{"id":48747,"date":"2020-02-13T15:48:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T15:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=48747"},"modified":"2020-02-13T15:48:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T15:48:43","slug":"valentines-day-lets-date-offline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/valentines-day-lets-date-offline","title":{"rendered":"Valentine&#8217;s Day 2020: why are people choosing to date offline?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the age of Tinder and online dating apps, why is speed dating still so popular? We head to a pre-Valentines event to find out. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20200213044704-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48751\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20200213044704-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48751\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Speed dating event hold by Cardiff Latin American Society and Kapu Bar. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since speed dating first appeared in New York City in the 19th century, the activity has quickly become spread to cities around the world. Even though online dating apps seem to be very popular currently, Latin Americans in Cardiff seem to prefer to celebrate valentine&#8217;s day by attending speed-dating events in a bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou can meet interesting people here, who you wouldn\u2019t normally meet in the normal course of life,\u201d\u00a0said Chris Davey, the president of Cardiff University Latin American Society. \u201cHere straight away you get a lot to talk about with people from different cultures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People are not limited to the traditional speed-dating model &#8212;they have to change dates in three minutes\u00a0&#8212;they take a more relaxed approach to finding their ideal partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20200213225602-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49257\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20200213225602-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49257\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Organizers and participants on the event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Arnold Petersburg was just moving from one conversation. He explained that an event like this one was a better way to meet people. \u201cOnline dating is like a massive gamble, you really don\u2019t know who they are,\u201d\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI got distracted when I dating online,\u201d\u00a0he smiled politely, \u201cRather than speed dating party, where you can get an instant picture of someone, it\u2019s more of a high-risk investment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edith, another member agreed with him: \u201cI feel more comfortable talking with people face-to-face, rather than having an online conversation and having to meet that person by myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20200213225626-1024x681-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56963\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20200213225626-1024x681-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56963\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Face-to-face interaction helped people be familiar with each other quicker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays although a variety of dating apps springing up in our daily lives, face-to-face interaction remains popular among young people. Over the past four years, SpeedDater activities are gaining pace rapidly, increasing fivefold on Eventbrite, the event management website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When speaking of the disadvantages of online dating, most people concerned about insufficient communication,\u00a0low entertainment and untruths. The reasons behind it become clearer when bar scenes leaping to the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington Naula, who took part in the event expressed his preference for the face-to-face events: \u201cI don\u2019 t literally take it as a sense of dating, but a way to connect with people from different cultural backgrounds and make more friends. However, by picture, you even can\u2019t tell the expression of that person.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you are a shy person, you could find an easy way to interact and socialize with many people in a short time. That\u2019s one of the positive things I have seen on speed dating.\u201d Jorge Garzan, one of the participants said, with a nervous and excited glint in his eyes, \u201cIt definitely would be a challenge for me, but it also a great opportunity to overcome the shyness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/WechatIMG162-1024x683-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56966\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/WechatIMG162-1024x683-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56966\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>People danced happily after having a great chat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After the conversation, people danced in passionate Latin American music. At the end of a song, people exchanged dance partners with each other, which is undoubtedly one of the best ways for them to understand each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese events are much better, not just for finding\u00a0\u2018the one\u2019 but because it\u2019s just a fun night out with your friends, a few drinks and meeting people,\u201d according to Robert Ryall, the man who runs dating events company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click here to find more interesting opinions on speed dating:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<div class=\"embed-container\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Valentine&#8217;s Day is around the corner, speed dating becomes a popular topic among young singles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":413,"featured_media":48756,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,14],"tags":[155],"coauthors":[650,699],"class_list":["post-48747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture","category-global-city","category-politics-social-justice","tag-dating"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Valentine&#039;s Day 2020: why are people choosing to date offline? 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