Five minutes per person can’t be that hard, right? He looks at me expectantly as I clutch my $5 house white wine and take a sip.

Now it's 10 seconds into Date One and I fear this was a terrible mistake.

I showed up here with big expectations, curious about what speed dating is really like and hopeful I might at least meet someone intriguing.

“So, what do you like to do for fun?," my date asks and I immediately panic.