Speed dating pros and cons

Speed-Dating for Older Adults: Is It for You?

Photo by rawpixel. A couple of weeks ago I attended my first face-to-face pitching event: ASA literary speed dating, in Sydney. These events are generally held in Sydney and Melbourne every year, and are a rare opportunity for writers to pitch work directly to agents and publishers. This year the ASA also offered a similar opportunity for regional writers to pitch via phone or video conference in a virtual literary speed dating event. With a lot of nervous parents. One agent and seven publishers were seated at desks around a large room, and eighty or so hopeful authors lined up for the chance to pitch their work. The time allowed for each pitch was three minutes, at which time a bell rang and you moved to the end of another queue.

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If you are on the fence about speed dating, these advantages might just help convince you that speed dating could be ideal for you: 1. You don't have to worry about rejecting anyone to their face. Dates are Very Short If you met someone on a date, you would have at minimum a couple of hours of having to endure bad conversation, or lack of interest, or even bad hygiene before your night ended. The worse case scenario you will meet some really nice new friends. In this instance you will be meeting in a venue run by professionals with lots of others around you.

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By Sander van der Linden. As a psychologist, I have always found the concept of speed dating fascinating. In fact, some years ago, I decided to try it myself. As you can imagine, I did not find the love of my life. Fortunately, the majority of people do not seem to share my particular troubles with speed dating. Yet new research does point out a different dating problem: being confronted with a large number of choices can make it harder to make a good decision.

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The Pros and Cons of Literary Speed Dating

In a world where swiping right and left has become the norm, and conversations often start with an emoji, the concept of speed dating might sound like something from a bygone era. But is it really? Speed dating, as we know it today, might seem like a recent phenomenon, but its roots trace back further than you might imagine.

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