Millennials Speed-Dating (Monogamous): Thursday, February 12, 2026

EVENT START-END | 7:00 - 9:00 PM EST

CHECK-IN BEGINS | 6:45 PM EST (Guests who are not in line to check in by 7:10 PM EST cannot be accommodated)

WHERE | McCarthy's (Upstairs), 1920 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140

AGE RANGE | 30-45: This event is centered on people ages 30-45, but we welcome guests a year or two outside of that range who would feel comfortable dating people in the above age group. If you are outside of this age range, don't worry-- we have a lot of other events on our calendar, including all-ages events, that might be a better fit! Please be sure to bring your government-issued ID, as this venue is 21+.

FOOD/DRINKS | Delicious food and drinks (alchohol and nonalcoholic) will be available for sale, so come hungry and thirsty!

PARKING / PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION | Accessible via public transportation. 3 mins from the Porter Square T Stop. Limited street parking available nearby.

ACCESSIBILITY & OTHER VENUE DETAILS | Wheelchair accessible. For ASL and any other accommodations not listed, please see more info
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here
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COVID-19 PROCEDURES | Masking is optional, but recommended.

Hear from real attendees in on our webpage!

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.

Skip the Small Talks are usually **NOT** for dating, but so many of y'all asked us for a dating event that we decided to make an exception!

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. Not feeling like answering a particular question? No
worries, we'll have plenty to choose from, like, "When are you the happiest?" and, "If you were going to become close friends with me, what would I need to know about you?" We'll give you ground rules to make sure you feel comfortable
and safe sharing as much of yourself as possible while still feeling in complete control of how much you share.

Delicious food and drinks (alchohol and nonalcoholic) will be available for sale, so come hungry and thirsty!

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:

You would probably have a good time at this event if all of the following are true of you:


- 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
<a href="https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/public-events?category=Boston" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">
other events
</a>
).

- You are monogamous (polyamorous

events are also often available— feel free to check out
<a href="https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/public-events?category=Boston" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">
our other Cambridge events
</a>!)

- 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
<a href="https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/public-events?category=Boston" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">
other events
</a>
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
<a href="https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/all" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">
other events
</a>
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 [email protected].

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.

Grab a ticket 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
.

See our Skip the Small Talk question prompt card deck (and buy your own if you want)
.

If you want to get more of a vibe of what our events are like, have a look at the videos below and check out our

(which also covers stuff like our refund policy, arriving late, age range, and hiring us for corporate/ college/ private events).

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