HowAboutWe.Com, A Dating Site We Might All Actually Use
Ok, we can't stop talking about this new dating site, howaboutwe.com. Instead of rating people on their (inevitably lame) dating profiles, you rate them based on their DATE ideas! It's the most fun thing ever.-
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First, they make you go through and rate a series of sample dates, so they get an idea of your taste.
Examples include:
How about we....get coffee and play scrabble at a cafe?
(Our response: Sure!)
and
How about we...buy roses and give them out to unsuspecting strangers?
(Our Response: answers ranged from "wtf! no???" to "I think it's a good idea!!!...but I'm also from Nebraska...")
Next comes the really fun part where you get to THINK UP DATE IDEAS!
Do you realize how revolutionary this is? Instead of having to screen people based on their attractiveness, station in life, availability, background, education, and personality, you can just weed through all the losers and find the one person in New York City who would willingly get ring-dings and ride a tandem bike around Little Italy, if that's what floats your boat!
Here are our date suggestions:
Rachelle: How About We...Get drunk And Go On Chat Roulette?
Cameron: How About We...Get Popcorn With Extra Salt, Nachos, Large Coke, Sour Patch Kids...And Watch Dumb And Dumber?
Chiara: How About We...Get Sloppy Fries At Schnippers And Go Look For Ghosts At Merchant House?
Sarah Mandato: How About We...Get Bloody Marys And Oysters And Gallery Hop?
Billy: How About We...Go To The Russian Baths?
("Because A Russian beating me with a stick is more embarrassing than any bad date could be...")Sarah Kunst: How About We...Go On A Bar Crawl, And End Up At A Diner At 5 A.M.?
I mean...there's someone out there for everyone, right?? We're all going to find love!
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stacy
February 18, 2010
1:54am
Ehhhh...its ok. My boyfriend told me about this and we were cracking up. He also mentioned www.pumpsmag.com. Now that had me interested as well
Brian
February 18, 2010
4:41am
How about we...wander around the Bowery, buy some crazy-shiny sneakers and wear them to a pool hall for 9-ball and vodka.
aaron
February 18, 2010
5:00am
So, the russian baths...ummm. makes me think girls are gonna be better at proposing dates on this thing--sorry billy. i did like extra salt popcorn and the vouyerism of the chatroulette date. brian (who I'm starting howaboutwe.com with) - you definitely don't need to find a girl who loves your ridiculous shiny sneakers. alright me: maybe--how about we go to chinatown, commit a small and innocent act of shoplifting, and then get dumplings?
jane
February 18, 2010
5:04am
@stacy: Quite frankly I am happy to see ideas beyond the typical dinner and conversation. It's more fun to get to know someone while doing something cool...and probably makes for a more memorable date in the end. Looks interesting!
rumblefish416
February 18, 2010
5:18am
How about we get some Jameson and you introduce yourself as an off the boat Irishman?
Chiara
February 18, 2010
5:27am
How About We…sneak tequila into the Public Library and look at the Micro Film? No? Just me? Awesome.
Mike
February 18, 2010
5:32am
How about we go crash a convention at the Javits Center
Babs
February 18, 2010
5:41am
Or how about we go to "Contemplate the Void" at the Guggenheim...
aaron
February 18, 2010
5:57am
@Chiara: yes, awesome. NYTs articles from the 20s..
Danika
February 18, 2010
6:04am
How about we Be a tourist for a day (Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Empire State Building, Central Park Zoo) and finish it with the frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity.
Papa_Smurf
February 18, 2010
6:06am
How about we... have a "Cupcake Sampling Extravaganza"
kiki
February 18, 2010
6:22am
How about we...see how many people we can get to do a human pyramid in central park?
Cyrus T. Elk
February 18, 2010
7:13am
Interesting concept. But I've found that the best first dates are not necessarily gimmicky or terribly original. Getting to know a person is generally pretty fun in and of itself ... not that random, creative dates aren't fun, but I think they're more fun once you've known a person a while. Although, perusing microfiche with a water bottle full of tequilla does sound pretty awesome.
Rachel
February 18, 2010
4:21pm
What about meeting at a thrift store and picking out silly outfits for each other. Then continue the date in those outfits? Could become very interesting....
Babs
February 18, 2010
4:48pm
First dates are a challenge.... Yes, it can be really great fun to get to know a new person...but there's also the risk that it will be boring.... I'm too busy to waste my time on boring.... I'd rather get to know a new person WHILE I'm enjoying a gallery show I wanted to see anyway....
E
February 18, 2010
6:37pm
Sounds like a great idea to me...You can avoid those things you hate about first dates. No need for the awkward: "Actually, I think I'll pass on that drink." You can just choose a short and sweet date instead, then extend it if you are into the person.
A fan
February 18, 2010
6:42pm
How about we...meet for mimosas, then bring paper and pencils and do sketches of life in central park
aaron
February 18, 2010
7:14pm
@billy. okay, i've become convinced via twitter that the russian baths are also an awesome first date. I'm also convinced that, um, buying small plastic trinkets in chinatown might be best. In all cases what it makes me think is that if you propose dates you would really like (whether they're simple or bizarre or classic or whatever) then the people who want to go on them are more likely to be people you'll like (or even come to love).
tvo
February 18, 2010
7:27pm
How about we ... sing along to "How Soon Is Now?" @ Sway Lounge on Smiths Sundays? We can be ironic together.
MeltWizard
February 18, 2010
7:50pm
How about we...have a chocolate picnic in a coffee shop?(this entails procuring a variety of fancy chocolate and sampling it over espresso drinks. Yeah?)
MeltWizard
February 18, 2010
7:51pm
How about we...learn to make origami cranes then make like a gazillion of them and put them all over the park?
MeltWizard
February 18, 2010
7:55pm
How about we...each bring a bag of costumes and props and go hit a photobooth HARD.
Anrola
February 18, 2010
9:43pm
How about we find out what's going on in Brooklyn and have fun...how about tonight? Look what I found: The Art of Eating In Book Launch Extravaganza & Crostini Cook-Off When: Thu, Feb 18, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Where: The Bell House, 149 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY(map) Admission: Ticketed Event Description: Tickets $10
Ness
February 18, 2010
11:47pm
How about we ... go to Ikea. Anybody, anybody? Or drink a few beers and play a little pick up hockey at Chelsea Piers around 1am...
renee
February 18, 2010
11:56pm
i love this idea!! especially since guys would prefer to avoid the dinner date conversations = too much talking = boring = potentially emotional = tminfo scenario....too bad we don't have something like this for meeting people in general especially for shy people or new people to the city
Babs
February 19, 2010
6:41am
How about we go ice skating...
Lina
February 19, 2010
6:53pm
Fantastic idea! So creative! How about we take a long walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and get some spicy hot cocoa at Jacques Torres?
piggy
February 19, 2010
7:27pm
isn't not surprising that they have an asian chic at the front page...i guess we know where its going... YellowFeverishDating
Babs
February 20, 2010
6:12pm
How about we...go to an art auction preview....It's free...and fun....
Popi
February 22, 2010
2:28am
Love this idea!!!! Fantastic!!!! Whoever thought of this is brilliant beyond measure. The real question is- When are you launching one in Boston?
ttt
February 22, 2010
6:56am
how about we... skype each other and spam the comment board!
Mary23
February 24, 2010
3:27am
LOVE it. i hope this goes live SOOOOON.
ananda
March 22, 2010
5:28pm
How about we go to prospect park and eat bagels with whitefish salad, drink beer decanted into water bottles(shhhh!), and go paddle boating.