Real nights out, real connections.
Hear from Chicago singles who took a chance on a five-minute date — and walked away with matches, second dates, and a genuinely good time.
What Chicago singles are saying.
From first dates to lasting relationships, here’s what people love about a night out with Chicago First Dates.
A friend of mine recommended your website to me after he met his fiance back in June at one of your local speed dating events. I came to give it a try, and met someone that I truly hit it off with. The magic happened right away, and we’ve been dating steadily ever since.
It’s been 5 months since I attended your event, and this week I was just married to Harry, whom I met at one of your speed dating events. I also found out this week that I am pregnant! Life is beautiful! We owe it all to you!
I was so focused on my career, that I hardly had any time to go out and meet a good man. Your event was perfect because I was able to meet more men in one evening than I could possibly ever have on my own. I’m going on my first date in over a year thanks to you.
I hadn’t had a girlfriend for a while, so I figured speed dating was worth a try. I wound up meeting a couple of girls I would like to go on a date with, and apparently they want to date me too, because they came up as mutual matches.
My girlfriends and I went to your speed dating event at Pops for Champagne last year, and two of us are currently in serious relationships with men that we met at your event. Thanks Chicago First Dates!
I had a fantastic time at your speed dating event. The host was very friendly, and the venue was really top notch. The women were all quite beautiful, and I was fortunate to go out for drinks with a few of the girls after the event.
I didn’t realize how much fun it is to go speed dating. It’s a wonderful way to meet lots of new people. Everyone was really easy to talk to, and the host made everything fun. I have to say that everyone was very approachable.
I went to your Single Professionals speed dating event in the summer, and I wanted to let you know that although I was skeptical about the entire thing, I found true love thanks to you. I have been dating someone I met at your event ever since.
Speed dating rocks! My friends and I had fun speed dating on my birthday! Thank you so much for making the evening so much fun for us!
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