I’ll cut to the chase and just put it out there: being single sucks. Okay, maybe not all the time, but more often than I like. Anyway, as a result, I’ve been running the gamut of dating and hook-up websites for the past two years… usually getting the same old pile of drek.
However, I recently discovered something a little bit different. The makers behind Crush or Flush are offering up an interesting twist on the nearly ubiquitous chat function. There are the usual promises of letting you meet people without sharing your contact information, not permitting spam, anonymous selection of whom you would and would not like to meet. The real beauty in their chat system comes in how they handle memberships:
Unlike traditional sites where members can hide behind multiple profiles tied to different e-mail addresses, on Crush or Flush you can only have one profile that is tied to your cell phone number… During the sign-up process, your cell number is used to verify that you are a real person, and there can only be one profile per number. If someone harasses you or causes a problem, we will block his number and that person will permanently disappear.
So you not only are getting the benefit of getting to meet people who have mutual interest (without disclosure of your personal information), you’re also getting the benefit of knowing that the site’s membership process is making life that much more difficult for creepers and stalkers. This is good, because the world is far too full of them as it is…
