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24 alternatives to The Allusionist - WLTM part I

Online dating: the latest spin on a 300 year-old tradition

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Allusionist - WLTM part I launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Conversation with Alanis Morissette - 1: Katherine Woodward Thomas▲63

   "Conscious uncoupling" and the subtleties of dating

   2015 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Reply All - 27: The fever with Stephanie Foo▲81

   Stephanie tells a unique story about online dating

   2015 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Allusionist - WLTM part II▲1

   Spreadsheets, linguistics, and love

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Allusionist - Bonus 2015▲66

   A melange of listener-requested etymologies

   2015 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →

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   Generation App - Tinder: Hookup Culture and Modern Romance▲55

   A look at the "swiping" model of dating apps

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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   My new approach to online dating▲5

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   2011 · dateinperson.com · its alternatives →

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   Browser.dating▲185

   Dating site matching people by their browsing history

   2025 · browser.dating · its alternatives →

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   Cuddlr▲104

   A location-based social-meeting app for cuddling

   2014 · getspoonr.com · its alternatives →

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   Chatbots▲102

   Conversational UI and the future of online interaction

   2016 · its alternatives →

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    my new project, an anti-snub dating site▲119

    2011 · secretpoke.com · its alternatives →

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    AIMM▲66

    The next generation matchmaking service

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Exposed: Desire and Disobedience in the Digital Age▲62

    Digital Transparence and Expository Society

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Glimpse▲118

    A dating app built on Instagram

    2014 · itsglimpse.com · its alternatives →

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    Sift 2.0▲81

    An app to help hack online dating

    2016 · siftapp.me · its alternatives →

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    Rekindling Desire▲80

    Esther Perel's workshop/community on relationships and sex

    2016 · rekindlingdesire.estherperel.com · its alternatives →

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    LINKD▲71

    Simple. Smart. Human. A better dating experience.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists▲68

    The psychology knowledge for effective communication

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Above & Beyond: Authenticity and Why Your "Why" Important Than Your "How▲52

    Author Eliot Peper on authenticity and trust building

    2016 · churnbuster.io · its alternatives →

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    Hashsnap▲82

    Overcoming hookup culture

    2015 · hashsnap.me · its alternatives →

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    Webs of Influence: The Psychology of Online Persuasion▲14

    The Psychology of Online Persuasion

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Stitch▲74

    Tinder for older adults.

    2014 · stitch.net · its alternatives →

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    Surge▲66

    Making gay dating fun again!

    2015 · surgeapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Finite And Infinite Games▲69

    Practically a unified-field theory of human relationships

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    LoveSpot▲94

    A dating CRM for the 21st century

    2017 · lovespot.io · its alternatives →

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