How to stop swiping and find your person on dating apps | Christina Wallace

485,184 views ใƒป 2018-08-21

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: yael ring ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:12
I first tried online dating my freshman year of college,
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ื”ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ื”ื™ื›ืจื•ื™ื•ืช ืื•ื ืœื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืงื•ืœื’'
00:16
which was in 2001, in case you can't see my wrinkle.
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ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ื‘2001, ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื•ืืชื ืœื ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื”ืงืžื˜ ืฉืœื™.
00:20
Now, as you may have noticed, I'm six-feet tall,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื›ืคื™ ืฉื•ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉืžืชื ืœื‘, ืื ื™ ื‘ื’ื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืžื˜ืจ ื•ืฉืžื•ื ื™ื,
00:22
and when I arrived at my chosen university
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ืฉืœื™
00:24
and realized our men's Division III basketball team averaged five-foot-eight,
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ื•ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื”ื’ื•ื‘ื” ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืข ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื™ ื ื‘ื—ืจืช ื”ื›ื“ื•ืจืกืœ ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื” 1.76,
00:29
I abandoned the on-campus scene and went online.
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ื ื˜ืฉืชื™ ืืช ืกืฆื ืช ื”ืงืžืคื•ืก ื•ื ื›ื ืกืชื™ ืœืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜.
00:32
Now, back then, online dating was pretty close to the plot
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื–, ื”ื™ื›ืจื•ื™ื•ืช ืื•ื ืœื™ื™ืŸ, ื”ื™ื• ื“ื™ ื“ื•ืžื•ืช ืœืขืœื™ืœื”
00:35
of "You've Got Mail."
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ืฉืœ ื”ืกืจื˜ "ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ื•ื“ืขื”".
00:36
You'd write long emails back and forth for weeks,
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ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœื™ื ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ื–ื” ืœื–ื• ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช,
00:39
before you finally met up in real life.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื ืคื’ืฉื™ื ืคื ื™ื ืืœ ืคื ื™ื.
00:41
Except, in my case, you'd realize you have no chemistry
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ืœืžืขื˜, ื›ืžื• ื‘ืžืงืจื” ืฉืœื™, ื”ื™ื™ืช ืžื‘ื™ื ื” ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื›ื ื›ื™ืžื™ื”
00:44
and so now, you're back to square one.
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืืช ืžื•ืฆืืช ืืช ืขืฆืžืš ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื”.
00:46
So, while online dating has changed a lot in the last 17 years,
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ืื–, ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉื”ื™ื›ืจื•ื™ื•ืช ืื•ื ืœื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉืชื ื• ืžืื•ื“ ื‘17 ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช,
00:50
many of the frustrations remain the same.
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืŸ ื”ืชืกื›ื•ืœื™ื ื ื•ืชืจื• ื–ื”ื™ื.
00:53
Because here's what it does well.
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ื›ื™ ื”ื ื” ืžื” ืฉื–ื” ืžื‘ืฆืข ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘,
00:55
It broadens your pool of potential dates
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ื–ื” ืžืจื—ื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ืžืื’ืจ ืฉืœืš ืฉืœ ื“ื™ื™ื˜ื™ื ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœื™ื
00:58
beyond your existing social and professional circles.
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ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืžืขื’ืœื™ื ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื ื•ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ื™ื ื”ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื.
01:01
And here's what it doesn't do well.
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ื•ื”ื ื” ืžื” ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืขื•ืฉื” ื˜ื•ื‘.
01:03
Literally everything else.
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ืžืžืฉ ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ืจ.
01:06
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:08
A few things you should know about me:
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ื›ืžื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื“ืขืช ืขืœื™:
01:10
I'm an action-oriented overachieving math and theater nerd,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื ื•ื ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืžืชืžื˜ื™ืงื” ื•ืชื™ืื˜ืจื•ืŸ ืžื›ื•ื•ื ืช ืžื˜ืจื” ื•ื”ื™ืฉื’ื™ืช,
01:13
who ended up with an MBA.
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ืฉืื™ื›ืฉื”ื• ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืœืชื•ืืจ ืฉื ื™ ื‘ืžื ื”ืœ ืขืกืงื™ื.
