Looking for love in Alderaan places? Try this nerdy dating app
Get your geek on, get your geek on.
A dating site catered to "geeks," called DragonFruit, launched its app Tuesday.
"We’ve found that many geeks feel the need to put on a secret identity just to impress their matches,” said Geek-in-Chief and DragonFruit founder Orie Enav. “We believe you should not have to disguise yourself as Clark Kent just to find a date. Instead, we want folks to feel comfortable in their own skin and be themselves on DragonFruit. Be Superman.”
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The app was invented by a team who knows what its like to date as a nerd.
It asks users to pick what kind of "nerdy" things they like or are fans of. The options are pretty traditionally geeky: Star Wars, Dr. Who, etc. The more variety of these fandoms you consider yourself a part of, the higher your level of "geek," according to the app.
Then DragonFruit uses a familiar matching system by pairing people based on their interests and their levels of "geekdom," along with other factors on their profiles. For example, if you're both huge fans of Harry Potter but only kind of like Star Wars, you'll be matched.
No pre-existing code was used to create the app.
The app is available for free on iOS and Android devices.
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Topics Apps & Software
Chelsea Frisbie was interning at Mashable as the Lifestyle Section Intern. A SUNY Oswego Alum, she graduated with a degree in Broadcasting and Mass Communication and a minor in Gender Studies, and while there received several awards for her three talk shows and work in local news. Her favorite pastimes include watching Dr. Phil, practicing her Emmy acceptance speech, and subtly sneaking feminism into her daily conversations.
