What if you couldn’t browse a dating app unless you posted what date you actually wanted to go on?
Been thinking about what’s actually broken with dating apps and I keep coming back to the same thing – there’s no intent. You swipe on someone’s face, match, and then nobody knows what the other person actually wants to do. So it goes nowhere.
What if the whole app was flipped? Instead of swiping first, you post a date idea before you can browse. Pick the type of date – coffee, dinner, drinks, whatever – and a specific local spot you’d actually want to go to. That’s your listing. People only see you if you’ve posted one.
Then instead of matching on looks first, you’re matched with people who posted a similar date idea. Someone who wants to go to a wine bar sees other people who also want to go to a wine bar. The photo and bio are still there but they’re secondary to the actual intent.
To stay in the listing you have to come back every two weeks and refresh your availability – mark which days you’re actually free. If you don’t refresh, you drop off. No ghost profiles, no accounts that haven’t logged in since 2022.
Would anyone actually use this or am I missing something obvious?