Single is the new black

There has never been a better time to be single in New Zealand with the launch of a new online dating
website – datemymate.co.nz.

Finally there is a fun way to meet online where you no longer have to feel like you are doing it alone,
talking yourself up and sifting through the hundreds of possible matches to weed out (un)suitable dates.

Why? Because recently launched website datemymate.co.nz gets your friends to do the talking for you
and brings them along for the ride.

Datemymate founder and Managing Director Briana Gower believes it’s our friends who know us best.
“Kiwi’s aren’t always that keen to talk themselves up, so we allow friends to do the talking for them”
Briana says.

“Research shows that people are much more comfortable dating someone based on a recommendation,
and that’s what we’re all about. To join datemymate.co.nz you have to come recommended.“

Users can recommend a single friend, or if they’re single themselves they can sign up and have a mate
recommend them.

Friends can choose attributes, interests, add a photo and describe their mate. They then meddle in their
friend’s love life by picking members on the site they think their mate might fancy. Members can get a
better idea of who potential dates are by seeing whom they’re linked to on the site.

“It’s all about injecting some fun and excitement into online dating, making it easier for people to get
involved and reducing some of the stigma attached with finding other singles on the Internet.”

Because you have to be recommended by a friend also makes it more safe. “Every profile is screened for
authenticity, the friends email is verified and even photos have to be approved.” Briana says.

The website is designed for people who would never dream of joining a conventional dating site. Singles
are going to be envied by married couples across the country as they start talking and meeting online with
this new concept in dating.

“Everyone has a single friend who they think is just too great to be kept a secret. Datemymate lets you
take over and meddle in their love life.”