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Pair (YC W12) is a Path for the Two of Us

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Re: Pair (YC W12) is a Path for the Two of Us

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Post by wtn »

pook1e wrote: post #14
fleitz wrote: post #5

Call me old school but I'd rather find someone who lives in the same city than try to maintain a relationship through an app. If you absolutely need to stay in touch with someone every minute of everyday it's probably better to just move. The solution to working too much to be in touch with the partner you really care about is not an app, it's telling your boss to shove the job up his ass. That said, I doubt there wi…

I'm currently living in California. My girlfriend lives in Ontario. Sometimes "just moving" isn't really an option. Besides, I don't think this is /exclusively/ for long distance relationships. I'm sure there are some couples not in a long distance situation that would enjoy this.

Ontario is in California.

http://www.ci.ontario.ca.us/

Re: Pair (YC W12) is a Path for the Two of Us

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Post by peterjs »

Are they planning to introduce a pro version of the application? Some multitenant upgrade? It could apply advanced machine learning techniques to identify which of your girlfriends/spouses is using the phone and hide all the other communication. Not that I would need it, but it could significantly lower the divorce rates :)

Re: Pair (YC W12) is a Path for the Two of Us

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Post by papercruncher »

apike wrote: post #19

My marriage definitely benefits when I take tiny bits of time to tell my wife I'm thinking about her. For example: - Text her a random emoji - Email her an image I've found (usually using our app Prism http://www.steamclocksw.com/prism/ ) - Send her a Draw Something drawing The point is to send a "unit of thinking about you" that's simple but unique enough that it's not mechanical (like a "poke" would be). Pair seems…

How about a service that you could enter all these things in the morning and it would send them throughout the day? Like a Buffer for "unit of thinking of you".

I'm only half joking

Re: Pair (YC W12) is a Path for the Two of Us

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Post by kmfrk »

Add a security feature with optional passcode and store the images in a way that hides them from prying eyes, and you're guaranteed a million billion horny college students as users.

Ben the Bodyguard[1] meets SMS/MMS for relationships.

Maybe we'll see fewer celebrity photos leak after this[2].

[1]: http://benthebodyguard.com

[2]: This is a good thing.

Re: Pair (YC W12) is a Path for the Two of Us

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Post by dfc »

mpetrov wrote: post #11
kalvin wrote: post #3

Oh my god, thumbkissing. "A feature called 'thumbkissing' shows your partners thumbprints whenever they’re touching the screen, and both phones will vibrate if your thumbs are on the same place." This is clearly the best YC startup ever. Hurry up on the Android app for those of us in mixed relationships!

We're working furiously fast to have Android ready ASAP. It's only a few weeks behind and is almost done. This is right now our #1 request, cross-platform relationships are in these days!

Is there any talk of a web based (ie not require app) version of the platform?

Re: Pair (YC W12) is a Path for the Two of Us

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Post by kmfrk »

papercruncher wrote: post #25
apike wrote: post #19

My marriage definitely benefits when I take tiny bits of time to tell my wife I'm thinking about her. For example: - Text her a random emoji - Email her an image I've found (usually using our app Prism http://www.steamclocksw.com/prism/ ) - Send her a Draw Something drawing The point is to send a "unit of thinking about you" that's simple but unique enough that it's not mechanical (like a "poke" would be). Pair seems…

How about a service that you could enter all these things in the morning and it would send them throughout the day? Like a Buffer for "unit of thinking of you". I'm only half joking

This reminds me of a Dharma and Greg episode[1][2].

Scheduled spontaneity.

[1]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0559091/

[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rHyUeD5UrA

Re: Pair (YC W12) is a Path for the Two of Us

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Post by dfc »

fleitz wrote: post #5

Call me old school but I'd rather find someone who lives in the same city than try to maintain a relationship through an app. If you absolutely need to stay in touch with someone every minute of everyday it's probably better to just move. The solution to working too much to be in touch with the partner you really care about is not an app, it's telling your boss to shove the job up his ass. That said, I doubt there wi…

It is old school to think that economic factors do not effect people's personal lives.
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