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Re: Show HN: Dating Site Without Pictures

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Post by mirimir »

55555 wrote: post #132
mirimir wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

OK, maybe so. But it's by no means purely a brag. I mean, what. Divorce. And feeling used. Not fun. As I recall, one of them was about to leave her husband, but a grandmother had offered her $1K if she had a kid. Which I learned just after sex.

offered 1k to have a kid. lol. It took a while to find a funny part but this will do.

I have a better one. Former lover stops by to say that she's pregnant, and needs a green card. But says that she's going to tell some other guy that it's his. Because he can support her, and [unsaid but implied] I'm just another itinerant hippie.

But hey, dodged one there, didn't I?

Re: Show HN: Dating Site Without Pictures

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Post by firefoxd »

Close to two years ago, there was a show HN for a dating app posted here. I signed up, found a couple bugs, reported them, then deleted the app. Couple month later, I got an email saying that I got a match. Downloaded it again, had a very nice conversation, but I was not attracted.

I went to the settings, selected 25 miles radius and Black only. The next match I got was not Black, and over a thousand miles. Now we are married with children.

I think dating apps all look for a trick, a gimmick, or a twist. We will find you the perfect match. The real issue is as we get more disconnected from one another, we don't know how to deal with another person.

Here is what the dating app I won't build will do. It will tell you how to start a conversation. Help you get dressed on a first date. Help you hold a conversation. Teach you étiquettes. Tell you what to do when you don't get an answer. These are all real relationship building tips that dating apps don't bother with.

Re: Show HN: Dating Site Without Pictures

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Post by hawkice »

firefoxd wrote: post #142

Close to two years ago, there was a show HN for a dating app posted here. I signed up, found a couple bugs, reported them, then deleted the app. Couple month later, I got an email saying that I got a match. Downloaded it again, had a very nice conversation, but I was not attracted. I went to the settings, selected 25 miles radius and Black only. The next match I got was not Black, and over a thousand miles. Now we ar…

In less than two years, you delayed several months and then connected with someone a thousand miles away and had two children? They must be twins. Literally, chronologically, must be.

Re: Show HN: Dating Site Without Pictures

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Post by ithkuil »

hawkice wrote: post #144
firefoxd wrote: post #142

Close to two years ago, there was a show HN for a dating app posted here. I signed up, found a couple bugs, reported them, then deleted the app. Couple month later, I got an email saying that I got a match. Downloaded it again, had a very nice conversation, but I was not attracted. I went to the settings, selected 25 miles radius and Black only. The next match I got was not Black, and over a thousand miles. Now we ar…

In less than two years, you delayed several months and then connected with someone a thousand miles away and had two children? They must be twins. Literally, chronologically, must be.

"married with children" doesn't necessarily imply that at least two children come from that marriage; e.g. the spouse could have had a child from a previous marriage

Re: Show HN: Dating Site Without Pictures

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Post by anonytrary »

Although the physical component of sexual attraction may not be sufficient (which is your premise), it is definitely necessary and cannot be ignored.

Tinder is suitable for hookups, but not for dating. Your site is suitable for friendships, but not for dating. Both of these sites could create relationships that evolve into dating, but I don't think either of them are the path of least action for this purpose. Tinder focuses too much on physical attributes, text-only sites focus too little on physical attributes. Both solutions are at the poles of a spectrum. "Dating" is somewhere in the middle of that spectrum.

Re: Show HN: Dating Site Without Pictures

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Post by quietbritishjim »

ithkuil wrote: post #145
hawkice wrote: post #144

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In less than two years, you delayed several months and then connected with someone a thousand miles away and had two children? They must be twins. Literally, chronologically, must be.

"married with children" doesn't necessarily imply that at least two children come from that marriage; e.g. the spouse could have had a child from a previous marriage

To be fair, it doesn't make much sense to mention them unless they're from that relationship

Re: Show HN: Dating Site Without Pictures

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Post by masonic »

gumby wrote: post #131
m463 wrote: post #58

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I vaguely recall computerized dating based on punched cards. I guess expectations have gone up.

That's funny because an early computer dating company was indeed called "great expectations". Back in the 80s and early 90s they had an office in the Landmark Complex in MV next to where Google is now.

MAD TV did an ongoing parody of them called "Lowered Expectations".

Re: Show HN: Dating Site Without Pictures

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Post by tootahe45 »

ithkuil wrote: post #145
hawkice wrote: post #144

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In less than two years, you delayed several months and then connected with someone a thousand miles away and had two children? They must be twins. Literally, chronologically, must be.

"married with children" doesn't necessarily imply that at least two children come from that marriage; e.g. the spouse could have had a child from a previous marriage

That is called paying to raise somebody else's children.
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