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Work · March 14, 2013

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Weekend project, fun spin on dating. Only friends edit your profile

Weekend project, fun spin on dating. Only friends edit your profile launched on March 14, 2013 with 200 votes, #14 of 671 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 13 years on.

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CupidWithFriends is an online dating platform where friends edit and manage each other's profiles rather than users doing it themselves. Launched in 2013, the service aims to make online dating more social and address common frustrations with traditional dating sites. The platform recently redesigned its interface with a new logo, navigation, and color scheme, and experienced rapid growth from 7,000 to 60,000 profiles within two weeks.

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We’ve been quiet on the blog, but very busy working on CupidWithFriends and addressing feedback users have been sending us. Over the past 2 weeks, we’ve seen the number of profiles on the site jump from 7,000 to 60,000. It’s clear that we’ve struck a chord with frustrated online daters, and we’re excited to be pushing online dating in the direction of being more social, which drastically improves the experience. Major UI changes: A new logo, navigation, and color scheme. Much easier on the eyes. A completely redesigned home page to address privacy concerns: We wrote up a No Spam policy after some users expressed feeling uncomfortable connecting with Facebook.…from cupidwithfriends.com

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