SINGAPORE —  For singles ready to mingle, a British expatriate here has generated some buzz on social media with her plans to launch an in-person dating event, which uses technology to match attendees.

Ms Candice Gallagher, 38, who goes by the user name "candi.licious" on TikTok, began sharing her idea for the event on May 3. 

She is known for posting videos about her dating life on the video-sharing application. In a report by The Straits Times, it was said that she has been looking for a partner since she moved to Singapore for work four years ago. 

Her LinkedIn profile states that she is working as head of marketing for financial services firm CardUp. 

On Tuesday (May 14), when she added a registration link to her TikTok account inviting interested singles to sign up for the dating event, an overwhelming response caused the registration form to crash just after it was launched. 

Dubbed "SinglePore", the event is based on a similar one in New York City, United States organised by dating site Matchbox where interested singles sign up to join a party.

During the party, they answer a questionnaire that is “built on relationship science”, Matchbox stated.

A “marriage pact algorithm” is then used to help singles figure out who would be their “best match”.

Ms Gallagher said that she had been given permission to run a similar one in Singapore.

In a series of posts, she documented the planning process. The name “Singlepore” came from a comment by TikTok user “Kandice”.

One of her videos showcases three potential locations for the party and asks her audience to vote in the comments. So far, a venue has not been announced,

Ms Gallagher has also reached out to her online community to source for bartenders. 

ONLINE BUZZ

“Singlepore” has generated buzz on social media, with mixed views.

One TikTok user wrote: “Sounds like a great idea! I can bring some single people.”

Some have expressed uncertainty at attending a in-person matchmaking session. 

One said: “I'm an introvert, I wanna go but I also dun wanna go”. This comment received 11 replies that was in agreement with it.

Another wrote: "The government should sponsor you. We need more love."

There were queries about whether Ms Gallagher planned to follow through with the idea. 

She has suggested using physical games as an ice breaker for the event. For example, she would give all the men a bolt and all the women a nut, of varying sizes, and those attending have to find a match.

No further details have been revealed about the event so far. 

Last year, Ms Gallagher embarked on what she dubbed as a "#10appsin10weeks" campaign where she used a different dating app across 10 weeks. 

Her experiences with the various dating apps such as Coffee Meets Bagel, Hinge and Tinder can be found on her TikTok account.  

Despite going on numerous dates, she has so far been unable to find a suitable partner. 

TODAY has reached out to her for more information.