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An introduction, with a reason
Tell us a little about yourself and who you hope to meet. We suggest someone with things in common. You decide whether to write.
Slow dating for textroverts
Someone worth
writing to.
You know that feeling when a message makes you put your cup down? We would like more of that.
Textrodate introduces you to someone, then gives you a little game to get to know each other. Letters, unexpected questions, and a picture that comes into focus as you go. Nobody swipes.
We’re gathering the first group. Set up your desk now; introductions begin when the room is ready.
Free during testing · 18+ · English-language app
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A little help getting started
A coin picks who goes first. Take a question from the drawer, write your own, or just tell them about your day.
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See where the letters go
Three conversations at most. You can keep writing as friends, become exclusive together, or say a kind goodbye.
A game for two
Getting to know you.
With a few detours.
Each pair has its own map. Writing to each other and answering questions opens new stops: first names, deeper questions, a quiz, and the things you chose to share.
You move together. One person writing into silence cannot carry the game for both of you.
Pick a numbered stop on the map to see what happens there.
Chapter 1 · levels 1–3
Strangers, politely
The first awkward minutes. Everybody starts here and nobody enjoys it.
- Level 2: First names. You may know one another by name.
- Level 3: Warmer questions. The middle shelf of the question drawer opens.
Tap a stop to look around. Letters and questions answered by both of you move your real level. The map measures activity together, not how much you like each other.
Try one round
A demonstration. Fieldfare and Marginalia are invented; nothing here is saved.
A letter from Marginalia is on the mat.
You are Fieldfare, for the next minute. The coin gave them the first letter.
You’ve got a letter
The good kind of
“I’ll just check my mail.”
A letter has room for the story behind your answer. The tangent about your neighbour’s cat. The question you thought of on the bus. You don’t have to be a novelist. Being curious helps.
Choose how often your post arrives. There are no read receipts, typing dots or online lights. Reply when you have something to say.
Run out of things to ask? The Post Office can send a fresh conversation starter. No need to make small talk about making small talk.
An invitation to the first testers
Help us find out
if this feels different.
The app is built, but good conversations need people. We’re looking for curious adults who would enjoy exchanging letters and telling us where the game feels lovely, awkward, or plain confusing.
Join the waiting room, set up your desk, and fill in the extra details whenever you feel like it. We’ll email when introductions begin.
You don’t need to live in the same city. If you’re open to distance or moving, tell us. Your preferences still matter.
Join the first testersA few things you might be wondering.
What is a textrovert?
Someone who finds it easier to come alive in writing. You might be quiet in a room and quite funny in a letter. You don’t need a personality-test result to belong here.
Do I have to fill in a huge profile?
Start with the basics we need to introduce you: who you are, who you are looking for, and a little of your writing. Your books, lists and longer answers can come later. You can edit them after joining.
Are there photos?
Yes, if you choose to add them. They are not a public gallery. You decide where a photograph sits in your reveal order and which parts show first. It gradually uncovers as you get to know each other.
What if I don’t feel the chemistry?
You can end a correspondence kindly and make room for someone else. If you both want friendship, you can keep writing without using a romantic seat. And if you both want exclusivity, other introductions stop.
When does testing start?
You can set up your desk now. We’re aiming for 100 ready profiles with plausible correspondents before introductions begin. That means compatible people, not just email addresses. Joining is not a promise of an immediate match; we’ll email when the room opens.
What happens after I sign up?
Your key arrives by mail at once. Set up your desk — a pen name, the facts, who you hope to meet, and your letter — which takes about ten minutes; lists and a photograph can wait. When the doors open, a card lands on your desk and in your inbox if the round can pair you. You both say yes, a coin picks who writes first, and the letters begin.
What are the ground rules?
Write to the person in front of you. Reused mass messages are checked and can lead to a ban. You can pass on any question, block or report someone, and leave. Your email address is never shown on your profile. All of them, plainly.
How do I get help, or complain?
Write to us. A person reads it — about your account, a decision you want looked at again, or the app itself. Reporting a person is done from inside the conversation, and they are never told.