While we have created many features that set us apart from other dating sites, what most separates this site is that it was designed by its members and it is owned by its members. This core principle guarantees that the site focuses more on making matches than making money. And this is how we do it...
This ain't a site for pen pals. If they are attractive and interesting enough to gauge your connection with conversation, then go on a date with them to get a real sense of your connection.
If you want to talk to someone or meet them, you have to go on a date. Either accept someone's request or send one of your own. People used to be so good at just being straightforward and asking to spend time with another. Now it's daunting, so we made it easy. Just tell them the place and time, and they can Accept, Revise the Details, Request a Video, or Decline. Wait, video, you say?!
How can you really know if there will be a connection without seeing them in motion, hearing their voice, and sensing who they are as a person? If you get a date request, you can request a 30-second video on any topic. Ask them the last time they really needed a bathroom and couldn't find one. Get weird with it so they don't do the standard script: "My name is John and I live in Los Angeles. I work in finance and play basketball with my..." SNOOZE! Get creative!
Whether it be courting, arranged marriages, or "going steady", dating has always been monogamous in nature and people have focused on one connection at a time. Here, once you propose a date or have been proposed to, you are locked out from seeing more people. Once the date has taken place, you can go back to playing the field. However, in order to do so, you will have to fill out a review, which brings us to our next groundbreaking feature.
If Sally is considering going on a date with John, don't you think she'd consult with his ex Jenny first? Why is online dating so low information? Why can someone act like a jerk or be inappropriate, and there is no record of it? Here on The Community, after every first date, you can fill out a review of the date and publish it so all future mates will be well-informed. After filling out the review, you regain full access to the site and notify the other person that the connection has run its course. You know what that means?
Let's face it. It's difficult to break up, and people are garbage at it. So we do it for you. Once you fill out a review, the other person gets notified so you don't have to. You can, but you won't and that's OK.
Swiping right on someone and hoping they like you back is akin to going to the car dealership without knowing how much money you have or how much the car costs. Learn your worth and get what you're worth!