8minuteDating Singles Party March 3, 2005

Finding Love in Eight Minutes Flat

March 3rd Swanky Bubbles 25-35 http://events.8minutedating.com/7560
March 16th O?Hara?s 25-35 http://events.8minutedating.com/7475
March 16th O?Hara?s 36-49 http://events.8minutedating.com/7600
March 21st Swanky Bubbles 25-35 http://events.8minutedating.com/7561

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8minuteDating is an exciting, fun and pressure-free way for singles to meet other singles in the Philadelphia area. Through 8minuteDating, participants will meet eight other singles and enjoy one-on-one conversations that last eight minutes each.

At each 8minuteDating event, an equal number of men and women meet at a restaurant or nightclub to get to know one another in a relaxed atmosphere. To start the event, everyone puts on a nametag that has his or her first name only ? you don?t disclose your last name or phone number. For each round of dating, the men and women pair off for one-on-one conversations that last eight minutes. After eight minutes, the host rings a bell and calls out where the men are supposed to sit for their next round of dating. At this point, everyone confidentially writes a check mark on their ?Dating Card? ? either in the yes column, if they?d like another date, or in the no column if they?re not interested in meeting again. The men then move to their next assigned table to meet their next date.

The process continues until everyone has had eight dates. After the event, participants log onto the website: www.8minuteDating.com, and enter the names of the people they?re interested in seeing again. If two people enter each other?s names, then the website automatically e-mails them with the name, phone number and e-mail address of the other person. At that point, it?s up to them to set up another date.

In addition to the 8 rounds of one-on-one dates per event, there are other opportunities for everyone to meet Mr. or Ms. Right as well. After four rounds of dates there?s a 20-minute intermission, and after the event, people can stay to mingle. These are the times in which participants can get to know that special someone they may have had their eye on but didn?t get to meet during their rounds of dating. At the end of the night, you can end up with 20, 40, or more matches!

8minuteDating was founded by Tom Jaffee, an entrepreneurial-minded person who saw a need and decided to provide a solution. By day, he heads a company called WinStruct.com, The No-Brainer Trainer, which produces computer training CD-ROMs and videos. By night, he?s a self-professed Cupid. Quick to say that he is single himself, Jaffee grew tired of the bar scene and figured others were looking for a better alternative, as well. ?It?s hard for single people to meet new people to date.? Jaffee said. He continued, ?Right now, where can you go? A bar? A dance club? I?m not a big fan of the smoky bar scene and I think a lot of other people feel the same way.?

So Jaffee formed 8minuteDating.com. So far, the response to his innovative new idea has been phenomenal. For example, according to statistics compiled at the organization?s website (www.8minuteDating.com) over 99% of attendees reported that they enjoyed their evening of 8minuteDating. Of that number 81% said they had a ?very good? or ?excellent? time. 96% of attendees said they would attend another 8minuteDating event and 95% said they would recommend 8minuteDating to others.

Please consider writing an article about 8minuteDating, or simply listing these events in your calendar section. If you would like to co-sponsor an event, please contact me for more information at Donell@8minutedating.com

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