You Can Find Your Next Love Match With The Help of Dating Cards

What’s the latest trend in online dating? “Dating cards.” Basically calling cards you can hand to a perfect stranger who catches your eye, with printed sayings like: “Looking forward to our first date.”  Or “I’ve said ‘what if’ too many times.” The cards also say “Find me,” and provide a code and the address of a Website for singles – like Cheek’d or Flip Me, where the card’s recipient can leave a message, if they’d like.

According to The New York Times, it’s the latest attempt to bridge the gap between real world romance and online romance. On traditional dating sites, members spend hours on the computer writing autobiographies, and scrutinizing profiles. Here, members pay a small subscription fee of, say, $25 a month, and get a packet of 40 cards they can give to anyone they encounter in their everyday lives, whether it’s on the subway, or at their favorite coffee shop. The person who gets the card can communicate with them for free, and it offers safety by letting users keep their names and personal information private.

Members point out that instead of being limited to the people who sign up for a specific dating service, the world is their dating pool. They also say the cards make them bold enough to approach someone who might otherwise have been a missed connection. They enjoy the social aspect, because instead of staying home with their computer to find a date, they’re going out for drinks and coffee. They also like the idea of seeing a potential date in person first, then sending an electronic message, because they already know what they’re getting. They don’t have to wonder if the person’s profile picture is 10 years old - or 50 pounds ago. It also spares them the embarrassment of face-to-face rejection if the person they approach isn’t interested.

Dating "calling cards":

• Cheek'd  
  http://www.cheekd.com/
• FlipMe!
  http://flipmedating.com/
• Skout
  http://www.skout.com/

via tesh.com