01:15
So, when things aren't working out, I tend to take a step back,
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ืื–, ื›ืฉื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื ืžืกืชื“ืจื™ื ืื ื™ ื ื•ื˜ื” ืœืงื—ืช ืฆืขื“ ืื—ื•ืจื”,
01:18
apply my business toolkit to figure out why, and to fix it.
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ื•ืœื™ื™ืฉื ืืช ืืจื’ื– ื”ื›ืœื™ื ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ ืฉืœื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืžื”, ื•ืื™ืš ืœืชืงืŸ ืืช ื–ื”.
01:22
My love life was no exception.
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ื•ืื•ืชื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืชืงืฃ ืœื—ื™ื™ ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืฉืœื™.
01:24
The summer before I turned 30, I took myself on a relationship off-site.
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ื‘ืงื™ืฅ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื—ื’ื’ืชื™ 30, ืœืงื—ืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืืชืจ ืฉืœ ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื.
01:28
Which means I went camping solo in Maine for a week,
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื™ืฆืืชื™ ืœืงืžืคื™ื ื’ ืœื‘ื“ ื‘ืžื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื‘ื•ืข,
01:31
to do a retro on my track record of mediocre relationships.
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ืœืขืจื•ืš ืกืงื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœื™ ืฉืœ ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื‘ื™ื ื•ื ื™ื•ืช.
01:35
Because the thing was, I knew what I wanted in a partner.
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ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื”, ืฉื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืžื” ืื ื™ ืžื—ืคืฉืช ื‘ื‘ืŸ ื–ื•ื’.
01:38
Kindness, curiosity, empathy, a sense of purpose.
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ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื‘, ืกืงืจื ื•ืช, ืืžืคืชื™ื” ื•ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืžื˜ืจื”.
01:42
And yet, here's what I chose for online:
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ, ื”ื ื” ืžื” ืฉื‘ื—ืจืชื™ ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜:
01:45
Ivy League degree, six feet or taller,
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ืชื•ืืจ ืžืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ื™ื•ืงืจืชื™ืช, ื‘ื’ื•ื‘ื” ืžื˜ืจ ืฉืžื•ื ื™ื ื•ืžืขืœื”,
01:48
lives within 12 subway stops of me.
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ื—ื™ ื‘ืžืจื—ืง ืฉืœ 12 ืชื—ื ื•ืช ืจื›ื‘ืช ืžืžื ื™.
01:51
It's not that I intentionally prioritized those things,
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ื–ื” ืœื ืฉื ืชืชื™ ืขื“ื™ืคื•ืช ืžื›ื•ื•ื ืช ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”,
01:54
it's just the easiest to vet for online.
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ืืœื ืฉืืœื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื›ื™ ืงืœ ืœื•ื•ื“ื ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜.
01:57
It kind of is like a rรฉsumรฉ review,
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ื–ื” ื›ืžื• ืกืจื™ืงื” ืฉืœ ืงื•ืจื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื,
01:59
which is why these guys looked great on paper
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ื•ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื–ื” ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื ืจืื• ืžืฆื•ื™ื™ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ื ื™ื™ืจ
02:01
and never quite fit me.
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ื•ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืžืžืฉ ื”ืชืื™ืžื• ืœื™.
02:03
So when I went back online in the spring of 2016,
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ืื– ื›ืฉื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœืืชืจื™ ื”ื”ื™ื›ืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื‘ื™ื‘ 2016,
02:06
I decided to reengineer the process through some classic business tools.
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœืขืฆื‘ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื›ืžื” ื›ืœื™ื ืขืกืงื™ื™ื ืงืœืืกื™ื™ื.
02:10
First, I went to OkCupid,
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืืชืจ OKCupid,
02:12
because I wanted to avoid the gamification of swipe-based apps.
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ื›ื™ ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืžื ืข ืžื”ืžืฉื—ื•ืง ืฉื‘ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื•ืช ืžื‘ื•ืกืกื•ืช ื”ื—ืœืงื”.
02:15
And also, because I wanted a writing sample.
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ื•ื’ื, ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™ ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืฉืœ ืคืกืงื” ื›ืชื•ื‘ื”.
