Text Date
by Diana Pawell
Hello! Welcome to our amazing new text-based speed dating service called TextDate™.
Thank you for signing up for our free trial. We’ve received your unique profile and have found you three potential matches!
In 30 seconds, we will connect you with your first match. You will only have a few minutes to text, so make it count!
Get ready, have fun, and remember – texting is the new language of love!
Lol, if you say so
Date 1 begins…NOW!
hello!!
anybody there?
Hey!! I’m Henry, 24, a mechanical engineer, and I love Game of Thrones. What’s your name?
hi there! i’m carly!!!
i’m 26, i love interior design and shopping, i own two pomeranians, and my favorite tv show is real housewives of beverly hills!!!
Oh wow, that’s…different. Cool, though. What are your dogs’ names?
marie and antoinette!
Like the French Queen?
That’s hilarious and dark
what?????
no, like my favorite contestants from america’s next top model!
Oh, lol
Gotcha
So what do you like to do for fun Carly?
welllllll, i really like to bake, especially vegan cupcakes
and i love to go out with my girlfriends! how about you?
I also like to hang out with friends. We go to the movies a lot, we recently saw the new James Bond
oh, that’s super fun!! i’m not really a fan of action movies
so what’s something super important to you?
Hmm, that’s a really good question
I’m really interested in politics. I think it’s really important to be an active citizen in the political process.
There are so many important issues and…
hahahah!!!
you’re so funny, henry! i love how sarcastic you are!!!
I’m not being…
Thanks.
So what’s something really important to you?
i love to help out at the local dog shelter! that’s where i got my two babies from!
That’s sweet actually, Carly
anyway i was wondering, what’s your favori
Ring ring! Time’s up!
We hope you enjoyed your very first TextDate™.
We spent a lot of time and effort to make sure you had a great match, and we hope you felt the connection too.
Um…not quite. Also, that was way too fast to really get to know each other
Sounds great! Get ready for round 2! Your second speed text date starts...NOW!
heyyyyyyyyyy there
Hey. I’m Henry. I’m 24, I love Game of Thrones, and I’m a mechanical engineer. Who are you?
hey there henry. i’m josh, i’m 23, from hawaii, i love video games, traveling in europe, and dating
you sound like you might be cute henry! mind sending a photo? ;)
Hold on…Josh?
Also, “might be?” lol
yessss
Ok, this is a bit awkward. I’m actually not…
don’t worry!
if you don’t want to send me a photo right away, that’s okay
i know some guys are shy about it ;)
but i can send you some of me
Nononono that’s okay, I don’t need any photos
Look, I’m sure you’re really great
But I’m not…interested.
you haven’t even seen me yet, how could you know you’re not interested!?
you’re being really rude
judging me before we’ve even talked at all
Josh, how do I put this
I’m not interested in men.
wtf
are you sure?
I’m sure.
I’m sorry, I think there was some sort of mix up on TextDate’s part
I input my preference as female
WTF
this dumbass dating service has to fix their software!!!
HEY THERE MORONS YOU MESSED UP AGAI
Ring ring! Time’s up!
Fantastic! We hope you enjoyed your second TextDate™.
We spent a lot of time and effort to make sure you had a great match, and we hope you felt the connection too.
Not really…it was mostly very uncomfortable
Sounds great! Get ready for round 3! Your third speed text date starts….NOW!
Hey there – first things first. Are you a girl?
Hi there. Yes, I am, last time I checked.
Fantastic, then we’re already off to a great start.
I’m Henry, a normal guy who signed up for this free trial so I could be entered into a drawing for a new car.
So far, it’s not working out that well in my favor…
Ah, I see. Same here, about the car thing.
I’m tired of driving my uncle’s old beat up Volkswagon.
Hahaha no way! That’s the same car I have right now
Obviously, we must be super compatible because we drive the same piece of junk.
Well, do you watch Game of Thrones?
House Stark, at your service.
Wtf. The Lannisters send their regards
A Lannister? This will never work. What were they thinking?
Okay, you seem really cool. So what do you do for a living?
I’m a freelance graphic designer. I live in San Francisco. I have a cat named David Tennant. You?
I’m a mechanical engineer, I live in Portland, and I can only aspire to have a cat named something so awesome.
I try
This might sound crazy, but do you feel like we’re extremely compatible?!
I was having crap luck with this dating service until we got connected…
Yeah, duh
Our banter is next-level
True
So what’s something that’s really important to you?
Hmmm.. I would have to say maybe the environment
I was super involved in eco-political groups on my college campus. There’s a lot that still has to be done
Wow… you just might be my dream woman
That’s sweet. It does seem like we get along well
And Portland and San Fran aren’t too far away…
Are you thinking what I’m thinking?
We could definitely meet halfway in the middle
Driving our beat up old VWs? Lol
Why not?
I guess, it actually sounds fun
Oh, one last thing
What’s your name?
My name is
TIME’S UP!
Fantastic! We hope you enjoyed your last TextDate™.
We spent a lot of time and effort to make sure you had a great match, and we hope you felt the connection too.
OMG
NOOOOOO
BRING IT BACK!
She was probably my soulmate!
I DIDN’T EVEN GET HER NAME!
Sounds great! Your free trial is now terminated.
Unfortunately, we lost all of our funding, so our dating service is shutting down. We hope you exchanged contact information with every potential match.
WTF
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES
Thanks for using TextDate™. And remember – texting is the new language of love!
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