This is a polished, seamless piece that takes us along on an "eight-minute date", a scheme cooked up by a dating service whereby singles shuffle from one new date to another, with only eight minutes to find out as much as they can before moving on to someone new. They take notes and afterwards visit a website that helps sort out who is interested in whom, and whether the feelings are mutual. It's fun to listen to, partly because you get to eavesdrop a bit on these quickie conversations, and partly because you can't help but reflect on whether such a contrived system adds to or detracts from the romance of it all.
Review of 8 Minute Soulmate
Phil Easley
Posted on February 23, 2004 at 07:28 AM
This is a polished, seamless piece that takes us along on an "eight-minute date", a scheme cooked up by a dating service whereby singles shuffle from one new date to another, with only eight minutes to find out as much as they can before moving on to someone new. They take notes and afterwards visit a website that helps sort out who is interested in whom, and whether the feelings are mutual. It's fun to listen to, partly because you get to eavesdrop a bit on these quickie conversations, and partly because you can't help but reflect on whether such a contrived system adds to or detracts from the romance of it all.