Attend a speed dating event. In theory, its an ideal format for busy people: seven dates, five minutes each, two hours of my night, max. Michelle McSweeney, linguist and expert on digital relationships, says that speed dating can work well simply because of numbers: “Its the Tinder idea.

How long has speed dating been around?

1998 In 1998, Rabbi Yaacov Deyo and his students came up with a new way for single people to meet each other - they called it speed dating. It started as a programme for Jewish singles in Los Angeles, but soon spread all over the world.

Who created Speed Dating?

Yaacov Deyo It might surprise you to learn that a Los Angeles rabbi, Yaacov Deyo, invented Speed Dating -- a rapid-fire courtship concept in which singles spend just a few minutes getting to know each other. It started as a way to help Jewish singles meet each other, but its spread beyond the Jewish community.