ABC: Dating In the Dark

Have you seen the new show on ABC this summer called Dating In the Dark? It’s a must see for all of you people who love reading people! You get lots of opportunities to test your abilities.

Three men and three women are put in a dark room together and are then setup on “blind dates” with one of the participants who is supposed to be their ultimate match, though they have opportunities to pick another partner from the group, if they choose.

Read moreIt’s fascinating because they don’t ever get to see each other, but you can see them through the use of an infrared camera. When the lights are out, it becomes clear people are much more genuine–I suspect because of the sense of vulnerability they share being blinded. They are much more expressive and less inhibited, and their body language is entirely different at times!

Plus, at the end of the show, while the couples are still in the darkroom, each person is revealed to the other via a spotlight. What this does is put one person on display while still hiding the other. With that, you can get to see each person react to the other in a genuine way, because they are still hidden in the dark as they get to see their partner visually for the first time. You can then see if you can read their body language and facial expressions! It’s LOTS of fun!

I’ll be tuning in again. Will you?