Speed dating encourages strangers to meet face-to-face and what better day to take a chance on love than
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Cupertino resident Felipe Silva said this was his first time going out after a breakup.
“It’s nerve-racking right? Because there’s a lot of new things,” Silva said.
He hopes this could be the first step in getting to meet someone rather than a club or bar.
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“So it’s a better setup where there’s not loud music – it’s simpler to talk and that’s kind of the environment I prefer. I just got to give it a try,” Silva said.
Los Gatos resident Yijun Liu said this is her first speed dating event as well.
“I actually stopped dating for the last five years and then I just feel like finally I’m ready. I used the last couple years to do some interwork, to grow, mature, to really learn about healthy relationships,” Liu said.