Here's what I want: "Study Grouper". Grouper but you go do something educational, e.g. a wine class, cooking class, dance class, amateur astronomy class, painting class...
"There are better things to waste your time on. Like Facebook. Or Twitter. Or porn."<p>The last bit seems off putting to me. I thought the site looked very professional and the concept seemed like it could facilitate more meaningful connections, but seeing that puts all those first impressions in peril to me.
What's the difference between The Dating Ring and Grouper?
The article suggests a more "personalized" match making, but it seems to me that both use a combination of human input & some algorithms.
I had a "pretty good" idea for a dating site, anyone feel free to "steal" it. It would set up about 6-8 guys/girls in a group dinner (no one would choose who they group with, but it would be picked by admins on the dating site). This relieves the pressure of one on one dating, and makes it feel a bit more natural and less awkward. I'm sure something like this must exist already though.
I doubt this will succeed. The pricing is enough to turn away most potential users and the remaining users won't generate enough income to sustain the company, especially if they meet everyone in person.
From the FAQ:
"The initial matchmaker meeting costs $25 (and is free for everyone initially while we launch in SF) and dates cost $20. It's a real steal. "<p>Oh it's a steal alright...
Would anybody be interested in a dating site for makers/programmers?<p>Like, you work on solving a small or fun problem together while chatting?<p>EDIT:<p>I've had several "dates" I've gone on that have devolved into business rather quickly, and I know several friends that have gone to hackathons expecting to hack and instead have to deal with romantic advances (not unexpected, but still distracting).<p>It'd be nice to explicitly set content-type ahead of time so everyone knows what to expect.
Are all these new age dating sites / apps really that much better than Craigslist? I understand people want to make money, but I've had it up to here hearing about a new "next big thing in dating" every damn day!