HN, let's get you on some dates

HN, let's get you on some dates(advice.datingring.com)

4 points by laurenkay 11 years ago | 5 comments

yzzxy 11 years ago |

This company seems extremely scummy. You may remember them from the "let's ship women from NY to California to date tech dudes" crowdfunding campaign.

http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/05/shipped-to-california.html

MichaelCrawford 11 years ago |

Why LA, SFO and NY but not Portland?

I took a flirting class once. I mean I really did. It was quite valuable, I learned all manner of helpful things. The class wasn't about how to get laid, it wasn't even just about finding romantic relationships. Lots of people flirt just to make everyone's lives more enjoyable.

Here is one hint from the class, although maybe it's not so applicable: the instructor said we should carry around business cards, when we meet a woman we'd like to get to know, write our cell number on it. Having a business card lets a woman know you have a job.

If you don't really have a job, you can get cheap business cards if you design them yourself.

laurenkay 11 years ago | |

Great tip! And that's awesome that you took a class. Often, people think that flirting and dating are things you can't learn, but it's the opposite. Learning to be a great dater takes a lot of practice.

And sorry we’re not in Portland yet! Our service is live in 4 cities right now (NYC, SF, Boston and LA) which is why the contest is offered there, as we have a large membership base to match members there.

MichaelCrawford 11 years ago | | |

I expect you'll get to Portland eventually, I think you would do well here.

I have a special challenge for you.

I'm the guy who wrote "Living with Schizoaffective Disorder":

http://www.warplife.com/mdc/books/schizoaffective-disorder/

For quite a long time I was quite certain I would never find love, as a result of my mental illness. Actually that turned out not to be the case, many women are completely cool with it.

minimaxir 11 years ago |

The submission title "HN, let's get you on some dates" is incredibly linkbaity. (It's also flagbaity which counteracts any benefit.)