If the person one wants to get to know, also wants to get to know them, a match is made. Numbers will then be given to each one and it is up to them to set up their own dates so that they can get to know each other. Speed dating, however is not done for free and to ensure that everybody in the event is legitimate, preregistration is encouraged. Sometimes There are people who attend such dating events to talk and hang around with people their own age. These people are new to Philadelphia and want someone to talk to and maybe expand their friends list. But this is only a by-product of speed dating that's why proponents and organizers of events don't play this up much in their advertising campaigns. You have your career, health, and other activities that you already need to juggle. Try as you might, finding time for a traditional dating game may be close to impossible. Even if you do find the time, your date prospecting may end up so badly that you will be wary of trying it out another time. For instance, the problem with the usual places that people go to, to find dates is that it is usual. Maybe the other person was looking for something else which is a fact of life. Speed dating in the city of Baltimore is not just for those who are looking for someone of the opposite sex. This is because event organizers also make time to help those who are looking for the same gender. The person should take the time to fill up the profile and then put under preferences who he or she wants to meet. Some dates seemed destined to fail from the start. To make matters worse, one may have to go through these several disaster dates before hitting the jackpot and finding someone we actually can click with. The problem is, it often feels like hopeless optimism to think that you may ever find "the one" especially after your personal history of disaster dates. During the pair's meetings, each one has a chance to evaluate a mate of his/her choice, and at the moment if the couple considers each other in terms of future option to arrange for a second meeting, they will secretly agree with each other, then will pose to write "yes" or "no" in each other's registration paper, and go on to the next male or female speed date.