I use apps heavily and I wouldn't use this.
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People in your area (that are your preferred gender and age) can then submit to be your date. You pick the winning bidder, and then the date is set. You’re not offered the option to chat ahead of time, and you’re not even given each other’s contact info.
This is intended to ensure that people aren’t dabbling, just to see if they get picked, and it’s also meant to force people off of the app and into a real meeting. Though logistics-wise, this could turn out to be tricky.
-Plenty of room for let down and cat fishing
-A time waster for a lame date
-Can't screen girls or filter them better
-They admit logistically this could be a pain in the ass
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A date officially closes four hours before its start time, so in theory you have plenty of advance notice. But what if something comes up and you have to bail? In real emergencies, you can contact customer service, but you still get marked as a no-show. The app has an official “No Flakes” policy, so two no-shows and you get banned.
-Flake policy ban will turn girls off to the app
-Girls LOVE to flake on dates
-This might bring a flight of desperate girls to the app instead
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You also get rated post-date, though your rating isn’t public facing. So Kain said it’s mostly just for weeding out those who aren’t right for the app. After you’ve gone on a few successful dates, you get “verified” with a glowing check mark, which can boost your chances of getting picked.
-This can get nasty real quick
-Girls always get "muh feelings" and can change real quick
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If you’re the cynical sort of person who has spent any time using a dating app, you may now be wondering what is going to keep this from turning into a platform for people in search of a free dinner. Well, it could be, but you do have the option of specifying up front that the cost of date will be split evenly, be your treat, or (if you're really feeling brave) be the winner's treat.
-They admit what girls are capable of on dates
-Girls will filter only guys "my treat" more than "split"
-Winner's treat has some potential actually
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Still, so many things about this approach go against the prevailing wisdom of dating apps, which is that you should be able to save time and fuss by learning as much as possible from a person based on their profile and their chats. Kain argues, however, that the whole swipe/chat/repeat process is a huge time suck.
-I like learning about someone a bit before meeting them
-Filtering is important pre date
-Having a girl send a legit selfie is important as well
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He thinks these apps have turned into more of a social or entertainment platform, and he wants to focus exclusively on getting people out on the dates. First's promise is that rather than investing all the time and energy up front, only to realize the second you meet someone that there's nothing there, you instead get the meeting out of the way first. Then either move forward or move on.
-He's absolutely right about it now being entertainment
-Getting out there and meeting asap is great
-Strike while the iron is hot
Overall this app can have some really great potential, the flip side is dates can be super super shitty and/or boring.
I'll give this a 6/10.
I'll also give it a try.