02:19
Next, I set up a sales funnel,
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ืื—ืจ ื›ืš, ืคื™ืชื—ืชื™ ืžืกื ืŸ ืžื›ื™ืจื•ืช,
02:21
throwing out any sense of my type,
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ื–ืจืงืชื™ ื›ืœ ืžื•ืฉื’ ื”ืงืฉื•ืจ ืœืกื’ื ื•ืŸ ืฉืžืชืื™ื ืœื™,
02:23
and instead defining the criteria that would qualify a lead.
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ื•ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ื’ื“ืจืชื™ ืืช ื”ืงืจื™ื˜ืจื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืืคื™ื™ืŸ ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ.
02:27
An inbound message had to do three things:
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ืœื”ื•ื“ืขื” ืฉื”ืชืงื‘ืœื” ื ื“ืจืฉื• ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื:
02:29
had to be written in complete sentences and with good grammar;
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืชื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืฉืœืžื™ื ื•ื“ืงื“ื•ืง ื ื›ื•ืŸ,
02:32
it had to reference something in my profile,
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื” ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื•ืช ืœืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืคืจื•ืคื™ืœ ืฉืœื™,
02:34
so I know it's not a copy-and-paste situation;
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ื›ืš ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืขืชืง-ื”ื“ื‘ืง;
02:37
and it had to avoid all sexual content.
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ื•ืืกื•ืจ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื” ืฉื•ื ืชื•ื›ืŸ ืžื™ื ื™.
02:40
I figured this was a pretty low bar,
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ืจืฃ ื“ื™ ื ืžื•ืš,
02:41
but it turns out, of my 210 inbound messages,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืกืชื‘ืจ ืฉืžืชื•ืš 210 ื”ื”ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™,
02:44
only 14 percent cleared that hurdle.
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ืจืง 14 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืขื‘ืจื• ืืช ื”ืžืฉื•ื›ื” ื”ื–ืืช.
02:46
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:48
Next, I wanted to meet in real life as quickly as possible,
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ืื—ืจ ื›ืš, ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ืคื’ืฉ ืคื ื™ื ืืœ ืคื ื™ื ื›ืžื” ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ืจ,
02:51
because the things I cared about, I couldn't see online.
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ื›ื™ ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ืœื™, ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜.
02:54
But the research, and my experience,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžื—ืงืจ, ื•ื”ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™,
02:56
shows you only need about 30 seconds with someone to tell if you click.
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ืžืจืื™ื ืฉืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืจืง 30 ืฉื ื™ื•ืช ืขื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ืื ื™ืฉ ืงืœื™ืง.
03:00
So I invented the zero date.
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ืื– ื”ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ื”ื“ื™ื™ื˜ ืžืก' 0.
03:03
The zero date is one drink, one hour.
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ื”ื“ื™ื™ื˜ ืžืกืคืจ 0 ื”ื•ื ืžืฉืงื” ืื—ื“, ืฉืขื” ืื—ืช.
03:05
With the goal of answering one question:
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ื‘ืžื˜ืจื” ืœืขื ื•ืช ืขืœ ืฉืืœื” ืื—ืช:
03:08
Would I like to have dinner with this person?
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ื”ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉื‘ืช ืœืืจื•ื—ืช ืขืจื‘ ืขื ื”ืื“ื ื”ื–ื”?
03:11
Not "are they the one"?
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ืœื "ื”ืื ื”ื•ื ื”ืื—ื“"?
03:12
Literally, "Would I like to spend three hours across the table
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ืคืฉื•ื˜, "ื”ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื‘ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืฉืขื•ืช ืœื™ื“ ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ
03:15
from this person?"
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ืขื ื”ืื“ื ื”ื–ื”"?
03:18
You tell them you have a hard stop --
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ืชืกืคืจื• ืœื”ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ื–ืžืŸ ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœ --
03:19
drinks with girlfriends, a conference call with China --
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ืงื‘ืขืชื ืœืฆืืช ืขื ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช, ืฉื™ื—ืช ื•ืขื™ื“ื” ืขื ืกื™ืŸ --
03:22
it doesn't matter, they don't know you.
