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DatingNews.Com, September 26, 2018

Professionals in the City™ Has Shifted Gears to Run More Targeted Speed Dating Events in DC & Other Big Cities by Amber Brooks

The Scoop: In 1999, Michael Karlan founded Professionals in the City to help DC singles spice up their love lives. He used his networking skills and outgoing personality to create a fun-filled environment geared toward single professionals. Over time, these events grew in popularity and facilitated countless romantic connections. Today, Professionals in the City maintains a membership of over 200,000 professionals in the DC area. Its well-organized mixers, bashes, and speed dating events offer a targeted dating environment where singles can mix with people who meet their standards.

The best thing about online dating is also the worst thing — there are so many people on there! You have virtually endless date prospects to sort through, chat with, and invite on dates that may not actually happen.

Dating apps promote swiping features that can make it easy to screen potential dates, but its online interface doesn’t help you build a rapport or make a sincere connection with someone. Because wading through a sea of selfies can be a time-consuming and frustrating process, many busy professionals have sought more quality-driven alternatives to online dating — like speed dating events.

Professionals in the City organizes events for single professionals of all ages, backgrounds, and orientations.

“The appeal of speed dating is that singles can meet in one night more eligible people than they could otherwise meet in a month,” said Michael Karlan, President of Professionals in the City. “The key for us is to provide them with as many matches as possible.”

Professionals in the City is one of the largest singles networking organizations in the US. It has over 200,000 members in DC, Baltimore, Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, and Philadelphia. A 30-person team organizes intimate speed dating events for 20+ professionals as well as lively New Year’s Eve parties with 2,000+ attendees.

Since 1999, the company has successfully catered to the dating needs of professionals in their 20s and 30s, and now the team is honing its services even further. In the coming months, Professionals in the City will offer more targeted events to help modern singles screen dates more efficiently and focus on the kinds of people they want to meet.

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