Speed dating is a formalized matchmaking process which has the purpose of encouraging eligible singles to meet large numbers of new potential partners in a very short period of time. SpeedDating , as a single word, is a registered trademark of Aish HaTorah. Speed dating , as two separate words, is often used as a generic term for similar events. It is not known when speed dating was first carried out, but there were speed dating events in the London area in the mids.
THE ORIGINAL DAILY - OUR BLOG : The History of Speed Dating
In , a Los Angeles rabbi and his students came up with a new way for single people to meet each other. In , Rabbi Yaacov Deyo and his students came up with a new way for single people to meet each other - they called it "speed dating". It started as a programme for Jewish singles in Los Angeles, but soon spread all over the world. Photo: Men and women take part in an evening of silent speed dating in a bar in east London on 23rd September See all episodes from Witness History. History as told by the people who were there.
Welcome to the world of speed-dating , where young singles can meet a prospective partner on a 'dating conveyor belt' that allows them three minutes to decide if this is Mr or Ms Right. You write down who's hot and who's not …'. Proponents of speed-dating argue that it only takes a few minutes to decide whether someone is romantically compatible, and that first impressions are usually permanent!
Our research tells us that a Los Angeles Rabbi called Yaacov Deyo invented speed dating in the late nineties as a way for young Jewish singles to meet and find a partner. It didn't take long for speed dating to spread throughout the world as a revolutionary way for busy single people to meet each other without any of the stigma associated with traditional dating agencies. Speed Dating is still very popular in the United States and it has been said that more than a quarter of New York bars host a speed dating night at least once a week. Speed dating is also known as speeddating, speed date or speed dating in certain quarters. The basic concept of speed dating involves an equal number of men and women attending a venue; each person spends between 3 and 10 minutes chatting to each member of the opposite sex.