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Ask HN: What would an ideal matchmaking platform look like today?

Most dating and matchmaking apps still use the same model — profiles, photos, swipes, filters but human relationships and expectations have evolved a lot in the last decade.

If you were to design a matchmaking platform from scratch today, what would it look like?

How would you handle:

- Trust, authenticity, and privacy in an age of AI and deepfakes? - Cultural and regional diversity without stereotyping? - Real compatibility beyond surface-level traits? - Balancing data-driven matching with human intuition? - Building something that encourages long-term relationships, not just short-term engagement?

Curious to hear from people who think about product design, social systems, ethics, and human connection.

7 points grandimam 1 year ago 14 comments

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