Blind date for the quiet types

September 16, 2006

Think a blind date is too old-fashioned? How about give silent dating a try? More than 60 singles in Shanghai did just that recently in what is considered to be China's first silent dating event. Scribbling notes and drawings on small pieces of paper, the men and women, who were mostly working professionals in their 20s and 30s, did their best to impress their dates on the writing table.