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

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Post by reason » Sat, Mar 24, 2012, 4:17 PM UTC

steipete wrote: post #34

mpetrov wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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!

Hm, you did realize that the comment sounded very much as being sarcastic, did you?

How did you get sarcasm from that post? Kalvin clearly seemed to enjoy the idea, particularly because he/she is currently in a relationship. I am in a long-distance relationship currently and I think "thumb-kissing" and the whole app in general is really brilliant. I'd use it, but unfortunately she's got a Blackberry.

I'm curious: are you in a relationship? That's not meant to be a jab; I just think that there's a pretty big gap in "getting" this idea between those in relationships and those who aren't.

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

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Post by startupcto » Sat, Mar 24, 2012, 5:38 PM UTC

At minimum this app has a k factor of 1 built in.

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

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Post by jaredsohn » Sat, Mar 24, 2012, 5:55 PM UTC

You can find a FAQ here: http://support.trypair.com/customer/portal/articles/443672-f...

One interesting aspect to this service is because it only allows you to actively pair with one person at a time, it doesn't support people with multiple partners (those in the beginning stages of dating, the polyamorous, and cheaters).

If this app became popular enough, I could see a partner requiring the use of this app to make infidelity more awkward, although it could still be worked around by having multiple phones with an app on each one.

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

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Post by njs12345 » Sat, Mar 24, 2012, 6:03 PM UTC

lallysingh wrote: post #69

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…

Well, sometimes a two-sigma smarter/hotter/funner partner is an hour or two away. It's usually worth it, if it works out, you end up moving in together somewhere in the middle. If they're farther, then someone does a job hunt. If you're in software, you've got a decently liquid market for that.

Only an engineer would describe a partner as "two-sigma" :)

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

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Post by Void_ » Sat, Mar 24, 2012, 6:07 PM UTC

Okay so if I'm getting this right, it's basically iMessage but with "thinking of you button."

So yeah, that's useful. I mean I'm sure girls consider pressing a button a very romantic gesture. Must be also very enjoyable for the guys.

Somebody please make TechCrunch with articles about innovative projects.

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

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Post by lotharbot » Sat, Mar 24, 2012, 6:23 PM UTC

jaredsohn wrote: post #73

You can find a FAQ here: http://support.trypair.com/customer/portal/articles/443672-f... One interesting aspect to this service is because it only allows you to actively pair with one person at a time, it doesn't support people with multiple partners (those in the beginning stages of dating, the polyamorous, and cheaters). If this app became popular enough, I could see a partner requiring the use of this app to make…

> "it doesn't support people with multiple partners"

Or with multiple loved ones who don't qualify as "partners".

Like, for example, a deployed soldier who wants to keep in touch with his wife and his kid. Being able to "pair" with each one might be really nice.

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

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Post by tumultco » Sat, Mar 24, 2012, 8:41 PM UTC

Small thing: on the http://trypair.com/ site, I tried clicking the play button several times expecting a video demo until it scrolled up beyond the initial screenshot.

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

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Post by _gd3l » Sat, Mar 24, 2012, 10:15 PM UTC

So how does it generate profits?

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

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Post by jwpeddle » Sat, Mar 24, 2012, 10:23 PM UTC

kalleboo wrote: post #57

A suggestion: Make a better (cuter) icon. I scrolled right past it in the app store search results because it looked like a spam app. Now that it's installed it looks like a server remote control control app or something.

Agreed. I scrolled past it and actually thought "oh, must not be indexed yet"

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

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Post by wensing » Sun, Mar 25, 2012, 6:28 AM UTC

lotharbot wrote: post #41

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…

> "Call me old school but I'd rather find someone who lives in the same city" When my wife and I first met and started dating online (in 1998, before it was common) we worried that her grandparents wouldn't approve. It turns out, grandma and grandpa thought it was a cute reminder of their own youth; they had courted through letters. "Old school" indeed... Sometimes, despite all your plans and desires, you fall in lov…

maybe you're just busy because you're either caring for your 4 kids

Yep.