Two ways to meet someone
Drinks across a table
- All eyes on each other, from the first minute
- Conversation has to come from nowhere
- Silences feel long
- You see the best-behaved version of someone
Doing something together
- Attention on the game, then on each other
- The activity hands you things to talk about
- Pauses are natural, because you’re busy
- You see how they laugh, help and lose
Shared moments make easy conversation
A rally you both chased, a missed smash, a bad bounce off the glass: these become the first in-jokes. Afterwards you’re not making small talk, you’re remembering something you did together.
You learn more than you would in a bar
How does someone react to a mistake? Do they encourage a partner, or sulk? Are they fun when it doesn’t go their way? An hour of doubles tells you more than a lot of carefully chosen anecdotes.
That’s the whole idea behind Matched X Singles
Our events are mixed doubles for single people: a new partner every game, a host on every court, and mingling between games with no timers. Read what to expect at padel speed dating, or find more active date ideas in Surrey.
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