Speed Dating Questions

[pantsoffdanceoff]

I'm going tonight. I think I will have about 5 minutes with each guy. What are some questions I should ask? I want to get to know them but I don't want it to seem like a job interview. They will have nametags, so no need to ask their name. I've done a little online research and this is what I have so far:

1) What do you enjoy doing?

2) What do you like to do on the weekends?

3) If you were on a desert island, what is the 1 thing you would want?

4) If you were a stalker, would you be good at it?

5) What embarrassing incident would you absolutely refuse to tell me about?
6) If people were thrown in jail for bad habits, what (or who) would you be thrown in jail for?
7) When something cool happens in a movie, are you one of those who clap, or one of those who smile condescendingly at the clappers?

[LoveBug]

Maybe something like "what 3 words would your best friend/mom/family member use to describe you?"

I did some thing similar way before I was married. My BFF and I were a little drunk, so we also asked what their previous SO would say is their strength and what would be an opportunity. It was definitely an icebreaker for sure!

Good luck! I would so love to do this.

[geekychic]

What is your spirit animal?

Who would play you in a movie?


That sounds like fun. I want to try it out. For shits and giggles. And a possible love connection.

[doriswe]

If you could only listen to one CD the rest of your life, what would it be?

[LoveBug]

Sept 16, 2014 15:59:34 GMT -5 doriswe said:

If you could only listen to one CD the rest of your life, what would it be?

Love this question!

[jigsy]

I'd try to think of things I would like to answer myself...like for instance, the CD on is great if you love music, I am not really a music person (I like it, but I couldn't answer that questions, lol)...so I'd maybe change it to "read one book" or "watch one movie/tv show"

I'd also maybe be a dork and ask what house the sorting hat would put them in (they'd get major bonus points if they could answer, lol).

[LoveBug]

Please report back! I can't wait to hear about it.

[locarb]

These are all great questions. Please report back. I think I would be interested in speed dating.

[pantsoffdanceoff]

It was ... okay. There were a couple guys that were cute and nice. I don't think I made any love connections last night, but it was good for me to get out there. There were 11 guys and 11 girls and you got 6 minutes with each of them. I think it was the perfect amount of time. I didn't get to ask any fun questions because it went by so quickly.

I don't know that I will do it again. My area/town isn't great for this kind of thing. I think a larger city would be better.

All in all, I'm glad I went and got practice making polite/flirty conversation.

[callunafirefly]

Those are good questions, but I feel like I would be all nervous and forget what I wanted to ask and then just end up talking too much. Are you planning on asking all questions to all guys or just pick and choose as the conversation flows? Or are these just in case the conversation doesn't flow and you have to fill in the time?
I've (clearly) never been to one of these events...they do sound fun though.

edt...ooops. missed that this event was last night.

[Wanderista]

I did speed-dating once in January with a female friend. It was kind of fun and kind of awkward. I did meet one guy and have a date with him but it didn't go beyond that. He and I didn't meet during the actual speed-dating, we met at the bar during a break. The event I went to had these breaks where you could freely socialize. 

My general opinion was that it was ok. It's just another way of meeting people though it might work better for some people than others.

[tiffany81]

pantsoffdanceoff - Way to go for putting yourself out there!! I really admire that about you!

[onedayatatime]

Way to go pantsoffdanceoff, even if it doesn't pan out I think its great you got out and tried it.

I thought about trying it out, mostly as a way to practice the initial meeting conversations and build confidence meeting strangers. But I've been too chicken to go alone.