abhigyan while sakshi says that even taking the venue bluefrog in yerwada and the complimentary welcome drink into consideration she would pay no more than rs1500 price tags and precious minutes aside our burning question is why after three considerably successful events in the city and a fourth coming up on march 31 the organisers are yet to plan something for the homosexual community we are definitely open to organising sessions for samesex singles as well but we have not been approached by anyone as yet when we find enough participants showing interest well take it forward assures vijay one of the five members behind bengalurubased lifeoflinecom that has organised 32 speed dating sessions in five cities since last septemberthe big debate with its facetoface advantage and nearly 20 new people signing up for each session theres no questioning that the concept of speed dating is finding plenty of takers in the city but does that imply that it has an edge over its online counterparts before you answer that question we suggest taking into consideration what dating app regulars have to say media student indrani bose for instance agrees that meeting facetoface is organic and has a certain appeal but it is in no way safer or better than meeting online i wouldnt speed date because it seems frivolous and is not the best way to get to know somebody its a game and validates a clich that a first impression is the last impression some people take time to open up and ive met very interesting people on tinder who are now good friends shares the 23yearold who has been using dating apps for over a year and a half and addressing the opinion that meeting facetoface is safer alakananda chatterjee another citybased student in her twenties asks so what if the organisers of speed dating sessions are vetting participants the second date after they introduce us is not in their control and can go horribly wrong so im practically taking the same risks that i would be taking online now were not trying to be suggestive but heres a parting thought for your penny speed dating that was started by a jewish rabbi to introduce single jews to each other now also comes in an online version where participants are introduced in video chat roomsnames changed for privacyhow speed dating works you sign up online and provide the organisers with details about yourself including a proof of identity which will be kept anonymous participate in the session and let the organisers know which of your dates you would like to meet again if the other person has also expressed interest in you the two of you will receive each others contact details via email if you dont have a single match at the end of the session better luck next time