Registration Now Open for Event on 13 May 2015

Registration is now open for the event to be held on Wednesday evening, 13 May 2015.

As always, registration is not confirmed until payment has been made and acknowledged. Payment advice is provided once the registration form is submitted.

In the event that the number of confirmed participants falls short of the minimum number, the event will  be cancelled and a full refund will be made.

The event will be in the Tanjong Pagar area.

Post Publicity 4 March 2015

7for7 held another successful event at The Bar Above!

This was the first time we were fully subscribed and  I had to turn away participants who wanted to attend but were late to register.

Thanks to all our participants who took the time out of their schedules to attend. Amazingly, there were 27 matches and nearly everyone had at least one match tonight! This really goes to show the power of numbers. With a large enough number of participants, there's just about somebody for everybody.

Here are the event statistics:

Registration Now Open for 4 March 2015 Event

Registration is now open for the event to be held on Wednesday evening, 4 March 2015.

As always, registration is not confirmed until payment has been made and acknowledged. Payment advice is provided once the registration form is submitted.

In the event that the number of confirmed participants falls short of the minimum number, the event will  be cancelled and a full refund will be made.

The event will be in the Tanjong Pagar area.

Post Publicity 1 Oct 2014

7for7 just held another successful event on 1 Oct.

The event was a private indoor event held at The Bar Above, on the second floor above the popular Vietnamese restaurant Pho Stop.

Here are the event statistics:

Given that many people are likely to have travel plans during the year end, our next event is likely to be held in January next year. Hopefully, there will be fresh interest after the new year. See you soon.

Event Registration Now Open

Our next event will be held at a bar in Tanjong Pagar on a weeknight. Interestingly, the bar is on the second floor of a shophouse and offers outdoor al fresco seating on the roof. I've viewed the space and it looks like a great venue for events. Registration closes in just 10 days, so we recommend registering early.

As always, registration is confirmed only after payment has been received and acknowledged.

Data Analytics Wrap-up

We've had five posts on data analytics related to speed dating, and if you haven't had time to read our previous posts, this final post is a summary of all our findings. Based on our data and analysis, our conclusions are:

1. It's really hard to find someone you like who likes you back. So, dating is invariably going to be frustrating and a lot of hard work. Be persistent and you might be rewarded someday.


2. Even if you aren't the most attractive person, being sociable and approachable helps improve your chances. It really does.


3. Age matters. How it matters, however, is a separate question altogether. Keep this in mind as you search for a romantic connection.


4. If you're going to attend dating events, go to facilitated events. Facilitated events work better than unstructured events.

A Tableau Storyboard on Interests of Participants

Ever been curious about what activities and interests gay men are into? Wonder no more.

In my day job in data analytics, I use and also develop a number of software tools. One of the tools I use is a data visualization software called Tableau.

Today's post will be a little different as it will be much less wordy, and rely on visuals from a Tableau storyboard that I have constructed. So, let's begin.

These are the top 30 interests among participants sorted from most to least popular. By a large margin, the top 3 interests are movies, travelling and listening to music.

Some interests are universal; they have broad appeal across age groups. The top 3 universal interests are listening to music, movies and dining out. If you're on a date, and you find yourself at a loss for conversation topics, talk about any or all of these three things to keep the conversation flowing. Go into specifics to deepen the conversation: artistes, genres, restaurants etc.

Interestingly, across all age groups, the the top 7 interests tend to be fairly similar, but their relative ranking varies significantly by age group. For example, while travelling was the number 2 interest overall and popular with most age groups, it was not a universal interest because it did not figure in the top 7 for the under-25 age group. The under-25 age group was the only age group that did not find travelling important.

Here are the top 7 interests for each age group.

There are some discernible patterns in how interests vary with age. Here are 5 examples. 

Interestingly, team sports are much less popular than individual sports. Maybe gay men just didn't get into the whole male bonding thing back in school. Perhaps some of us were less athletic in our youth, and ended up being the proverbial last kid that's picked for a team; ergo, the lifelong aversion to team sports.