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A blind date is a social engagement between two people who have not previously met, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance.[1]

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A blind date is arranged for by a mutual acquaintance of both participants. The two people who take part in the blind date may have never met or seen each other, hence the phrase 'blind date'. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the acquaintance who arranges the date to ensure that they are a good match.Sometimes one person is more interested in the match than the other, which may make it more difficult on the person arranging the date to judge whether the date will be successful.[2]

The date is usually two hours or less, as it is just a first date and is really meant to introduce the two people more than it is meant to create a marriage.[3]Furthermore, due to the unfamiliarity of the two people the date is shorter than most because they are in the beginning stages of a relationship. The date is also very adventurous in the way that neither party knows what to expect and whether or not they will hit it off. The location of the date is also affected by the spontaneity in that it is often a neutral and public place so that both parties feel comfortable.

Online dating[edit]

Family and friends have been declining in their influence over the dating market for the past 60 years. In the past 15 years, the rise of the Internet has also displaced the neighborhood, the workplace, and the circle of friends as sources of dating partners.[4] As of May 2013, it was estimated that 11% of adult Americans had used online dating websites or mobile dating applications, and 59% of American Internet users agreed that online dating was a good way to meet people.[5] China's largest online dating site reported over 100 million users in September 2013.[6] For couples that have been together for more than a year, the choice of venue (online vs. real life) had little influence on relationship success.[4]

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Online dating services ask questions in the form of a survey in order to get to know the user better and to understand what they are looking for in a relationship.[7] Using the information given, the matching users would be found based on various algorithms. The users are then enabled to communicate with each other.

According to a study done by Match.com, in an effort to determine how much impact their services are having on the way relationships develop today, '17% of couples married in the last 3 years, or 1 in 6, met each other on an online dating site' and '1 out of 5 single people have dated someone they met on an online dating site'.[8]

There are thousands of online dating websites. The most popular ones are eHarmony with 20 million profiles and Match.com with 15 million profiles.[9]

By country[edit]

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China[edit]

Parents find their children blind dates in parks. 'Spouse-hunting fairs in big city parks by parents eager to see their children tie the knot have made parks in China a haven for relationship hunters and their parents'.[10] Zhongshan Park has been the location for six years where parents go to seek partners for their children. This process begins by the parents sitting on a bench with their child’s credentials, such as photos and academic or career information. After information has been exchanged and the parents like what they see, questions are asked about anything ranging from their child’s zodiac sign to their place of residence. If everything runs smoothly during the second step, contact information is exchanged. This process altogether can be very stressful for the parents and the child because they are not always in agreement. This makes it even more difficult for a partner to be found. Li, a middle-aged man who has experienced blind dating says he has met women 'who have no intention of finding a boyfriend. Meeting me is merely to indulge their parents'.[10]

South Korea[edit]

South Korean blind dating customs are preferred rather than other dating techniques. There are two kinds of blind dates in South Korea: 'mee-ting' and 'sogeting'.[11] Mee-ting blind dates are group dates with no prior expectations of commitment, and are often used by university students. A sogeting date usually includes less alcohol than a mee-ting date. It is also engaged in by people who are 'single and looking'.[11]

Examples in popular culture[edit]

Television[edit]

  • Parental Control - An MTV reality show where parents pick two dates for their son or daughter. The parents ask the candidates a series of questions in order to pick the best two. After each of the dates the son or daughter chooses whether they would like to stay with their current significant other or if they would like to start a new relationship with one of the blind dates.[12]
  • Blind Date Australia - An Australian dating game show produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show has the same format as the British and American versions of the show and was first aired in 1967 with Graham Webb hosting. The show has had a number of hosts over its years including Graham Webb (in 1967–1969), Jeremy Cordeaux (1970), Bobby Hanna (1974), Greg Evans (1991) and Julia Morris, who is the current host of the rebooted show which began in October 2018 with its seventh season. The show currently airs on Network 10 at 8:30 pm on Wednesdays.
  • Blind Date UK - A British dating game show produced by London Weekend Television. An unscreened pilot was made with comic Duncan Norvelle as presenter[1] but it was eventually hosted by Cilla Black, who already hosted the LWT series, Surprise Surprise. Blind Date ran on Saturday nights from 30 November 1985 to 31 May 2003.
  • Blind Date USA - An American dating game show, created by John Degnan, that aired in syndication from September 1999 to September 2006. Hosted by Roger Lodge, the series was distributed by Universal Worldwide Television.
  • The Choice - an American television show where male celebrities sit with their backs facing a stage. The female contestants then have a specific amount of time on stage to win the affection of the male celebrities. If the men are interested, they turn their chairs. At the end of each show, the men choose a woman to go on a date with.[13]
  • The Dating Game - A game show created by Chuck Barris where a single woman would sit on one side of a wall and three bachelors would sit on the other side. Each male participant would answer questions from the woman and at the end of the show, she would choose a candidate to go on a blind date with. This game even prompted its own board game line.
  • The Bachelor - An American television show which started in 2002 where a single man goes on blind dates with 25 women who wish to become his wife. The women live together in one household and are competing in an elimination game for a rose, an invitation from the bachelor to stay another week. This show has prompted other spin-off shows like The Bachelorette, Bachelor Pad and Bachelor in Paradise.[14]
  • The Amazing Race 26 - In a departure from the regular format of the program, 10 single contestants were matched into 5 couples (4 heterosexual couples and a homosexual couple) based on compatibility tests in what was billed by producers as The most extreme blind date. These 5 couples were joined by 6 couples in a pre-existing relationship.

