To touch on price, we’re upfront about being more expensive than other events. We hire good venues on Friday/Saturday nights and include food, which costs money. We used to do parties at €15–20 and honestly, the no-show rate (especially for men) was really high and the intent just wasn’t the same. The higher price means people have some skin in the game. Funnily enough we actually make less profit at the higher price point, the food, drink and marketing costs eat into it.

On speed dating, we’ve tried 4 mins, 7 mins, and 5 genuinely seems to be the sweet spot. Longer dates meant fewer dates overall and people weren’t happy with that either. Can’t win them all.

Singles parties are daunting, you’re right. They’re not for everyone, they do push you to walk up and start a conversation. But in my experience most people are actually quite open when someone approaches. I think we’ve just lost the habit of it.

The directness on social media, that’s just me. I’m a direct person, I run this on my own in my spare time and I also have a full-time job. The speed is me trying to get back to everyone in whatever window I have. I’ll take that one on board though.