A first date is like an HR screening call. It's an introduction: don't get bogged down in analyzing romantic chemistry or whether you could see your date fitting in with your family. It's an ...

After her three-year relatio nsh ip ended in 2023, 28-year-old executive assistant Kelly Carlson did as many young adults do: She downloaded a popular dating app to put herself out there again. And, ...

It’s a Tuesday night at a dimly lit bar in Manhattan. Around 30 singles are nervously sipping their drinks — or more nervously slamming them. They’re here for a speed dating event called We Met IRL, ...

Speed dating allows participants to assess a series of potential dating partners during a sequence of one-on-one, time-limited encounters. At the end of the whole session, attendees are asked to ...

On a recent Saturday afternoon inside a brightly lighted yoga studio in Echo Park, a group of men knelt on one knee and gazed into the eyes of women they’d just met. “Thank you for your services to ...

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My friend suggested we go speed dating and I was very against it at first. But, since I'm also tired of dating apps, I decided to give speed dating a chance. I was surprised at how it didn't suck and ...