I think it’s a great idea. For me it’s impossible to have an intimate long-term relationship with someone without shared worldview and values, and I’m sure it’s the same for many people. Both of my partners are EAs. One of them lives on a different continent, and there’s a reason I had to go so far afield to find someone compatible. Having a dedicated website would make it that much easier.
The concerns about “cultishness” are IMO overblown, and ironically some of those concerns feel *more* “culty” than the thing they are concerned about. If there is a significant subset of the community that feels like they would benefit from something that would help them date other EAs, it’s not something other people should have the right to veto. Probably this is unintentional, but to me those concerns sound much too dismissive of serious challenges some members of this community face in their personal lives.
Btw, reciprocity.io is not a good solution since it only helps you to find dates among your Facebook friends.
Personally I prefer websites since they seem to be more efficient in terms of time and travel distance. Especially in the COVID era, online is better. Although I guess it’s possible to do an online speed-dating event.
I think it’s a great idea. For me it’s impossible to have an intimate long-term relationship with someone without shared worldview and values, and I’m sure it’s the same for many people. Both of my partners are EAs. One of them lives on a different continent, and there’s a reason I had to go so far afield to find someone compatible. Having a dedicated website would make it that much easier.
The concerns about “cultishness” are IMO overblown, and ironically some of those concerns feel *more* “culty” than the thing they are concerned about. If there is a significant subset of the community that feels like they would benefit from something that would help them date other EAs, it’s not something other people should have the right to veto. Probably this is unintentional, but to me those concerns sound much too dismissive of serious challenges some members of this community face in their personal lives.
Btw, reciprocity.io is not a good solution since it only helps you to find dates among your Facebook friends.
Glad to hear you think it’s a good idea! How do you feel about events such as speed-dating / singles events versus websites?
Personally I prefer websites since they seem to be more efficient in terms of time and travel distance. Especially in the COVID era, online is better. Although I guess it’s possible to do an online speed-dating event.