Film[edit]

  • Blind Date - A 1934 American film starring Ann Sothern and Neil Hamilton
  • Blind Date - A 1987 American movie where Walter Davis (Bruce Willis) gets set up on a blind date with Nadia (Kim Basinger) by his brother so he can have a date to his office party.[15]
  • Go-Con! Japanese Love Culture - A 2000 Japan film
  • Blind Date - A 2015 French film starring Mélanie Bernier and Clovis Cornillac.
  • Man Up - A 2015 British-French romantic comedy starring Lake Bell and Simon Pegg. The film follows a single 34-year-old woman, who after being mistaken for a stranger's blind date, finds the perfect boyfriend in a 40-year-old divorcé.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^'blind date'.
  2. ^'Light My Route of Blind Dating'. MetaFilter. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  3. ^Molloy, Angela. '5 Rules for Great Blind Dates'. TheStreet. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  4. ^ abRosenfeld, Michael J.; Thomas, Reuben J. (August 2012). 'Searching for a Mate: The Rise of the Internet as a Social Intermediary'. American Sociological Review. 77 (4): 523–547. doi:10.1177/0003122412448050. S2CID145539089.
  5. ^'Online Dating & Relationships'. Pew Research Center. October 21, 2013.
  6. ^'Gong Haiyan: China's number one matchmaker'. BBC News. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  7. ^Discovery Channel. 'How do online dating sites match people up?'. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  8. ^(2010). Match.com and Chadwick Martin Bailey 2009 - 2010 Studies:Recent Trends: Online Dating Retrieved from http://cp.match.com/cppp/media/CMB_Study.pdf
  9. ^'Online Dating Statistics: How Many People Date Online?'. OnlineDatingdvd. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  10. ^ abLi, Li (1 July 2010). 'Truly Blind Dating -- Beijing Review'. Beijing Review.
  11. ^ abKim, Violet. 'Korea: The land of freaky, funny love'. CNN. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  12. ^'Parental Control - Season 7 Episodes (TV Series) - MTV'. MTV.
  13. ^Levin, Gary (2 May 2012). 'Fox's celeb 'blind'-date spin on 'The Voice': 'The Choice''. USA Today. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  14. ^'About The Bachelor TV Show Series'. ABC.
  15. ^'Blind Date' – via www.imdb.com.
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What is Blind Dating Like in Singapore?

Gone are the days of arranged marriage and set ups from parents. Matchmaking has gotten a whole lot sexier! Singapore is the perfect playground for blind dates, especially when everyone somehow knows each other 👀

It’s time to make use of all those connections and use them for personal gain! You’ve only got everything to gain from a night of unexpected fun, romance, and possibly even more. Depending on the skill of your matchmakers, you may potentially be up for a success story!

How Does Blind Dating Work?

So we’ve got you bait and hook and you’re interested in checking out this whole blind date shindig. That being said, how exactly does blind dating work? If this was 2008, perhaps it would be easier to go on these blind dates but in a world where so much of our lives are up on online spaces, it leaves little for anonymity.

Typically the best kind of blind dates are set by our best friends, the classic I-know-a-guy-who-knows-a-guy type of situation. This way there’s more safety in it, and you can trust your friends to not set you up with a potential red flag yikes.

The important thing to remember is that while names and identities should be kept a secret, interests and preferences shouldn’t be! The common mistake is the assumption that blind dates need to be void of any information about the other person.

This is a recipe for sure disaster. What if you end up meeting at a seafood restaurant and the other person is fatally allergic to seafood? What if the chosen date was just out of their comfort zone? There’s way too many factors to allow the blind date to be ruined.

The best way to go about a blind date is to know nothing about the person from a superficial standpoint (this means no names because we know you’re gonna Instagram stalk them!). Find out the side things, maybe a hobby or two so you’d have some control of the conversation when the two of you meet.

For most of the date though, just enjoy yourself! Here’s a sexy stranger who’s agreed to meet up with you because they’re up for a fun night of adventure. What’s not to like?

How Successful Are Blind Dates?

As fun as going on a blind date in Singapore may be, no one likes to waste time. Which leads to the question: what are the success rates of blind dates?

Well, it depends on what your definition of success is. If it’s a relationship you want, blind dates are key in showing you to keep an open mind and to be always up for new things.

But if marriage is what you’re looking for, blind dates may or may not surprise you. When you picture a long-lasting relationship and you think of excitement, this is the route to take.

After all, you never know who you’re going to meet! If you’re traditional when it comes to dating (no shame in that!), perhaps this may not be for you. Going on a blind date with the intention of seeking a life partner for marriage can be quite pressuring, especially when it’s supposed to be fun.

We’d suggest lightening up from marriage and opting for the relationship route first. Why speedrun through all the fun anyway?

Best Apps for Blind Dates in Singapore

So does blind dating sound like something up your alley? If you happen to try the matchmaking route and didn’t get any matches from your direct pool of mutuals, it’s time to go digital! Get your friends to make an attractive profile for you on a dating app and let them do the swiping!

Speed Dating Singapore is a sophisticated and cool way of blind dating several people all in one night! Putting the ‘speed’ in ‘speed dating’, it combines both aspects of blind dating and speed dating by having you meet potential suitors within a fixed frame of time.

It even comes with a Date-Mate scorecard ala report card days in school (guess they’ll have to try hard to get an A in your class!) and the company does the rest after you’ve reported back all your scores for the night. If Cupid’s arrows have shot you both, you’ll be notified by email about a match!

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