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by seannaM 4127 days ago
My assumption about such an app is that similar to couch surfing, the most motivated users are guys looking for a hookup, and that will probably be a turn off for other demographics. I don't have an Iphone or else I'd be interested in testing the hypothesis.
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Unfortunately, CS turned into what you described but even when it wasn't so apparent, it was still happening "secretly". Before it overtly became about guys looking for a hookup, I was a frequent participant in events in a big city, and after a few months, I got to know the 'seedy' underbelly, ie who had hooked up with who, etc etc. In most of these cases, they weren't locals hooking up with locals so perhaps the missing foreigner-hunting aspect of Four&me will help to keep things more level...who knows, though
5 people is a pretty crowded hookup...
When you see one hot woman and four awkward guys playing tennis poorly everywhere in SF, you'll know why