There’s never enough time in the world anymore, especially when it comes to finding the love of your life – or is there? With SpeedDate.com, it seems that if you have three minutes to spare, they think they can find you someone to date. Developed as a business class project at first, this San Mateo, California site is hoping to help singles “hook-up” with video chats instead of the ‘slow’ style online dating scene.

With no subscription fees yet, interested people can sign up on the site, give a few details about who they are and then sign up for one of the speed dating sessions. Instead of having to converse with someone for months before you get to see them or to figure out whether or not they are right for you, speeddate.com helps you quickly punch ‘yes’ or ‘no’ at the end of each date to give your review. If you both hit ‘yes,’ then you will be able to talk more through the actual dating site.

While this does seem to cut through the hassles of other dating sites (like long forms and questionnaires), this site also seems like more of a gimmick than an actual place to meet someone to have a relationship with. Sure, you might meet someone who’s as adventurous as you are – but does that make them someone to walk down an aisle with? Or should we say, run down an aisle with? Only time will tell on this one.

Though we’re certain the answer will be clear soon enough.

Do you have any comments, complaints or something to say about SpeedDate.com? Did you meet someone special on this site? If so, we’d love to hear from you. Your opinion matters!

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While it seems like there are new television shows every season that show neurotic singles looking for love, that’s fiction, right? In truth, maybe art is more like life than we think it is. Maybe we really are getting a bit over obsessed with dating, with meeting new people, and with finding that one perfect love. After all, if we’re so great and wonderful and perfect for dating (as so many experts tell us), why haven’t we found someone yet?

Neurotic seems to be an understatement sometimes.

But does that mean that we need to talk to a therapist about our dating woes? Maybe, but maybe not.

Going to a therapist can be a great way to begin to learn how to build your confidence in all areas of your life – even outside of dating. This person can talk you through past dates to figure out what you could have done differently in order to make things go better the next time around.

On the other hand, experience can also be a good teacher. The more you head out onto dates, the more you will learn about dating – that is, what to do and what to avoid at all costs.

Here are some signs that you might need professional guidance in your dating troubles:

• You haven’t had a good date. In years.
• All of your relationships end in the other person breaking up with you.
• Your friends have tried to point out things you could do differently.
• You don’t feel confident about your ability to ask someone out.
• You get so nervous that you have troubles being yourself on a date.

Dating is hard, but therapy can be harder. Actually with this in mind, maybe dating isn’t so difficult after all – at least you don’t have to pay someone to tell you how to do it. Of course, it may be the way to finally win the dating game.

And that’s a good investment.

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While we might want to believe that celebrities date other celebrities just to stay in same kind of attractiveness factor, that’s not always the case. Because of the schedules that many of these celebrities have, it’s just easier to date someone that ‘gets’ what you have to do and what it takes to do your job.

Why should it be any different for those in professional public service jobs?

At thebadge.org, police officers, emergency medical professionals and fire fighters can meet other singles in their lines of work, helping to connect these courageous people. But because you’re meeting people in the same line of work, you’re already going to have something in common, plus you’re going to be with someone who ‘gets’ your life and your responsibilities.

Your line of work takes you out at all hours of the day and night in dangerous situations. You have to drop everything for strangers and you can’t simply say ‘no’ when the fire bell rings or if you get an emergency call.

And other singles on the site understand.

While this site is still growing, there is no doubt that helping to focus your possible dating pool is going to help you find the perfect someone to love. After all, you’re meeting someone who cares about everyone else’s well being – why not about yours too?

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