I know this subject has been covered before but the situation regarding Speed Dating in Sheffield seems to be rather fluid and fast changing. For example, The Lounge no longer does Speed Dating and The Forum say they only did it once, may do again but but don't know when.

So my question is this; do you know of any speed dating events in Sheffield that are ongoing? If so I would be greatful if you could let me know.

Cheers

I have just found out that there is a speed dating event at Vodka Revolution about once a month and the charge is about £20.

This sounds quite high to me. Does anyone know of any other speed dating events in Sheffield which are less than this?

Cheers

Ive looked before on the internet and they are all around this kinda price.

Do you know what nights this is on in Vodka Revolution?

I think they do them about once a month. The next one is tommorow but it is full up. I think the next available one is late March.

Trouble is the price. At £20 they are much higher than some others.

I've just seen a banner ad on this site you may be interested in: http://www.cityscenespeeddating.com/

Many thanks. Still a little more expensive than what I am looking for but I will consider it.

Any other events that people know of are very welcome.

Students will be able to 'do' speed dating at Shef uni again after Easter - cost about a fiver I believe

I've seen that banner ad too - events limited to people under 30, I think.

Obviously, at my advanced age I am way past that kind of thing :)

I can't think of anything worse in terms of meeting the opposite sex than having a limited time to "make an impression", I much prefer just casual conversations.

But I guess you would get to meet a lot of people you wouldn't otherwise.

I prefer dancing for that though, cos at least you don't have to worry about what to say next if you are all conversationed out....

Originally posted by MrHelicopter
I've seen that banner ad too - events limited to people under 30, I think.

Obviously, at my advanced age I am way past that kind of thing :)

You don't need it thought eh Mr H:hihi: you got women just walking towards you for a good time, and a light.

Originally posted by Yodameister
I can't think of anything worse in terms of meeting the opposite sex than having a limited time to "make an impression", I much prefer just casual conversations.

But I guess you would get to meet a lot of people you wouldn't otherwise.

I prefer dancing for that though, cos at least you don't have to worry about what to say next if you are all conversationed out....

Haha no, I just have to worry about how bad my dancing is and how many feet I traead on.

Bit harsh Yodameister!

Did you have a bad experience at this speed dating then? Sounds like a potentially great idea if you take it at face value.

ez fella

Originally posted by buggslife
Bit harsh Yodameister!

Did you have a bad experience at this speed dating then? Sounds like a potentially great idea if you take it at face value.

ez fella

No, I just can't talk on demand.....

Not trying to put anyone else off, its just not for me.

Originally posted by SilentStatic
Students will be able to 'do' speed dating at Shef uni again after Easter - cost about a fiver I believe

Where have you heard about this?

The idea of speed dating terrifies me! Speed is really bad for you, anyway...

The idea of not having a girlfriend terrifies me. That's why I'll try anything.:help:

Hi, I was hoping someone might be able to help me? I'm a journalism student writing a feature about speeddating in Sheffield and I was wondering if anyone on here had been and enjoyed/hated it? Found true love or could just tell me more about it?

Cheers, Ju

my mate was thinking of going to one but said it sounds a bit scary...which i tend to agree with.

i think there is one going on tonight in sheffield, i remember seeing a post somewhere about it.

I've been a couple of times and found it great fun - didn't find love, lust or anything similar though :o

Originally posted by evildrneil
I've been a couple of times and found it great fun - didn't find love, lust or anything similar though :o

is it like 30 seconds with each person and a tick chart?? well thats what i saw on eastenders lol.

imagine a uncomfortable silence and its only 30 seconds!! hellish!

It was about 5 mins per person (and a tick chart!) and you can't really be tongue tied in that short space of time - you say hello how are you and what do you do and thats about 5 mins worth!

I think there's one tomorrow in Revolution. Might turn up and see what's what. When you went were they lots of people there?

Can you just turn up to the one at Revolution 2mrw (thurs) nite or do u have to register first?

Do u know what age range its for?

Is it at the new revolution in west one?

Think you actually have to reigster on www.speeddater.co.uk. It's for 24 - 30 year olds I think. Is £19.95 in West One Revolution yeah

Personally I am getting a bit disheartened with speed dating. I'm a confident person, who I like to think doesn't have any problem coming across ok. Generalyl funny, maybe a bit quiet. However, I have had a resounding lack of success at these events. Bit of a blow for the self confidence I can tell ya! Its all too superficial I think. It is fun for the night, but I can never understand how I can have really interesting conversations with many people and then have no one "tick" me afterwards! My housemate (girl) gets loads everytime. A big aaah for me please.

