Blind Dates, but for Friends
Find out more about Buddoop’s Project and how you can support us at Indiegogo.
Blind dates can be really stressful. You’ll be wondering how the other person is like, what you should wear, you’ll need to remind yourself to lower your expectations every five minutes and what is the plan if you want to leave early?!
Well, for the friend’s version you can allow yourself to worry less because at the end of the day you just want to enjoy time with someone that shares your interests without considering if they’ll end up being your life partner or not.
Buddoop is the social platform that would allow you to do this — to find others that also like to do the things you do.
Here’s how it works:
- You’ll either create or find an event that interests you (e.g. rock climbing, going for a coffee or visiting an art exposition).
- You message the event planner or people will message you back.
Here’s an example:
In this case, the main interests of the event are art (photography) and food (coffee).
Through these tags, you’ll be able to quickly scan what best identifies with you instead of swiping through pictures to know if someone can be your friend based on their photogenic skills.
The best part about this version of blind dating is that it’s not blind at all! You’ll still be able to know how the person looks from their profile picture to give you a better sense of security. Nonetheless, it wouldn’t be what attracts you the most to potentially start a friendship.
How can you ease the friendship date?
- Have at least one conversation with the creator of the event before meeting them. This will help both of you to break the ice and to make your first encounter feel smoother and will definitely help you to avoid awkward silences.
- Don’t be late! And if you think you might be, let them know. You should respect other people’s time. Otherwise, you might give the impression that you don’t value them.
- Be yourself. Go on events that you genuinely like and create events with things that excite you. Don’t pretend to be someone you’re not. That will not make you feel happy. By being who you actually are, you’ll be able to connect with the right people.
One of the best things about Buddoop is that your “date” won’t necessarily be with a single person, but with a group of people that are also interested in the activity. So you’ll know for sure that you all have at least one thing in common.
Let’s say that the event is to go wine tasting. You could guess that those going either really like wine or want to try something new. Either way, you can talk about wine! Share your knowledge about wine! Share recipes that have wine! Cocktails! Talk about cheese, because wine with cheese is the definition of perfection! You get the point…
Buddoop makes it easier for you to find other extraordinary people like you.
To know more about Buddoop, be up to date with what we are working on and enjoy some humour, follow us on our social media: Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Given the global pandemic and your safety, we are delaying the official launch of our social network. For now, we are giving early access to a small group of people to get feedback on what we’ve built so far.
You can request an invite at https://www.buddoop.com/
If you believe in our cause and would like to support us you can do so at our Indiegogo campaign by clicking on the link below:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/buddoop-make-friends-online-without-swiping/x/24457974#/
We can’t wait to meet you! 💙
