Dating rules

If a venue near you is offering speed dating, consider it with an open mind and an understanding of the speed-dating rules.Speed dating almost always is conducted the same way, with a few variations on the placement of the daters, the time limit and so forth.

“It’s sort of like the Wild West out there,” says Alex Manley, dating and sex editor at Ask But such shenanigans are now considered passé, given how we’re all constantly looking at our smartphones.“I don’t want to be with someone who’s going to play games and feel weird if I text them to say hello,” Donahue says.“There are definitely guys who would be really into a woman taking charge like that,” says Manley.The 1996 comedy “Swingers” popularized the idea that cool kids must wait three days to call a date after an encounter.

“If there’s not an immediate spark, you’re wasting both of your time,” says Manley.