Well, I guess it makes sense, doesn’t it? Even Star Wars enthusiasts need love, and they may have found it from these speed dating events orchestrated at the Star Wars convention in Orlando, Florida. Apparently it was such a big hit with some people, that they quickly got going to the commitment chapel ,at the convention, to pledge undying love for a long, long time in this galaxy…okay, I won’t finish the pun. But you get my drift. Geeks and nerds of all shapes and sizes were finding connections with people of like mind, and it was all thanks to these speed dating events. If more places, like the ComicCon, or DragonCon, or even…E3 (maybe), did this sort of thing, those who are socially awkward, who are nerds, who feel they have difficulty with finding a significant other will definitely benefit from having speed dating available.
For those unfamiliar with speed dating, its a place where a large group of people sit at tables in pairs, and have a set amount of time to talk and get to know each other. At the Star Wars convention, it was three minutes. Now you may be asking what one can possibly accomplish in three minutes, but you’re not trying to get their life story. You’re just getting a first impression, a spark, and see if it can lead to dating and lead to more. Those few minutes are like any other first encounter. You know quickly whether or not you two have a rapport, and that’s good enough for speed daters to start dating or hanging out to see if there is more of a connection.
And that’s what’s so great. When I read the article and learned about the men and women, gay and straight embracing their common nerd interests and uniting in love and lust, I thought…why didn’t I think of that? It makes perfect sense to set up situations where people can meet in a non-threatening environment. Of course, I find speed dating questionable, but its not like you’re getting married immediately afterwards. You’re finding out about interesting people, and if you want to know more and get to know that person better, they have ways of sharing contact info so that it can happen. Its ingenious, safe, and a good way to at least check people out without too much pressure and in a place where you already have something in common.
I only find this questionable, because you really don’t have much time to get to know a person, and its hard to remember everyone depending on the number of people you see, no matter how memorable they are. Its a difficult thing to do in general, but it doesn’t hurt and you never know what will happen and what can blossom. You also get to eliminate a lot of people, and keep yourself from wasting time dating those who may otherwise have nothing in common with you or little to connect the two of you.
So I hope to see more of these things popping up in events where…the normal client egrave;le are struggling to find dates and have a hard time going out on a regular basis to find dates. Fun times had by all and I look forward for more of these.
