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What are you hoping to get out of tonight?
Just, like, bursting my own bubble of, like,
just being on my phone and like, trying to meet people through an online setting.
I tried dating apps first.
It was not the smartest decision I ever made.
If you talk to single people in their late 20s or 30s right now,
you might hear variations on this theme.
It's rough out there.
I think the moment I downloaded the apps, I was tired of the apps.
I think the whole swiping community is a little stale at this point.
But on a recent Wednesday night in New York City,
these young singles decided to get off their phones and try meeting people a different way.
All right, guys, everyone's attention, everyone's attention.
They went speed dating.
Every time I ring this bell, you.
Guys are just going to go over to the table to your right.
Simple enough.
Speed dating is an old idea, but according to Amber Saletti,
the founder of Single and the City, a group that organized the meetup,