You’ve found a match, you’re messaging back and forth, and you’ve agreed on a date and time to meet. You’re not getting ahead of yourself, but they tick all the boxes and you have those butterflies in your tummy that you’d forgotten all about.
Talk turns to venue, and then out slip those three little words.
“How about Starbucks?” POP. Balloon, deflated.
We’ve all been on bad dates. But worse than bad are the dull ones. The uninspired, zero-effort, mediocre ones. The cheap ones.
But now SuperDate, a new Vancouver-based dating app, is looking for Date Ambassador’s – Canadians with great date ideas. And the best part? They’re paying for the privilege.
So if you think bigger than a bottomless cup of coffee and awkward conversation for a first date, and dream of candlelit picnics or scavenger hunts across the city, this could be your chance to capitalize on your inner cupid.
Their site says, “Online dating, in a word, sucks! We need your help to change it. We want to pay you for your date ideas Canada!”
All you have to do is enter your name and email, your city (Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Toronto or Montreal) your date title and a description in 240 characters or less. You can choose from four date genres – active, dining, cultural, and casual. Then simply upload an image and hit submit. No word yet on the amount they’re paying, so we say screenshot that submission for a possible retraction if it turns out to be peanuts. Like, literal peanuts.
SuperDate’s mission statement is to make the date the main event again, which they’re hoping “encourages a more sincere approach that connects people through things they legitimately want to do.”
After burning out with apps that provide casual dating and hook-ups, the site says the modern date has been “beat up and bastardized”.
They’re bringing back creative, magical and unforgettable dating – and leaving the Caramel Macchiato, split down the middle, at the door.
“These days, happy hour drinks in a dark bar after work will pass as a “date”. It wasn’t always this way, and it doesn’t have stay the same.”
No pressure, guys.
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