Why Are The Japanese Wearing Masks While Speed-dating?

Asian Date | Wearing Surgical Masks While Dating in Japan
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Wearing surgical masks is not something new in Japan, or in other Asian countries like China and Korea. People wear these masks to keep diseases away, to catch droplets from the mouth and the nose, and to hide the face when a person isn’t wearing any makeup. But, who would ever have thought that this protective mask can be a useful tool for dating.

Why Surgical Masks Make Great Speed-dating Tools

Other than surgical masks, you should know that dating services that arrange speed-dating events as well as suggest couple matches are also pretty standard in Japan. Somehow, one dating agency thought that it would be a good idea to combine the two common elements found in Japanese society. But, why wear surgical masks while you’re speed-dating?

Looks Do Not Matter

When you wear a surgical mask, your face is apparently covered up. So, imagine that men and women are facing together not really knowing what their date looks like as the speed-dating commences. What this does is shift a person’s attention to something beyond physical appearance – personalities are highlighted and focused on.

Confidence Improves

Let’s take online dating as an example of a confidence booster. Have you ever met someone face to face, and you think to yourself that the person is entirely different from when you talked on a dating website? Because there is that shield through virtual space (or a mask, in this case), a person doesn’t have to be insecure about what he or she looks like. When a shield is up, the person can be themselves which improves their confidence.

Japanese people are naturally shy because there’s still a hint of taboo with relationships with the opposite gender. Most often, the only way to meet someone is through dating service events like this one. The idea of using a surgical mask during dating may sound like a silly idea, but participants have given it a two-thumbs up as it has helped them be themselves and find out what a person’s inner beauty is.

 

As for you, you may want to give your date a heads up before you wear a mask when offline or online dating, especially when you are not in Japan. But, the idea of helping two people overcome barriers to find their right match is something motivating. Do you want to read more interesting posts like this one? There’s more on our blog so make sure to visit it regularly.

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