Discovered: New Dating App That Makes You Connect

Tinder move over! We’re living in the age of the ‘i’ – be it iPhone, iPod, or iPad – yet our growing dependence on technology and screens means much of what we are seeing with our actual eye is not real. Try out i2i the new kid on the block of dating apps. It’s early days for the app but it’s looking like a winner.

Think about it; whether it’s judging a potential date on Tinder by a set of pictures which have most probably been heavily filtered through Instagram, or banishing souls to the virtual underworld with a swipe of the finger based on little more than a tag line, finding the true ‘I’ in intimacy is becoming a challenge. The barrier erected by the digital age carries with it a whole host of problems, all of which stem from the ability to hide behind a mask.

Thank goodness for the clever team behind the new revolutionary dating app, i2i, who are refocusing the ‘i’ of the internet age by bringing back the most important aspect of finding love: eye contact.

Using humour, wit and 30 seconds of eye contact, the genius solution to the intimacy-lacking underbelly of remote relationships ensures a real connection.

Beyond a snap-chat judgement, i2i ensures that whether it’s a new friend, lover or soulmate you’re after, the days of hiding in the toilet begging your friend to come and rescue you are over.

As face-to-face contact becomes less and less important, i2i rejects the use of bots, random algorithms and fake profiles – so popularly used by its competitors – and aims to encourage people to use a match for its true purpose – creating a single spark – as opposed to building up countless potentials in a bank in a sea of faces as if they are no more than a digital photo album.

It works on the premise that despite living in a world where technology is king, we are still human beings and should, therefore, crave human contact.

Combining the potential of technology with the human element of real dating, i2i works in the following ways:

I Statement

Yes, that witty banter that robots will never be able to master – no matter how advanced – and which we British are famed for. On signing up, the app asks you to input an ‘I statement’ – something that begins with ‘I’ that is ideally witty, wacky or simply off the wall.

The crazier the better, really, because who doesn’t love a good laugh? Along with this, you will be asked to post a question as well, which ensures that the conversation with Mr/Mrs Right has already begun and that a lifestyle match – as opposed to just a profile match – is created.

On answering your question (such as the latest book you’ve read, movie you’ve watched or holiday you’ve been on) they will then gain access to your full profile, which encourages you to meet up via a timed inbox.

Time limit

Wait a minute – did you say timed inbox? Yup, there is an expiration on connections, which means you can no longer keep all your eggs in one basket. (Gulp).

Eye to eye

The real clincher. A timer in your inbox with a 30 second ping for when you meet in real life will be activated, meaning you have to stare into each other’s eyes for half a minute a la Disney (well they always get a happily ever after, don’t they?).

They say the eyes are the window to the soul. So go on you never know who could be knocking.

Download i2i here.

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