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ื–ื” ืœื ืžืฉื ื”, ื”ื ืœื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืชื›ื.
03:24
The point is one hour.
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ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื”ื™ื ืฉืขื” ืื—ืช.
03:26
If it's awesome, you schedule a first date.
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ืื ื–ื” ืžืขื•ืœื”, ืืชื ืงื•ื‘ืขื™ื ื“ื™ื™ื˜ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ.
03:29
And if it's not awesome, you downshift into entertainer mode
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ื•ืื ื–ื” ืœื ืžืขื•ืœื”, ืืชื ื™ื•ืจื“ื™ื ืœืžืฆื‘ ืžื‘ื“ืจ
03:32
and you workshop a few new stories for your next networking event.
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ื•ืืชื ืื•ืกืคื™ื ืขื•ื“ ื›ืžื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ืœืื™ืจื•ืข ื”ื ื˜ื•ื•ืจืงื™ื ื’ ื”ื‘ื ืฉืœื›ื.
03:35
Plus, because it's just an hour, you can squeeze up to three in one evening
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ืคืœื•ืก, ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื–ื” ืจืง ืฉืขื”, ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื“ื—ื•ืก ืขื“ ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื›ืืœื” ื‘ืขืจื‘ ืื—ื“
03:39
and then you only have to do your hair and pick out one great outfit a week.
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ื•ืื– ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืกื“ืจ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืขืจ ื•ืœืžืฆื•ื ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื ื™ืคื™ื ืจืง ืคืขื ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข.
03:43
The zero date also gave me a chance to see how they responded
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ื“ื™ื™ื˜ ืžืก' 0 ื’ื ื ืชืŸ ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœืจืื•ืช ืื™ืš ืžื’ื™ื‘ื™ื
03:46
to me asking them out.
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื–ืžื ืชื™ ืื•ืชื ืœื“ื™ื™ื˜.
03:47
I figured not everyone would dig my moxie, and I was right.
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ืฉื™ืขืจืชื™ ืฉืœื ื›ื•ืœื ื™ื–ืจืžื• ืขื ื”ืชืขื•ื–ื” ืฉืœื™, ื•ืฆื“ืงืชื™.
03:51
Of my 29 qualified leads, only 15 replied to my message,
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ืžืชื•ืš 29 ื”ืžื•ืขืžื“ื™ื ื”ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™, ืจืง 15 ื”ื’ื™ื‘ื• ืœื”ื•ื“ืขื” ืฉืœื™,
03:55
and of those, six scheduled a zero date.
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ื•ืžืชื•ื›ื, ืฉืฉื” ื”ืกื›ื™ืžื• ืœื“ื™ื™ื˜ ืžืก' 0.
03:58
My first zero date was with a set designer.
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ื”ื“ื™ื™ื˜ ืžืก' 0 ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ืขื ืžืขืฆื‘ ืชืคืื•ืจื•ืช.
04:00
And we were both into yoga
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ื•ืฉื ื™ื ื• ืื”ื‘ื ื• ื™ื•ื’ื”
04:01
and preferred our bagels with peanut butter,
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ื•ื‘ื™ื™ื’ืœื™ื ืขื ื—ืžืืช ื‘ื•ื˜ื ื™ื,
04:03
so it looked pretty promising.
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ืื– ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื ืจืื” ื“ื™ ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื—.
04:05
But two minutes in, I could tell it wasn't going to be a thing
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ืื‘ืœ ืฉืชื™ ื“ืงื•ืช ืœืชื•ืš ื”ื“ื™ื™ื˜, ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื™ืชืคืชื— ืœืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ.
04:08
and I was relieved not to be spending dinner with him.
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ื•ื”ื•ืงืœ ืœื™ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื‘ืœื•ืช ืืจื•ื—ืช ืขืจื‘ ืืชื•.
04:10
After that, I was a little nervous about going to my next zero date.
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ืื—ืจ ื›ืš, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืงืฆืช ื‘ืžืชื— ืœืงืจืืช ื“ื™ื™ื˜ ืžืก' 0 ื”ื‘ื ืฉืœื™.
