Speed ​​Dating Comes to Mutual! – Mutual Blog

Mutual’s purpose is to connect people, and it all starts with helping people meet and start a conversation.

Until now, the only way to interact with people on Mutual was to swipe up and down on profiles. It’s a great way to express interest and make connections, but we thought we could do better! I mean, we have the largest community of LDS singles in the world. Why should there only be one way to interact with them?

For the past six months, the Mutual team has been working on bringing an innovative new way to connect with people on Mutual. We’re so excited to finally share this feature with you!

Benefits of Speed ​​Dating

• During a session, see who else is currently online.
• Invite others to a quick 5 minute text conversation. Break the ice and see if there’s a connection!
• No chemistry? It’s fine once the chat is over, and no commitment is needed.

So, how does speed dating work?

• Speed ​​dating events are held every week for several hours at scheduled times.
• Once a month, you will receive 1 free ticket for a 1-hour meeting. MutualUp users can receive unlimited tickets.
• During a session, view the profiles of other online people who have joined the session.
• See someone you want to talk to? Send them a request.
• The other person will receive a notification that someone is requesting a speed date and can choose to accept or decline.
• If the speed date is accepted, you both will enter a 5-minute timed text chat session to get to know each other.
• Once the time is up, both you and them can choose to continue the conversation (and get a match!) or politely decline.

Why You’ll Love Speed ​​Dating

• Unlike other speed dating events, things here aren’t random. You can see who you’ve requested to talk to, and who has requested to talk to you. (We may add a random matching feature in the future.)
• Everyone who participates in live speed dating has the same goal – to find someone to talk to right away. No more guessing about the other person’s intentions or worrying about whether they will respond to your messages. You know they are online and ready to chat, too!
• Sending a speed date request (or accepting one!) is not a marriage proposal. Give it a try! If you both hit it off and want to continue talking, great! If not, don’t feel pressured; that’s the point of speed dating.

in conclusion

At Mutual, we care deeply about helping people connect. Speed ​​dating is the first of many ideas we are implementing to help more people find their soulmate.

Thank you for your trust in us! We are always at your service.

Common team

Frequently Asked Questions:

• Q: What happens if I receive multiple chat requests?
  A: You will see the requests in the order they were received. Accepting a request will put you in a “busy” state and let the other person know you are unavailable.
• Q: Will there be video or audio calls? Or just text?
  A: We are currently only launching text chat. However, we may add video and voice chat in the future if people are interested!
• Q: What would happen if we all chose to continue the conversation?
  A: You and the other person will both leave the Speed ​​Dating session and enter the normal mutual chat tab where you can continue chatting without any time limit.
• Q: Will we only see profiles that match our filters, such as age and distance?
  A: You can only see people who fit your age and distance filters. People won’t be able to see you if they are outside your age range. People will be able to see you if you are within their distance range and their age is within your age filter.
• Q: I’m experiencing something strange or unusual in Speed ​​Dating. What should I do?
  A: We built the first version of Speed ​​Dating with a focus on simplicity, stability, and extensibility, but there will certainly be bugs and issues that we haven’t discovered in our internal testing. If you run into any issues or have ideas or feedback, please use our Feedback Form here Or email support@mutual.app.