September 19, 2000, Style Section
"We eliminate all the extraneous issues," said co-founder Renee Fisher.
"Dislike of hanging out at bars, being awkward about dancing, not knowing
when the right time is to ask for a phone number, being hesitant to
talk to someone for fear of getting stuck with them all evening, dislike
of schmoozing, fear of getting left out with no one to talk to, the
perils of online dating, etc., that prevent people from connecting in
a really meaningful way."
"It beats hanging out in a bar and waiting for someone to come pick
you up," said Laura Taylor, a naturalist with the Charles County schools,
who participated Sunday night at Clyde's in Tysons Corner. "At a bar
you never know what you're going to get."
Brief Encounters boasts on average a 70 percent match rate. Fisher called
yesterday to say she'd had a 96 percent match rate the previous night--of
the 23 people who attended, 22 had at least one match."
Brief Encounters was also featured
in...
Washingtonian Magazine, March 2003
Baltimore Magazine, February 2003
Arlington Connection, "The Six Minute Date," January 22, 2003
Washington Post Magazine, "Stopwatch Dating," January 19, 2003
Baltimore Sun Magazine, December 15, 2002
On Tap Magazine, November 7, 2002
American Airlines Flyer Magazine, May 15, 2002
Fox 45 News(Baltimore), April 15, 2002 10:00 p.m.
Amtrak's Arrive Magazine, March/April 2002
Reader's Digest, March 2002
Voice of America Radio, February 14, 2002
Baltimore Sun - Career Profile, February 10, 2002
Washington Post Weekend Section: Single-Minded Encounters, February 8, 2002
US News and World Report, July 14, 2001
Washingtonian Magazine: Love After 40, May 2001
Look Magazine (Japan Edition), May 2001
Channel 7 Morning News, February 13, 2001
Washingtonian Magazine, November 2000
Journal Newspaper, November 26, 2000
Fox 5 News, November 2, 2000 10:00 p.m.
Singles Today, October 2000
