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I couldn't believe it when I saw this in Yahoo News, but there it was!
The dating app is called "Taffy" and it's for people that are average or below average in looks who are tired of dating other people that place too much importance on physical appearance instead of on basic personality traits of a person.
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The app blurs your face and the face of a person whose profile you're looking at and are interested in. The app forces both people to get to know each other first BEFORE each of their profile photos are unblurred and finally revealed to the other person.
I honestly think this is a ridiculous app....I mean, what's the point in them blurring out the person's face? So you can "kind of see" what they look like before you start exchanging messages with them? This same process can be achieved by going on a regular dating site and NOT showing your photo OR you can "blur" your own photo and then post it on the dating site so people can "kind of" see what you look like.
I can understand the spirit in which this app was created; but still. They could've reworded the purpose of this app so as not to insult unattractive people. I don't think this app will take off or gain as much momentum and popularity as other dating apps out there, but ya never know!
What do you think of this app? Would you use an app like this so you could get to know a person first before you both see each other's photos?
If it's being marketed as for Unattractive People then it's going to be assumed the user is unattractive.
Sure, some that are or think they are might think it's where they belong but doubt many will want to be there.
Now, if it was being marketed something like "Personality First" it could maybe draw a little more interest but , like you say, I can't personally see that there's a hole big enough that it would be filling to be successful..
Wow what a judgy app. What's unattractive? If you have only one eye and no nose? Beauty is subjective anyway. And anyone with an ounce of self-esteem would not admit to being unattractive. They really screwed up with the marketing.
I think it's being marketed toward people who value chit-chat conversation over looks, not necessarily those who are of average or less than average good looks.
Still, there's always a chance that after you exchange 10 messages and the photos are revealed, you may not like what you see, and for some people, a day's worth of casual chit-chat probably won't change your attraction to the other individual.
I hesitate to say the app favors personality because little can truly be revealed in a chat based app with only a headline and not much else. And 10 or so messages don't exactly reveal a lot about a person's personality or other possible areas of compatibility/incompatibility. If I were single, this wouldn't be my M.O., but neither is Tinder and the like. This is definitely marketed toward a younger demographic.
That's crazy lol and what in the hell is a name like taffy. That reminds me of that candy laffy taffy. 😂
I think anyone can seem attractive or unattractive it doesn't matter how hot the person might seem to others. For example most women go crazy for a guy like Channing Tatum but I am not really attracted to him.
If they had an app that said only for hot people believe me not everyone would be "hot" either. Some people can be so full of themselves and think they are the s*** but they could be far from it. There's know reason apps should be created for only a certain group of people I wouldn't see that working out well.
I honestly think this is a ridiculous app....I mean, what's the point in them blurring out the person's face? So you can "kind of see" what they look like before you start exchanging messages with them? This same process can be achieved by going on a regular dating site and NOT showing your photo OR you can "blur" your own photo and then post it on the dating site so people can "kind of" see what you look like.
I am excited. I have a particular problem... when I am confronted with 5000 men, I start finding them all looking alike and un attractive. Also doesn't help they don't know how to get their photo. I find that I am more likely to be attracted to someone that I can see -- for who they are... and then, when revealed. I literally cannot see them as unattractive.
While the other way.. if I form a view of them from their photo, I have a hard time shaking that view from talking to them.
Great, now whose gonna come on here and whine they cant get date. Its the end of this forum...
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This same process can be achieved by going on a regular dating site and NOT showing your photo OR you can "blur" your own photo and then post it on the dating site so people can "kind of" see what you look like. 
