When New Yorkers join OnSpeedDating they have the opportunity to meet between ten and twenty new people at a matchmaking event and select those with whom they wish to pursue a dating relationship. When an individual joins OnSpeedDating they create a profile that provides some basic information and feedback about who they are, their background, interests and the kind of partner that they envision in their future. Following this assessment they register for any of the events that are being held in their region of New York City. Members are sometimes disappointed with the low number of participants at an event but they should be aware, before they voice any consumer complaints, that some events include a larger group of participants while others are smaller and more intimate. Members arrive at the event venue, sign in and take a name badge and pad of paper. After drinks and an opening welcome the women sit around the room while the men rotate between the women for 3-minute interactions. Participants have opportunities to mingle with members of the opposite sex and speak intensively with each "date" for several minutes. Afterwards each member reviews the evening's interactions and decides whether they have chemistry with any of the people that they've met. When members return home they enter their review of possible dates for into the OnSpeedDating website. When two members identify each other as compatible, OnSpeedDating will organize an introduction between them.

OnSpeedDating Complaints & Reviews

Margo Prospect - Queens, NY August 30 2011

I'd tried speed dating before but was mostly disappointed with the process they were a little bit of a scam. The events were not always organized very well and, if I voiced my complaint I was usually told that if I was meant to meet someone, I would. OnSpeedDating was the first Speed Dating that ran well-organized events that were publicized with enough advanced notice to allow me to schedule the events properly. The events themselves were held in comfortable settings and there were always a large number of participants which allowed us to have an enjoyable evening with interesting people. I went out on a few good dates through OnSpeedDating and, although I haven't met anyone special yet, I plan to continue with the service. I also tried the OnSpeedDating Matchmaker service which advertises itself as setting singles up with other individuals based on shared backgrounds, interests, personalities and goals. The service provides good advice about dating but the matches weren't very successful and I haven't pursued that division of the service.