PRESS RELEASE: The Problem With Dating Apps

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BRISBANE, Australia, April 5, 2022 – Do you want to know the problem with dating apps? I can tell you, I’ve had a lot of experience. Years and years worth, unfortunately. I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir here, so hopefully, some of these points resonate with you too.

1/ There is no consequence for bad behaviour.

This means ghosting, this means unsolicited d**k pics, this means f**kboys, harassment, trolling etc. You get the idea. Sure you can block, but that doesn’t help the next poor unsuspecting soul. Apps should implement some kind of rating system, maybe something subtle and non-offensive, to at least let you know what kind of person you are getting involved with from their past behaviour on the app.

2/ Small talk is the norm.

If I get one more ‘hey there’ to start off a conversation, I’m going to have a voluntary brain aneurysm. An ol’ VBA. And if that happens, maybe I will be the one throwing out ‘hey there’ because it will be all my damaged brain will be able to muster. Surely an app can facilitate something more interesting to start off our conversations.

3/ Sure swiping is fun, but where is the refinement?

I can see a few pics, sometimes a blurb and maybe some emojis to signify interests and that’s usually it. I’m spending my scarce and precious free time trying to strike up a conversation, putting my best foot forward, while awaiting the chance to subtly throw in a dealbreaker question or two. Save me the effort! Give me refinement options #GOSH.

4/ Awkward first dates.

So you have two people, essentially strangers to each other, meeting up and expected to form a romantic relationship from ground zero. There are no sideward glances in the playground, putting our names together to gauge the aesthetic, obsessing whether he/she likes someone else and then the euphoria when you discover you are the only apple in their eye. We’re skipping all the good stuff at the beginning, as well as the golden how-we-met stories, shortchanging ourselves in the romance department. Getting together amongst friends should also be more normalized. One on one equals unnecessary pressure and awkwardness.

5/ You chat and then lose touch (also applicable with friends).

Once the initial match is complete most dating apps simply leave the rest to us. The app dusts off its hands and lets us handle it from there. Well, I don’t want to handle it from there! I want help. I need help. Would a simple reconnect feature be too much to ask for?

With all this being said the collective ‘they’ who spend millions of dollars in app development should come up with a solution. Now here’s the twist, they have, and by ‘they’ I mean an app called Introjuicer. Introjuicer is a social experiment in that it is trialling a range of innovative features that no other dating app has yet considered. There is a rating system, refinement of who you want to match with, and a bunch of categories to join so instead of an awkward first date, you can do something you love, bringing friends along if you choose. People can find friends and if sparks fly, there is a secret crush feature that works like the reciprocal right swipe. No rejection, no awkwardness. There is also a reconnect feature so the app continues to work in your favour long after the initial match has occurred.

These and a bunch of innovations are available thanks to Introjuicer, available to download from the App Store!