#56 - Last call
We are a community of singles and non-singles sharing our relationship journeys. Welcome to our weekly newsletter that includes a few stories, a rotating topic, and anything new we are trying out. It’s early days - thanks for being curious about us and following along.
Happy Tuesday!
Last call - applications close this Friday for The Link, a group coaching + community experience we launch this month. This one’s for “singles using dating apps” (launching one for non-singles soon - stay tuned)!
Back to regularly scheduled programming…last week we asked our community if folks would use a chatbot for relationship advice. See what folks thought about it below and of course two dating stories.
Our Stories
These are real stories collected from otters we meet along the way.
Single | 36M | Software Engineer | Portland, OR
I was deciding on a job offer in Seattle and went out for the weekend. I spent my future employer’s money at a fusion spot called Poppy. One cocktail. Two cocktails. An appetizer. Another cocktail. The bartender was pursuing her grad degree to become a therapist. She was witty. By the end of the night, I learned the manager was her boyfriend. We did swap numbers that night thought…just in case I needed a buddy if I took the job offer. I did take the job, and I did text her when I moved our six months later. Her and her partner were my first friends in Seattle. No relationship, no leads on anyone to date either, but she counts. She counts because I learned there can be gray outside of a binary rejection.
Married | 40M | Private Equity | Copenhagen, Denmark
I crushed on the same girl for years. We grew up in the same neighborhood, went to the same grade school, and the same college. I was her go to buddy - from studying to shopping to plus one at parties. I didn’t try to cross the line beyond friendship because I could tell she wasn’t interested so why mess with the friendship. Then I studied abroad in New York City. The clubs, the bars - yes, the study abroad-ers participated in a lot of that. But there was also the theater, the opera, the late night chats with students from around the world. She described me as “textured” upon my return. I didn’t risk the friendship, but she did. We’ve been together for 21 years since I came back from study abroad, and I have New York to thank.
Thanks for sharing some of your Tuesday here. One final plug - applications close this Friday for The Link! There is no AI in this experience - only humans helping humans.
See you next week. As always feel free to reply with any questions, feedback, dating stories, and/or cheesy jokes.
-Simran