LoveActualize

Consumer and social

dating and relationships

SHOW HN2015

252points
116comments
#66of 2,565 in 2015
Top 3%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

12 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 16 critical, out of 50 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.

Idea: 6 for, 9 againstExecution: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Good idea for first dates and icebreakers

    From 2 comments
    • You're missing the point - this is something that is done on a date as a sorta really long icebreaker that tells you right away if this person is someone you could spend a lot of…
      vxNsr on HN
    • I'm imagining how I would look/act and how my date would look/act upon seeing that question. I think the use of that question is not in communicating the information of the most…
      delish on HN
  • Feels safer and more structured than improvised questions

    From 1 comment
    • I much prefer the app because me and my partner can't look at anything save the question and each other. Time, space and relationship: There's only the present question and the…
      delish on HN

Objections

  • Some questions, like the terrible memory one, are too intense for a first date

    From 2 comments
    • "most terrible memory" Yeah, there's a fun one for a first date. Seriously how do you handle that question? Some people have had very bad things happen to them.
      nether on HN
    • "My most terrible memory is the repeated rapes my father subjected me to from the age of 9 to 13" It's weird that you think a first date is a suitable date to go poking around in…
      DanBC on HN
  • Manufacturing love through a quiz removes risk

    From 1 comment
    • Whilst I appreciate that it may not always be easy to create significant 'chat' on a first date and an app like this enables two people to enter into questions which would…
      AntonyCamp789 on HN

Requests

  • Let both partners answer separately and compare online

    From 1 comment
    • Good work, would be great if both partners could submit their answers online separately, which then generates a page where they can compare the results together.
      simonswords82 on HN
  • Translations into other languages

    From 1 comment
    • Any chance this is open-source? I'd love to translate it to Spanish, at a request of my non-English speaking friend.
      Stately on HN
  • Native mobile app

    From 1 comment
    • Awesome to see this! After reading the article, I too thought about making an app for it, but kudos to you for beating me to the punch. I might suggest making a native app…
      morgante on HN

Questions

  • Is it open source?

    From 1 comment
    • Any chance this is open-source? I'd love to translate it to Spanish, at a request of my non-English speaking friend.
      Stately on HN

Alternatives named

  • Friendstrap

    From 1 comment
    • This reminds me of Friendstrap: http://gameovenstudios.com/category/friendstrap/#description
      myrmi on HN
  • Metasploit-like comparison not relevant; Peeps club for in-person exchange

    From 1 comment
    • www.peeps.club connects people (around NYC) biweekly to exchange these 36 questions in person, one on one.
      brendan12 on HN

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