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From reading this, I wonder if there is a business case for a "faux" dating business. Before a date, you could get certain opinions on how you look, how you pre
by kop316 7y ago
From reading this, I wonder if there is a business case for a "faux" dating business. Before a date, you could get certain opinions on how you look, how you present yourself, etc. And you could go on some sort of outing with someone, and at the end, you get feedback on what you did well and what you didn't do well. This would also give you an opportunity to "practice" your date skills (for lack of a better term).
Also, being blunt, with dating apps, it really is all about physical attraction first. If who you are trying to court isn't physically attracted to your pictures (or think you're trying to hide something), they simply won't interact with you.
- Miner49er 7y ago> From reading this, I wonder if there is a business case for a "faux" dating business. Idk, I think this type of thinking is a major part of the problem. We're turning everything we can into a profit seeking venture. Even dating itself has been commodified. We no longer form relationships by talking to the people around us. Instead, we stare at our phones and swipe left or right. Someone is able to make a profit that way. From the article: "For some people, their expansive social network provides a pool of friends whose friendship can grow into romance; this won’t work for me, since I am too exhausted from my day job & side hustles to maintain hundreds of close friendships." It seems we need to set aside more time as a society for things like social activities and forming relationships instead of being productive or generating someone money.
- kop316 7y agoThat's fair. I hear this and am thinking that it sounds that the author needs to have someone to give him an honest opinion on why he hasn't been dating. And I wonder, what would be the best way for that?
- Miner49er 7y agoI think as a business idea it's a good idea. There would actually probably be a market for it. And that's the problem. Instead of having time to make friends who can give us dating advice, we instead spend our time making money, then paying a business to give us dating advice. Then we turn to another business to introduce us to potential romantic partners. Almost everything that we do these days is making someone money, which is great for the economy, but not so much for happiness. A business can't replace actual friends and an actual community in a truly fulfilling way.
- sdinsn 7y agoThis already is a business, "Dating coaches".
- essenauta 7y agoI believe such services exist. They are commonly referred to as “Escort Services” and I agree that John would be well advised to consider using one.