04:14
But we had agreed to meet on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade
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ืื‘ืœ ืงื‘ืขื ื• ืœื”ืคื’ืฉ ื‘ื˜ื™ื™ืœืช ื‘ื‘ืจื•ืงืœื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื™ื˜ืก
04:16
with a flask of whiskey to watch the sunset,
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ืขื ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืง ืฉืœ ื•ื™ืกืงื™ ืœืฆืคื•ืช ื‘ืฉืงื™ืขื”,
04:18
and honestly, it was two blocks from my apartment.
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ื•ื‘ื›ื ื•ืช, ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืžืจื—ืง ืฉืœ ืฉืชื™ ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืžื”ื“ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™.
04:21
Plus, this guy had a podcast, I have a podcast,
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ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ, ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื”ื™ื” ื”ื–ื” ืคื•ื“ืงืกื˜, ื•ืœื™ ื™ืฉ ืคื•ื“ืงืืกื˜,
04:24
worst case scenario, we can talk about our podcasts.
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ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ื›ื™ ื’ืจื•ืข, ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืคื•ื“ืงืืกื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
04:27
Then, Chas set down next to me.
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ืื–, ืฆ'ืื– ื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ ืœื™ื“ื™.
04:30
And this kind and empathetic man
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ื•ื”ื’ื‘ืจ ื”ืขื“ื™ืŸ ื•ื”ืืžืคืชื™ ื”ื–ื”
04:32
told great jokes and asked even better questions.
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ืกื™ืคืจ ื‘ื“ื™ื—ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช, ื•ืฉืืœ ืฉืืœื•ืช ืืคื™ืœื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช.
04:36
He was a lawyer and a writer, and his eyes twinkled when he laughed
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืขื•ืจืš ื“ื™ืŸ ื•ืกื•ืคืจ, ื•ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื• ื ืฆืฆื• ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืฆื—ืง
04:40
and they squeezed tight when I kissed him
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ื•ื”ื ื ืขืฆืžื• ื—ื–ืง ื›ืฉื ื™ืฉืงืชื™ ืื•ืชื•
04:42
and at some point in the evening, our zero date became a first date.
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ื•ืžืชื™ืฉื”ื• ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืขืจื‘, ื“ื™ื™ื˜ ืžืก' 0 ืฉืœื ื• ื”ืคืš ืœื“ื™ื™ื˜ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ.
04:45
And two years later, we have a washer, dryer and two house plants together.
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ื•ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ืื—ืจ ื›ืš, ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืžื›ื•ื ืช ื›ื‘ื™ืกื”, ืžื™ื™ื‘ืฉ ื•ืฉื ื™ ืขืฆื™ืฆื™ื ื‘ื™ื—ื“,
04:50
Now, I can't promise you're going to end up with house plants.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืฉื’ื ืืชื ืชืžืฆืื• ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื ืขื ืขืฆื™ืฆื™ื.
04:53
But the point of this story
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžืกืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”
04:55
is that online dating doesn't have to suck.
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื”ื™ื›ืจื•ื™ื•ืช ืื•ื ืœื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืจืขื•ืช.
04:57
Don't treat it like a game, and don't treat it like a resume review.
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ืืœ ืชืชื™ื™ื—ืกื• ืœื–ื” ื›ืžื• ืžืฉื—ืง, ื•ืืœ ืชืชื™ื™ื—ืกื• ืœื–ื” ื›ืžื• ืจืื™ื•ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
05:01
Instead, use it to source and qualify leads
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื, ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ืืชืจื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืืชืจ ื•ืœืžื™ื™ืŸ ืžื•ืขืžื“ื™ื ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœื™ื™ื
05:04
and then get offline as quickly as possible with the zero date.
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ื•ืื– ืชืจื“ื• ืžื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ื›ืžื” ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ืจ ืขื ื”ื“ื™ื™ื˜ ืžืก' 0.
05:08
Because the point of this isn't swiping.
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ื›ื™ ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ื ืœื ื”ื—ืœืงื”.
05:11
It's finding your person.
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ื”ื™ื ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื”ื‘ืŸ ื–ื•ื’ ืฉืœืš.
05:13
Good luck.
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ื‘ื”ืฆืœื—ื”.
05:14
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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