I went to one at Tiger Tiger in Leeds - wasn't actually there as a punter was just doing the promotion work for it

Anyhow it was more of a 'singles' get together and about 300 people turned up - speed dating was one of the activities

I'd say about 90% of the people were under 30 and there must have been about 200 women and about 100 men - was a good night - they should do something like that in sheffield rather than what i can imagine being a very 'formulated' and surreal(?) night out

Ahh, sorry to hear that Tim. You're obvisouly just not meeting the right women. Think the fear of rejection would put me off a bit. Don't you think it's an expensive way to meet people?
At the union they charge £3, but everywhere else is around £20 - which seems like a big money spinner for the agencies to me....?

You're right of course, I suppose you've gotta consider that I haven't ticked many people either!
Like you say its an expensive way of meeting people. Better off just getting out more i reckon! THen its free.

Heres an idea..

Why don't we organise a singles nite?

All those single people who fancy a laugh, chat, etc nominate a nite and a venue and all meet up?

Don't have to pay anything and we can chat to who we want..

What do you reckon?

Originally posted by BruciesBabe
Heres an idea..

Why don't we organise a singles nite?

All those single people who fancy a laugh, chat, etc nominate a nite and a venue and all meet up?

Don't have to pay anything and we can chat to who we want..

What do you reckon?

Brucie - I cannot believe you are STILL single!! Fellas - get working on this gal, shes a catch and half!

MobileB, you are an absolute sweetheart. x

He is that!! Shame he's got himself 'attached' lol.

Speed dating doesn't appeal to me at all as I like to talk to whom I want and not feel that I have to.

I once remember being out with Technophobe and standing in Champs near the cigarette machine on a really packed night. A guy pushed through everyone and started chatting to me as he got some fags out of the machine. It was only at the end of the conversation that he admitted that he didn't smoke and had just come over to get some so that he could start a conversation! I was impressed! Unfortunately, didn't fancy him though!!!

Thing is - if you see someone you like - just go for it.

PS - I can't believe you are still single either Brucies Babe - we need to go on a girls night out and get you sorted!! PM me for details!

Originally posted by msbehavin
PS - I can't believe you are still single either Brucies Babe - we need to go on a girls night out and get you sorted!! PM me for details!

Are you sure there is no ulterior motive in getting yourself "sorted" at the same time there?

Originally posted by MobileB
Are you sure there is no ulterior motive in getting yourself "sorted" at the same time there?

I can sort myself thanks.

well i need sorting out. ha

Originally posted by Bedhead
well i need sorting out. ha

Get yerself to the speed dating then - or come to my Woodseats meet next Friday 20th - see thread for details!

Originally posted by msbehavin
Get yerself to the speed dating then - or come to my Woodseats meet next Friday 20th - see thread for details!

am only kidding - i don't need speed dating! Woodseats thing may be a laugh though

Originally posted by Bedhead
am only kidding - i don't need speed dating! Woodseats thing may be a laugh though

MAY BE???? Will be a hoot!!! Weatherspoons won't know whats hit 'em!! Get yer name down my man!:clap:

Originally posted by BruciesBabe
Heres an idea..

Why don't we organise a singles nite?

All those single people who fancy a laugh, chat, etc nominate a nite and a venue and all meet up?

Don't have to pay anything and we can chat to who we want..

What do you reckon?

this idea was bouncin around a while ago....in fact it was gonna be trippets...

but when 90% of people that go arent single....whats the point

Originally posted by MTheo
this idea was bouncin around a while ago....in fact it was gonna be trippets...

but when 90% of people that go arent single....whats the point

Hey that was the night that Hels and I sort of organised (well, I said I would organise it, then let Hels sort it all out :o :P) Anyway - I went to that! And I was single! A few of us were.

Originally posted by TracieJC
I was single! A few of us were.

Does that mean you were single before the night, then all found someone in the pub? :thumbsup:

Originally posted by TracieJC
Hey that was the night that Hels and I sort of organised (well, I said I would organise it, then let Hels sort it all out :o :P) Anyway - I went to that! And I was single! A few of us were.

that was my first meet tracie....didnt seem like a singles fingy to me. anyways im nervous enough without putting myself out there as single!.... not like my confidence is high enough to even consider something like that. i think retiring to my cave for a quite life might be ahead.

