Orlando Sentinel: The Single File

The latest face-to-face dating service fad to turn up in Orlando: Lock and Key Events (lockandkeyevents.com). Singles pay a cover charge to meet up in a club where each male gets a key and each woman gets a lock to wear around her neck. Some of the keys open some of the locks.

The ostensible object of the game is to match them up, but it's all just a clever icebreaker. The latest Orlando club to try it out, appropriately enough, is the Icebar.

'Orlando can be a good place to look for love. Just be sure to leave room for it to find you. Timing is everything.' So opened the Orlando Sentinel's 'The Single File' column by Michael McLeod.

Making your own timing

The column followed local singles navigating the Orlando dating scene — and the lesson was clear: while chance encounters make great stories, putting yourself in a room full of other singles dramatically improves your odds.

That's exactly what our Orlando Lock & Key events are built for — dozens of local singles, one evening, and every conversation started for you.