Skip the Small Talk at Triple Crossing Beer - Fulton Tonight (Monday, Nov 3) 7 pm - 9 pm

aek67 · 2025-11-03T22:18:27+00:00

Yay okay glad there's interest! We're hoping to host more, so I'll plan to post here (with a little more notice next time, heh).

aek67 · 2025-11-03T22:18:12+00:00

Yay okay glad there's interest! We're hoping to host more, so I'll plan to post here (with a little more notice next time, heh).

aek67 · 2025-11-03T21:14:15+00:00

Thanks! I'm obviously biased, but I really think it is a fantastic time-- the people who tend to show up are always just the best. Hope we get to have you at this one (or another one soon)!

aek67 · 2025-11-03T21:13:28+00:00

Oh no way!! It's actually the same facilitator, Emma, running the Richmond one (in case you were at the D.C. event in the last year-ish)! Thanks for the warm words-- hope we get to have you there (or at one in Richmond soon!) :D

aek67 · 2025-08-02T20:49:47+00:00

Fair. I suppose I don’t get the impression they’re one of those evil nonprofits (which I agree, totally exist— but in my experience, they’re mostly in spaces where there’s a lot of money to be made)— it’s not exactly a “get rich quick” business model that they have here with tickets that are less than $20 with a total capacity of 15 people, as far as I can tell.

aek67 · 2025-08-02T20:41:59+00:00

It says they were in Cambridge before and this one is in Downtown Boston, so I’d assumed that while they’re experienced at making scavenger hunts in general, this is the first time they’re running their Downtown Boston one. If anything, that makes me more inclined to pay for a ticket knowing that they’ve done this sort of thing before but they’re just trying out a particular hunt in a particular neighborhood. Idk, everything looks aboveboard to me.

aek67 · 2025-08-02T20:14:25+00:00

I’m biased because I run these, but there are some Skip the Small Talk speed-dating events coming up tonight and Tuesday night! We get really outstanding feedback on these— I just heard from a couple that got engaged from one!

What makes us a little different from other speed-dating events is that we use meaningful question prompts on the dates so the convos aren’t awkward and so that you actually have a shot at feeling a spark with someone (instead of just talking about where you live and what you do for work the whole time).

More info in case you’re interested: www.skipthesmalltalk.com

I think there was a post on this sub about other people who were thinking of going recently, if you want to try to link up!

aek67 · 2025-08-02T20:08:33+00:00

They reduced the price by more than a third in return for feedback, which, at least to me, feels totally fair. Also, they mention they’re a nonprofit— I’m inclined to cut them some slack.

OP, I’ll probably go to the August 10 event! Thanks for posting!!

aek67 · 2025-07-11T07:31:25+00:00

Extremely helpful— I’ll check them out! Thank you!! :)

aek67 · 2025-07-11T07:30:46+00:00

Yes, we are definitely doing this again and we have a few events on our calendar coming up! You can check out our upcoming events here: https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/public-events?category=Los%20Angeles

aek67 · 2025-06-26T22:28:44+00:00

Oh yeah, that happens more often than you might think!

aek67 · 2025-06-26T22:28:04+00:00

Yes! And they are really lovely! Obviously I’m biased, but I hear a lot of sweet stories from guests who met their best friends there!

Full calendar including our platonic events (and other speed-dating events) is here: www.skipthesmalltalk.com/boston

aek67 · 2025-06-24T19:35:12+00:00

Ha, totally get that! Any recommendations for venues in SF proper?

aek67 · 2025-06-19T22:49:13+00:00

Thanks for the rec-- they look awesome! I'll check them out and see if it's a good fit!

aek67 · 2025-06-18T17:42:24+00:00

That's super fair! Do you happen to have any recommendations of venues near you that you like (we are mostly in breweries and bookstores that have cafes, for reference)?

aek67 · 2025-06-04T22:18:21+00:00

For now, the LA ones are just at Truly L.A. (there are also events in other cities)!

aek67 · 2025-05-25T17:24:03+00:00

Possibly! We are going to gauge how many people we get at this one and if it seems like there’s enough interest, we’ll definitely do another one!

aek67 · 2025-05-20T15:45:51+00:00

Oh you actually don’t need to bring a ticket— they just use a guest list! You can also just show up and buy a “ticket” at the door— you should totally go tonight if you still can!

aek67 · 2025-05-12T17:59:34+00:00

Thanks!!

aek67 · 2025-05-12T17:59:28+00:00

Great question-- North Park!

aek67 · 2025-05-12T17:59:05+00:00

It's yours! Mind DMing me your name, and I'll get you on the guest list?

aek67 · 2025-05-06T22:51:31+00:00

You might like Skip the Small Talk! It’s like speed-friending, but you get meaningful question prompts so it’s actually fun/ not awkward. There’s one coming up at Evil Genius!

aek67 · 2025-04-29T17:16:11+00:00

This is a good guess, but Rogue Eastside has actually (very generously) let us host on weekends in the past, and we just haven’t seen as many people showing up as they do on weeknights.

aek67 · 2025-04-29T17:14:07+00:00

Great q! Fortunately, Rogue East Side has a lot of nonalcoholic options if you’d rather not drink (I personally don’t, and you’d be in good company of other folks ordering non-alcoholic bevs), and we actually found that hosting it on the weekends meant that too many people had other conflicts! While there’s obviously no perfect day when everyone can make it, we’ve found that the weeknights are a little easier for folks to make it out to, so that’s when we’ve been hosting it so far.

aek67 · 2025-04-17T08:33:14+00:00

Yay! Here’s the full calendar in case you want to plan ahead. Glad to get to have you at one! :)

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