking” each other. If there are any matches in your card, the following day you will be emailed the name(s) of those people that you liked & that liked you. If you happened to not like anyone in the dating session, you can attend the next session for free. Click here to join Blink Dating

These are the main rules from Blink’s speed dating:

- There are two dating rounds, sessions of approx 35 minutes each. In each session you get to date 5 people and there is a 15 minute break between each session for you to catch your breath, grab a drink and get a quick snack.

- You are not allowed to ask or give out personal information such as your home/ work address or phone numbers.

- Be on your best behavior and watch your language. Sexually suggestive language or attitudes are not tolerated.

Once the dating session is over you are welcome to stay and mingle with the other participants for as long as you wish.

If you are interested in attending one of the dating sessions, all you have to do is register at blinkdating.com.au and book for a session that falls into your age group in your particular city. Prices range between AUD $45 and AUD $60. These prices include 2 drink vouchers!

Verdict 

Highly recommended in combination with other Australian dating websites. This is clean and helpful and offers an excellent avenue for those Australians wishing to get out of the house, have fun and meet people without feeling intimidated. It is advisable though to join a few different dating websites as well as speed dating, as only ten people of each gender attend each session and as such we feel that by combining the different dating options you will fully maximize your potential to find yourself someone special. Click here to join Blink Dating