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Article: Speed-dating boom hit by shortage of men Here's the idea (from America, naturally): you go to a party and find your ideal mate in three minutes. Here's the catch: British boys aren't interested. Simon O'Hagan reports
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- The Independent on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 19, 2003
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The course of true love never did run smooth, but the dating
phenomenon that gives people the chance to find a new mate in three
minutes flat has hit an unlikely snag - a lack of men.
Speed dating has taken off so dramatically that the biggest event
yet, due to take place in London at the end of January, aims to
attract 3,000 people over two nights. But with women's places booking
fast, the event, called Chemistry, is battling to locate those hard-
to-find men. "For a lot of men, this sort of thing still seems
unacceptable," said Bridget Raithatha, Chemistry's marketing manager.
"They feel they should be able to find a girlfriend without the help
of speed dating."
When speed dating hit ...