Dear Slow Dating Team

I just wanted to say a big thank you to you for organising such a fantastic event in Southampton last month. I have to admit, I was extremely worried about coming but after a little persuasion from my sister I arrived at the venue to see what Speed Dating was all about. After listening to the welcome speech, I figured that I could be a great Speed Dater and proceeded with a smile to meet my first date. Despite it taking a couple of dates to get used to 4 minutes feeling like 30 seconds, I quickly learnt the art of this high speed dating malarkey and got right into the swing of things. The evening flowed by with none of the scenarios occurring that I had imagined and I can honestly say it was one of the best evenings I have attended! I particularly wanted to thank you for giving me the opportunity to meet Steve. Steve was my last date of the night - it's true what they say, good things come to those who wait! Steve and me have been seeing each other since the event and despite it still being early days, things are going in the right direction and we're having a wonderful time! Fingers crossed for us!

Thanks Slow Dating, you have put a smile on mine and Steve's faces.

Amy :o), 29

Hi there Slow Dating

What a night! I wanted to say what fun I had Speed Dating in Bournemouth on Tuesday night. The girls there were great and I had a wicked time trying out my new chat up lines – needless to say, some were received with a polite but worried smile! After dating all the girls I stayed on for drinks with a group of people and had a great time chatting and generally having a good time. The venue was great, the ladies were great, the hosts were great – the whole night was great! Let’s just hope my date I have organized on Saturday is great too!!

Thanks again guys, you do a ‘great’ job.

Dave, 24

Hi,

Well I enjoyed the event, although, I was pretty cowardly when it came to ticking boxes, I only ticked 2 ( although I had at the time of leaving the event ticked 6 + 2 maybe's!!) With hindsight I wish I'd been braver but...that's life, and next time...yes I'd be interested in doing another for the 36+ age group. I'd probably make clearer notes and clearly write something to remember them by...who was the man in the stripy shirt??? Andy?....well it's a steep learning curve!!! I did laugh a lot though and where else will you meet 21 men of roughly the right age, in one evening?

Thanks, it was marvelous fun. Keep me up to date with all the events in Bath, I can’t wait to go again!

Louise, 42

SD Team,

Round of applause to you all. I found you on the internet, I thought I’d give it a go, I booked a place, I started getting nervous, I got to the venue, I walked past the entrance, I took a deep breath, I got to the venue again, I walked in the entrance, I looked around, I checked in, I took a deep breath, I sat down with my first date, I took another deep breath…here we go.

Well well, I had no need to be nervous, the night was great! The hosts quickly realised I was new at this game (as well as most of the other people attending) and made sure I was happy with everything and told me everything I needed to know. The evening whizzed by and I met some really nice ladies and even have a date lined up for tomorrow night! I would certainly recommend you to anyone, this evening has given me the confidence I needed. I’d like to say I’ll come again but I’m hoping tomorrow night will go well and I won’t need to!!!

Regards

Gary, 32

Dear Slow Dating Team

I had a great time at your speed dating event in Oxford last week. I was really nervous because I didn’t know what to expect. Once I arrived the hosts put me at my ease, and when I saw the people arriving I was amazed to see how many good looking guys there were, so I was really excited and couldn’t wait to get dating. It was definitely an experience I'm glad I had and since then I have been on a few dates....so watch this space!

Lauren, 27

Hello Slow Dating

I wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU to you at Slow Dating. Having had a bad experience with another Speed Dating company and I vowed never to do it again, my friend persuaded me to contact yourselves. I reluctantly picked up the phone and waited for the recorded message or somewhat unhelpful person to answer so that I could prove my friend wrong. However, what I actually experienced was quite different! The lady I spoke to was very friendly and immediately relaxed me by being incredibly genuine. I asked more questions than I’m sure anyone ever has and all the answers I received were very helpful and thorough. I particularly liked the fact that the advice given was from experience, as the lady herself had been Speed Dating and knew exactly how I was feeling. Not once during the call did I feel like I was talking to a company who focused totally on sales and not once did I feel pressured to book a place. Due to this, I did actually book onto an event in 2 weeks and I am very excited at the prospect of meeting some nice guys!

Thanks Slow Dating, you have renewed my faith in Speed Dating and made me realise that there’s some genuine and friendly companies out there.

Thank you.

Judith, 38