You know, thankfully I am in a relationship that is long-term and have no need for speed dating. I've always shuddered at the tought of speed dating, and how hard it would be and exhausting after the first few people you would get to know. I mean, think about it.

In a situation like speed dating, you are pressured to basically get the most important, or seemingly important, pieces of information possible from the person in a short time. This makes you skip the finer details - those that you could actually fall in love with - in lieu of the big questions like "what do you do" and so on. Also, problem is that it can get repetitive, I would imagine, if you did it. You would develop a routine to become more efficient during your time and every person would be more of a number than a real sit-down talk.

Then again, all that speed and excitement could get your emotions riled up and you would be more attracted to people based on your arousal, so perhaps that's the whole point of speed dating?

Hope I will never have to find out!