notcupidhow it works
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a connection experiment

meet people. not profiles.

one quiz, two lines, real connection — the algo does the heavy lifting.

the basics

everyone starts here.

1
📝 sign up

name, email, a 6-digit code to prove it’s you. born in Boston, now open across the Northeast — all of New England, the NYC metro, and North Jersey.

2
🧠 take the core quiz

a short, chaptered run — who you are (personality), the day-to-day (lifestyle), and a rapid-fire round. ~4 minutes, no photos, no performing.

3
🚉 pick your line

board the Love Line (dating), the Friend Line (platonic), or both. your core quiz powers both sides — then each line asks a few questions of its own.

chapter one · dating

💘 the love line

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go deeper on love

a few more questions — what you’re looking for, how you connect (attachment style), and what matters most (values, kids, lifestyle, fitness). that’s what the matching actually weighs, not just vibes.

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your curated roster

the algo hands you a small set of your most compatible people, ranked on values, attachment, personality and shared rapid-fire answers — no swiping, no endless feed.

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you pick

choose someone worth the first message. run up to two conversations at once; the rest of the roster stays browsable, and to start a new one past the cap you close one.

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it’s a match

when you both accept, the chat opens and we email you both. set your match radius (5–75 mi) so you only see people you’d actually meet.

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unlock the full profile

the photos you share with a match are free; their bio, gallery and the rest unlock for a one-time $0.99 (free on Pro).

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plan the date

once you’re talking, Date Vibes makes choosing what to do a game — a deck of curated local spots and live events; a mutual yes reveals the plan.

chapter two · friends

🧡 the friend line

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join the friend line

a quick friend quiz — the activities you’re into, who you’re open to meeting, your age range. platonic only, its own separate pool.

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open a friendship pack

a pack is 7–8 people picked for you to meet. your first pack is free; more weekly packs are $0.99 (free on Pro). packs pace how many people you SEE — the connections themselves are unlimited.

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connect — your 1:1s

tap connect on anyone in a pack; they get a ping, and when they accept back you’re connected for good. connect with as many people as you like.

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the group chat

choose the whole pack to open a group chat with everyone in it — the room you meet in. people who opt in are active; the rest show as invited.

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connections, added & dropped

click any connection to open their friend card — their interests, your match, and a button to connect or to drop the connection. drop one and you quietly leave the shared chat if they were your last tie there. only connections can message each other.

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the scene & city pulse

the Scene is the live board for plans and posts. City Pulse is the discovery layer: community hubs, clubs, and which neighborhoods have plans forming.

🎟️ your fare

the quiz and your matches are free. on Love, unlock a match’s full profile for a one-time $0.99. on Friend, your first friendship pack (7–8 people) is free — more weekly packs are $0.99 each, and group chats are always free.

or go Pro — every love unlock, unlimited friendship packs, and events, all for $3.99/mo. no swiping, ever.

🎟️ quiet mode · TBD
Summer of Connection

Two Bostonians. One $200 dinner. On us. each round raffles one fully-covered date — up to $200 at a Boston restaurant. Entries are paused while we tune the next round.

how to enterbe in Boston with a complete profile (photo, quiz, bio, a few interests), set your match basics (who you’re into + your age range), and add a 15–30s intro video — that’s your contest entry. entering is free.

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how we picka weighted-random draw — it’s luck, but the odds scale with compatibility. every eligible pair can win; better-matched pairs (shared hobbies, music, food, plus personality and values) just win more often. no human picks.

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kept fairthe entrant pool is balanced by gender so it can’t skew, anyone who already won a past round sits out the next, and if your match passes you get re-drawn — up to two shots.

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drawn? accept or rejectyou and your match each say yes or no. both yes and your $200 dinner is locked — we send the spot and the time. turn on notifications so you know the second you’re picked.

capped at 100 entrants · entry date TBD · dinner TBD
see raffle details →

* No purchase necessary. Open to Boston-area residents 21+. Winner selected by chance; odds depend on entries. Void where prohibited. Official Rules.

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