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Rethinking The Search For Someone:
Why do we search for people the way we search for everything else online? One look at a typical online dating interface and it’s clear they’re modeled after commerce, not courtship. Me So Far disrupts the category by originating from the offline courtship, rather than online consumer, mindset. Innovation in the category usually takes the form of segmentation or new ways to filter people. And if there is a first date, we often don't get to know someone beyond small talk. This is not how we are wired to connect with people, resulting in what some describe as ‘dating fatigue’.
Me So Far was developed from the insight that sometimes attraction is instant, but more often, it’s gradual. That’s why so many relationships happen at work, school or between friends.
Me So Far's current platform is a live event, sometimes described as TED talks meets dating. Our method creates a space where people NATURALLY start to drop their checklists, separate themselves from their online profile and just lean into learning who someone is rather than immediately deciding whether there’s that elusive spark. This creates real connections instead of small talk over common interests. By sharing stories and personal artifacts instead of profile pics and filters, people hear the kinds of things that usually take multiple dates or years to learn about someone.
After two years of hosting events for singles to meet and connect offline, Me So Far is ready to expand not just geographically, but into the online space. Help us spread Me So Far offline as well as online. Click 'Like', share us on Twitter and Facebook, and learn more at mesofar.net.
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