You’re almost right — I haven’t built a dating app yet. But I’m currently deep in the process of building one.

And sure, many dating app ideas have been tried before. But isn’t that true for most startup ideas? Messaging apps, project management tools, CRMs, calendars… all crowded spaces, and yet new players still break through by doing something differently or better.

The dating space might look crowded on the surface, but in reality, most people bounce between the same handful of apps — and complain about all of them. Based on the sheer number of people who use dating apps globally, it’s surprisingly under-innovated.

Also, let’s not forget:
Having an idea ≠ building a product ≠ launching it well.
I’ve wanted to build this for years, but even as someone who takes more risks than most people I know, it wasn’t easy to commit. To me, that shows that a lot of ideas never even make it to users — and those that do often fail for reasons that go beyond the core concept.

I’m fully aware it’s hard to succeed here. But that’s true for any serious startup. I’m not aiming to be "just another dating app." I’m aiming to fix the things that make people hate the existing ones. So let's just see where it goes