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Encyclopedia > Blind Date

A blind date is a date where the people involved have not met each other previously. The match could have been arranged by mutual friends or by a dating system. The term date can refer to: A day according to a calendar; see calendar date. ... A dating system is any systemic means of improving matchmaking via rules or technology. ...


Blind dates are becoming more commonplace following the rise of the Internet, when people who have met in chatrooms, Instant Messaging or forums finally agree to meet in person. Afterwards, they go to a place where they can have time to talk and get to know one another. A chat room is an online forum where people can chat online (talk by broadcasting messages to people on the same forum in real time). ... A screenshot of PowWow, one of the first instant messengers with a graphical user interface // Instant messaging or IM is a form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...


The term 'Blind Date' is also the name of a dating programme on a Saturday night presented by Cilla Black before she quit and the programme subsequently ended. Cover of Cilla Blacks 1966 album Cilla Sings a Rainbow. ...


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blind date - definition of blind date in Encyclopedia (137 words)
A blind date is a date between two people who have never met and typically know little or nothing about each other.
They are generally arranged by a third party, usually a friend of one or both daters, either to bring together people the third party thinks might be compatible, but who might otherwise never meet or because one or both of the daters has specifically expressed an interest in a blind date.
Alternatively the match may have been made by a dating system.
Blind Date (213 words)
As the name implies, the show is about people meeting and having a date without formal introduction.
Anyway, this is a great show to watch because it shows every mistake a man can make and how to properly treat a girl on the first date.
Some other guys get completely rejected and are sometimes embarrassed by their dates.
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