Millennial Speed-Dating (Monogamous)

**###PLEASE NOTE: Even if you RSVP on Meetup, you will need to grab a ticket here https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/millennial-speed-dating-monogamous-tuesday-august-25-2026 in order to attend###** This event is cross-posted so Meetup RSVPs won't accurately reflect the actual number of attendees; typically there are around 30-40 people in attendance. Want to get off your dating apps and meet someone in real life, but where you don’t have to find out that every cute person at the party is unavailable? Do you think that IRL speed dating is generally awkward and weird? So do we. That’s why we’re putting a Skip the Small Talk twist on dating. We'll be offering "big talk" conversation prompts to get you started, and we'll have lots of structure to make sure that you actually talk to people and that it's not awkward. There will be food and alcoholic as well as nonalcoholic drinks for sale! Note that Dacha is a cashless establishment. Check-in for this event will begin around **6:45 pm**. Please do your best to arrive before **7:00 pm** so we can begin as close to on time as possible. Please note that there is an arrival cutoff, meaning that **if you are not in line to check in before 7:10 pm, unfortunately, you will not be able to participate and we will not be able to offer refunds.** Skip the Small Talk is dedicated to providing an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone. Check out our safety policy here: **[Skip the Small Talk Safety Policy](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fmhxMcSsdgkQYOZQZoUKC3DK511fDl3pcPyShB22W9s)** **Who Is This Event for?** You would probably have a good time at this event if **all** of the following are true of you: - **You are aged 30-45** (plus or minus a year or two is cool, too, and if you’re not in this age range, feel free to check out our **[other events](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/WashingtonDC)**). - **You are monogamous** (polyamorous events are also often available— feel free to check out our **[other events](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/WashingtonDC)**!) - **You either feel a connection to the identity of “man” and you are interested in dating women, or you feel a connection to the identity of “woman” and you are interested in dating men.** Gender nonconforming folks who feel connected to one of those genders in some way are absolutely welcome. (We also host **[other events](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/WashingtonDC)** to accommodate gender nonconforming folks who don’t feel a connection to the identity of “man” or “woman”). If any of the above statements are NOT true of you, you might want to see if our **[other events](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/all)** are a better fit. We do our best to accommodate as many different demographics as possible given limited capacity for our speed-dating events, and we are always working to include more! Any suggestions for how we can be more inclusive? Please feel free to reach out to us at info@skipthesmalltalk.com. This event is trans-inclusive. We do not tolerate transphobia at this or any of our events. We can only accommodate a limited number of guests at this event, so please plan to grab a ticket as soon as you think you'd like to join us. **Ready to Skip the Small Talk With Us?** **[Grab a ticket](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/millennial-speed-dating-monogamous-tuesday-august-25-2026)** since entry is on a first come first serve basis and we tend to sell out in advance for these-- once we are out of tickets, we will NOT be able to accommodate folks at the door. If you want to be the first to hear about our events before we sell out, feel free to join our mailing list at [Skip the Small Talk Mailing List Sign-Up](https://sendfox.com/skipthesmalltalk) **###PLEASE NOTE: Even if you RSVP on Meetup, you will need to grab a ticket here https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/millennial-speed-dating-monogamous-tuesday-august-25-2026 in order to attend###** This event is cross-posted so Meetup RSVPs won't accurately refl