essays
on connection.
short pieces from soulmate. on loneliness, the design of attention, and why we built an app with no swipes and no public photos.
8 min
the loneliness epidemic isn't an epidemic. it's a design choice.
Modern loneliness wasn't inevitable. It was engineered. Here's how to think about it differently — and what changes when you do.
6 min
why we hide photos. (and what shows up in their place.)
Almost every app shows the photograph first. Soulmate doesn't show one until two souls have already vibed by their words. Here's the rule and why it works.
5 min
friendship as the third path.
Most apps are dating apps with friend mode bolted on. Soulmate treats friendship as a first-class outcome. Here's why.