Originally posted by MTheo
that was my first meet tracie....didnt seem like a singles fingy to me. anyways im nervous enough without putting myself out there as single!.... not like my confidence is high enough to even consider something like that. i think retiring to my cave for a quite life might be ahead.

Totally agree. Put me in a bar and I'll happily chat away to anyone. Call it a "singles event" and I'll probably go and hide in a corner until its all over!

Originally posted by MTheo
that was my first meet tracie....didnt seem like a singles fingy to me. anyways im nervous enough without putting myself out there as single!

I seem to remember a couple of people said that at the time, and I guess that's kind of why it ended up as a normal meet rather than something just for singles. Just goes to prove though that the best way to meet someone is to just be yourself and not go out with the specific aim of meeting someone :)

Originally posted by SilentStatic
Does that mean you were single before the night, then all found someone in the pub?

*shrugs* I might have :P :D


Actually I really struggled with that sentence - the event itself is in the past, obviously, but use of the past tense 'were' also suggests that all the single people who attended are no longer single... :confused: :P

Bad grammer day!

*goes to lie down for a while* :D

I'd love a girlsfriend. No offers i suppose???:( :(

Originally posted by TracieJC
goes to prove though that the best way to meet someone is to just be yourself

thats dun me no favours either lol. ah well

might bung myself on ebay....free to pick up locally :rolleyes:

I've also wanted to try speed dating but i always chicken out.
It just looks so harsh! :gag:

Originally posted by Dandelion
I've also wanted to try speed dating but i always chicken out.
It just looks so harsh! :gag:

yeah...you can laugh off gettin `no ticks' ......until you think about it more. haha. well thats what i'd be like.

Alternatively you might get lots of ticks and you'd be like "oh my god I never realised this many peple would be interested in me!!"

That's still not success though - a mate went speed dating and had mutual ticks, but then the girls wouldn't reply to him :loopy:

I believe a lot of people just tick everyone so they can see who's ticked them! This kinda spoils the whole thing really!

We also need to get more people on sheffields singles!

http://www.sheffsingles.co.uk/index.php

Not many on there at the moment. Singles night sounds fun too.

Originally posted by cptwhite
Alternatively you might get lots of ticks and you'd be like "oh my god I never realised this many peple would be interested in me!!"

if you can think that positively then fantastic!!!..but unfortunately my confidence has never been that high..and whenever i get feeling `ok' bout myself...someone knocks me back down pretty sharpish.

if you get mutual ticks you shud be legally oblidged to go out with them ;) haha.:hihi:

There seems something so unnatural about the concept of speed dating.

I've spent the best part of the last 13 years trying to figure out how to interpret whether a woman likes me or not. Having had a certain number of 'ticks' kind of takes something out of the process.

Hey I know I'm only repeating what I said before more or less....I am a bit boring :hihi:

explains a lot :D

BE CAREFUL SPEED DATING CAN LEAD TO MICRO RELATIONSHIPS!

Mini's Story

After a speed date I fell in love. It was wonderful for about two days, we went everywhere together and wanted to spend every second in each others arms. By Thursday we had got ourselves into a routine. She was staying in and I was going out with mates or visa - vesa! We had an argument sometime in the afternoon. She had never spoken me like that before. On friday we drifted appart, both feeling isolated and trapped in the relationship, although deparately trying to find meaning. At noon on friday she had our first child we named him 'flash' in a speed baptism in Las Vegas. On saturday we had a trial separation so we could both explore other avenues. We put flash into care:( . 'Flash ahhhh ahhhh' I cried that night. In the morning, we got back together hopeful of rebuilding what we once had and we even got little flash back who was now six. But two hours later we realised it was no good. My girlfriend was seeing a micro wave engineer that she met at another speed dating event. The trust was gone. I started drinking heavily and let myself go. Almost one week after our first meeting at the speed date I woke up on a park bench. I decided to get help. I wanted Flash back. But it was too late. My ex had moved to australia and flash was a 36 yr old insurance salesman.
speed dating ruined my life.:suspect:

Originally posted by miniminch
BE CAREFUL SPEED DATING CAN LEAD TO MICRO RELATIONSHIPS!

