[ses]

This is just an opinion, but if you need reminding to be thoughtful, you've already lost a lot of the essence of what thoughtfulness is all about.

Being given suggestions about how to be thoughtful further removes the 'thought' from the so called 'thoughtful' act. Though I haven't signed up, in technical terms I'm sure its a fair achievement for a weekend project, however I really think it misses the mark in an area where there could be much larger scale opportunity.

For example: you're limiting this service to romantic thoughtfulness, completely ignoring being thoughtful to people with whom your intended users might have a non-romantic relationship.

There are quite a few reminder / notification type projects popping up lately and I have to wonder how long-lived they will be even for avid users. I can't help but think its eventually going to feel like spam (even if your email content is fantastically insightful and useful).

With that said kudos for an interesting idea that you've made a reality.

[adamfblahblah]

Isn't it a thoughtful act to sign up for this service? :)

We're not ignoring non-romantic thoughtfulness in the sense that we don't know about them and the potential in those users, but rather ignore them in order to get something out the door and gauge interest.

We too worry about showing up like spam. Our current algorithm is to send a mail no sooner than 7 days but no later than 21 days after the last notification, which hopefully isn't too often. We're looking at adding user accounts to let people customize this timeframe and the suggestions.

Thanks for the feedback!

[rgraham]

You are what you repeatedly do. Practice makes perfect.

If you're not thoughtful on your own I can't really think of a better way to train yourself to be. Practicing thoughtfulness when you know you're not great at it seems quite thoughtful to me.

I also think anyone who is frequently trying to do romantic things can fall into a rut. New ideas are welcome and fun.

I like the idea. Congrats on shipping.

Finally, I think providing a way to purchase/deliver the ideas in the email is a good way to make some affiliate cash.

[r00fus]

> For example: you're limiting this service to romantic thoughtfulness, completely ignoring being thoughtful to people with whom your intended users might have a non-romantic relationship.

I disagree completely. Being too scattershot is much worse than limiting your market.

Clear focused shipping tool is much better than a disorganized mess. Besides, there's time to expand/pivot as well if the inital idea is a success.