The DC ’singles’ trio ventured into Angel last night for an evening of Speed Dating, masterminded by David “Flush” Gordon himself (I’m sure he’ll be glad to explain that one). The night begins by picking a celebrity name tag that you somehow associate with. A quick peek at the girls list made way for a promising evening, Pamela Anderson, Princess Leah…etc. Awkwardly entering a room consisting of 10 lovely ladies, ‘mood’ music and lighting and, weirdly, bra’s scattered across the chandeliers, you’d start to think you were in some kind of adult theme park; the adrenaline rush was pretty much the same.

The ‘game’ starts and three minutes is all you have to woo before a topless beefcake of a man, who didn’t do much for our self-esteem I’m sure, bangs at his gong and the DJ ushers us on to the next in waiting. So what do you talk about, well after the event it was more of a case of what did I talk about.

It was a lot of fun, but that was all it was about, not about meeting a prospective partner. Just another addition to the London night life involving the pastime of ‘romantic pursuit’ with no real goal, except fun. Suits me fine. With London life getting ever busy and ever widening where more people sit alone (not necessarily lonely) on a computer than watching a TV with friends or family, a forced microcosm was refreshing.

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