Luxy’s New Feature FaceMe opens the door for Digital First Dates during COVID-19

Max Langdon
4 min readApr 29, 2020

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Dating might be different at the moment. No matter if you personally approve or dislike the current lockdown, it’s wise to address this topic in a sensitive manner when meeting someone online.
While due to the corona virus outbreak you literally can’t set a date in a restaurant or bar for you and your match it’s best to get to know each other better before meeting in person on a less crowded place. Upscale Dating App Luxy has introduced its new feature FaceMe so you can host a digital date right in your living room.

How to connect with Luxy’s FaceMe?

While chatting with potential matches on Luxy, every member can conveniently share the own WhatsApp or Instagram account. Then the the virtual date can take place on the other social media platform. Before a video call can actually take place, both individuals have to accept the connection on Instagram or WhatsApp. This new option is available to all Luxy users at no additional charge. Everyone will get the opportunity to enjoy a more direct contact to reduce uncertainty. Pretty good is that both users have to accept the connection with the new social media account. If I don’t want to take the next step now, I don’t have to connect with the other’s social media account and can protect mine.

Luxy’s new feature ‘FaceMe’ provides video chat with WhatsApp or Instagram

How to prepare best for a digital date?

Giving a good first impression over the phone or via video chat seems first much more easy than meeting in real life. But wait. Prepare to leave the best impression possible to actually have the chance to move forward and meeting later on for real.
Pay attention to your outfit, don’t dress too casual even you are since week in home office. No one wants to meet the first date in yoga pants and uncombed hair. Men might consider grooming their facial hair. Also make sure to clean up your living room or the place where you actually do the video chat. It can be a turnoff to see dirty clothes and dishes of the last days lying around. Then it’s time to consider already some topics to begin the conversation with. Nothing can be more embarrassing than not to know what to talk about when suddenly starting a video chat.

Keep the virtual date fun!

Chatting outside spices up the conversation.

Remember to keep it casual and light and change your location from time to time when video chatting. You are not having a business meeting! You can chat from the living room, your bedroom, the kitchen, and even outside. Every different scenery gives a new vibe that will influence the conversation and effects the mood of both of you. For example you can introduce them to your pet and show them your favorite spot to relax outside, like your deck, garden, or by the pool.

Make yourself clear that you would never bring your date to the same restaurant three times in a row because they would get bored. The same it is with video chatting. Three times conversations out of your living room feels boring. Think outside of the box and change it up as the conversation goes.

How does FaceMe actually work?

After sharing the contact information, you just can jump via WhatsApp or Instagram to actually hold a conversation via video or voice chat. With your chat page on Luxy you can just hit a button and it’s requested to share your WhatsApp or Instagram.

The good thing is that if you experienced a bad situation, you can conveniently block the other user from your contacts and report the user to the Luxy staff who will investigate further.

Try the new Luxy experience with FaceMe and share your reviews.

1. Share your WhatsApp or Instagram
2. Start a Video Call after you both accepted the Social Media Connection

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