Speed Dating FAQs

How Does New Faces Speed Dating work?

After three minutes a bell will sound and the guys will move up one table to their next date while the ladies remain seated. Don’t rush, give yourself and your next date a few moments to mark your scorecards and compose yourselves.

The scorecards are our way of seeing who you are interested in.
All you have to do is tick ‘YES’ or ‘NO’ next to each Speed Dater. At the end of the evening you hand your card to the host. When two ticks match you will be contacted the next day with the other members contact details. Make sure that you have made a note of the names of the people who you have ticked – you don’t want to be wondering who it is when you receive a phone call or an email!

During the evening the host will call a break, feel free to get another drink, use the toilet or have a chat to your fellow speed daters. At the end of the evening you can stay on for a drink and a chat, go on elsewhere or just call it a night – the choice is yours.

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What if I'm not sure what to say?

We advise you to talk about the things that are important to you, but if you have one or two quirky questions it will help you stand out from the crowd and ensure that you are remembered. Best of all, if you find they work you can use them again. However remember that ‘quirky does not mean ‘scary’, and humour is always good.

What do I wear?

Always remember to dress to impress, you have to make a first impression 15 times.

What are the age groups?

20 – 35
30 – 45
40 – 55

What types of people will I meet?

You will be meeting other singles from all different lifestyles and working backgrounds. Some previous New Faces attendees have included, Secretaries, Doctors, Nurses, Accountants, Firemen, IT professionals and even a Radio DJ.

Can I bring a friend?

Yes. You are more than welcome to bring a friend along with you to the event, many people do this for moral support but remember if they would like to participate in the dating area they will have to book up.

How do I cancel?

If someone does not turn up, it throws the whole balance of the evening out. If you wish to cancel, or change your booking date we can always find someone else to take your place but to guarantee yourself another date we must have your cancellation at least 3 working days before the actual event date. Failure to do so will mean you lose your payment and risk your chance to be invited to any future events.

What tips would you give me for success?

First and foremost you want to enjoy the evening so come with a positive attitude – you’re going to have a fun evening, safely flirting with 12 ‘New Faces’. If they don’t appear to be your type try and enjoy their company anyway because:

• You only have to spend three minutes with them
• It’s fun to flirt
• It’s totally safe, even if they think that they are scoring with you, if you don’t tick their box – that’s it they will know.
• You should give everyone a chance with a positive attitude three minutes ‘can’ be enough time to realise ‘I like this person’ – after that anything is possible!
• Most importantly it is very bad behaviour to cold-shoulder someone you only have to spend three minutes with.

Remember you are not having 12 dates, this evening is about meeting new people, you are spending three minutes with 12 single people to decide if you want to get to know them a bit better - that is all!

Finally, keep your scorecard face down, knowing that you are ticking everyone or no-one is not going to do you any favours.

STRICTLY PROHIBITED
• Do not ask for phone numbers etc and we would not advise you to offer yours.
• Do not ask if you can see someone again, by all means tell them you will be ‘giving them a tick’ but don’t ask if they will be ticking you. If you have ‘scored’ you will know when the office contacts you.
• Steer clear of conversations of a sexual nature as certainly most people will feel uncomfortable talking about this with someone they don’t know.

What are the venues for the events?

What dates are available?