Ahmed Humble , Digital Content Producer. MORE: Texas ranked among most dangerous states for online dating: survey. In the digital age we live in, we rely on technology, and meeting new people is scary enough.
However, a dating app, called Wingr , created and based in Houston, has been working to keep users safe by relying on people being unapologetically and uniquely themselves, so they can spend more time finding a partner.
A close friend of mine, who is back on the dating scene, will occasionally reach out to me and share screenshots of a profile to get my thoughts on whether they should talk to them. When I shared this with Edwards, he explained how that is exactly the key to Wingr.
And so we just took that concept and actually built a platform where you can do it in the app. In other words, if my friend lived in Houston or any of the cities where Wingr is available like Dallas, New York, and Los Angeles then I could vet profiles for them or any of my friends who have the app and even recommend profiles for my friend to talk to and which ones to avoid. Having friends or loved ones assist you in the app should seem ideal then, especially in light of Texas being named one of the most dangerous states for online dating.
The report looked at several key factors across U. We follow this pattern and remove those accounts from the dating pool. This is not meant to be perceived as intrusive, Edwards reiterated. Before this survey came out, Edwards said the team was already working on implementing additional safety features to tackle the issues making online dating so dangerous.
