I went from hating dating apps to kinda enjoying them again by changing one thing. It was so simple.
I forgot how fun it is to let friends play your Bumble. Flip through your Hinge. See your top 5 on The League.
Dating apps exploded when they became a game you played with your friends. It became the conversation at every dinner party. Your married friends loved to swipe your Tinder. People would even Airplay their dating app to the TV so everyone could be a part of the action.
This killed the stigma around online dating and made it social. It became an activity we liked to do with our friends vs the thing we hid from our friends because of the stigma. 5 years ago, I wrote an article about an idea I hoped someone would build to let friends play matchmaker. It never took off but I still feel like it should happen.
Then we were quarantined. With all great innovations, constraints drive creativity. And timing matters.
Today, it’s all about Zoom. Zoom beers. Zoom meetings. Why not Zoom dating?
I decided to try something. Zoom allows a group of people on video chat to see my iPhone screen. If I share my screen, we can all see my dating app experience. Have fun, debate who would be good to date, and even come up with opening lines together.