Mini's Story

After a speed date I fell in love. It was wonderful for about two days, we went everywhere together and wanted to spend every second in each others arms. By Thursday we had got ourselves into a routine. She was staying in and I was going out with mates or visa - vesa! We had an argument sometime in the afternoon. She had never spoken me like that before. On friday we drifted appart, both feeling isolated and trapped in the relationship, although deparately trying to find meaning. At noon on friday she had our first child we named him 'flash' in a speed baptism in Las Vegas. On saturday we had a trial separation so we could both explore other avenues. We put flash into care:( . 'Flash ahhhh ahhhh' I cried that night. In the morning, we got back together hopeful of rebuilding what we once had and we even got little flash back who was now six. But two hours later we realised it was no good. My girlfriend was seeing a micro wave engineer that she met at another speed dating event. The trust was gone. I started drinking heavily and let myself go. Almost one week after our first meeting at the speed date I woke up on a park bench. I decided to get help. I wanted Flash back. But it was too late. My ex had moved to australia and flash was a 36 yr old insurance salesman.
speed dating ruined my life.:suspect:

any1 else thinking.......huh?? :confused:

I'm thinking... Mmm, chocolate :)

Ive been speed dating, its actually really good fun.

I didn't meet anyone that I would like to date, but a few that I would see again as friends.

Its a good laugh.

its also nice to know that everyone is in the same position.

One drwa back is, that its quite expensive.

Though, as I expect someone else has already stated, the price at Sheff uni is only £3 :thumbsup:
(course, you do have to be a student)

Can't believe some places are trying to charge twenty quid :o I'd want a guaranteed date for that price...

Isn't the one at Sheff uni just for Students though??

Originally posted by MTheo
any1 else thinking.......huh?? :confused: Don’t worry about it. Eastenders is probably on in a minute – go back to your coma! I'm not explaining the joke - perhaps someone else will!!:( :loopy: BTW flash is doing fine. The little scamp.

Originally posted by miniminch
Don’t worry about it. Eastenders is probably on in a minute – go back to your coma! I'm not explaining the joke - perhaps someone else will!!:( :loopy: BTW flash is doing fine. The little scamp.

that was soooo funny .... did you develop the concept urself or have you c'n'p'd it from elsewhere?

Do they have speed dating for older people too? And if not, why not? It's a breach of our human rights ...

Originally posted by rubydazzler


Do they have speed dating for older people too? And if not, why not? It's a breach of our human rights ...

Yes it's called line dancing. 10 seconds with each partner before passing them on.

Oh and cut and paste? cut and paste? me? cut and paste?:rant: I free base all my ideas live and that's why I am frequently banned and often hated. And the spelling and grammer is usually ****e. But if I typed it into word and spell checked if I might be tempted to tone it down and for me that would never do. So mods you are going to have to accept me. I know I'm not a bad guy but I do have a comedy brain which means most things are up for ridicule or satirisng.

What are human rights btw rubes

Originally posted by miniminch
What are human rights btw rubes

tis what everyone claims when they want to do something that other people don't want them to do ... as in "but yes but no but it's a breach of my human rights" :rolleyes:

line dancing is no good, I don't have the boots for it ...

Originally posted by BruciesBabe
Isn't the one at Sheff uni just for Students though??
Presumable I'm so boring that you didn't bother reading my post? :(

(I'm not really though. I'm actually a fun loving sociable guy with a GSOH, but then again, you won't be reading this)
:P

Shurrup Silentstatic, I'm sorry I didn't read your post - now I feel guilty!

x

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Have heard this place comes highly recommended
http://www.attractiondating.co.uk/

mentioned it on the other dating post - may as well share the love as much as possible.

I tried an attraction dating event on 5th June at greens gym, it was good fun, bit unsure at first but met some really nice ladies

what is speed dating?

Any more up to date info on this?

I have emailed the Forum bar but have not received a reply.

I am due to attend another speed dating event soon. Any useful advice would be most welcome.

cheers

Originally posted by slimsid2000
I am due to attend another speed dating event soon. Any useful advice would be most welcome.


Try to enjoy it, people who are enjoying themselves send out a good vibe that other people pick-up on.

Just want to bump up this thread as I would like to know of more than just one speed dating venue. Any info appreachiated.

Failing that does anyone have any email addresses for bars on West Street as I believe one of them (don't know which) has a spped dating night sometimes.