Date My Friends: Good Souls For Your Consideration

We saw this tweet* and rejoiced, Yes! Why are we swiping for connection when we should be seeking the signs from the universe!?

TLDR

Scroll to see the friends. Straying from the typical dating profile, I pushed beyond a superficial curation of exclusively looks and, instead, curated their vibe through an assemblage of media featuring their likeness and likes. When you find resonance, reach out via the contact form.

The Premise

Here’s the gig: dating is inherently nonchalant. Yes, through entertaining the various connections presented by this beautiful journey you will meet the love of your life. Yet you can take solace in knowing that person** will be thrilled to engage with you as you are. And all fellow connections will offer insights - from entertaining to profound - about yourself (both for your own intrigue and as content to discuss among friends). Rather than swipe your life away and chat endlessly with strangers masquerading behind carefully curated profiles on apps designed to fuel addiction and drive shareholder value, arrange a date with one of these gorgeous souls. My friends are so many things including beautiful, witty, entertaining, complex, and loving. One of them just might be the love of your life. So, to quote the crosswalk, “Stop. L👀k. Wave.” and hit up one of these stunning souls by completing the contact form (linked here and below each profile).

This is your sign from the universe.

Kimi

About You

You are a man (he/him), living in New York, maybe like 27 years old or 33 years old or somewhere between that (maybe older, probably not younger), and you love discussing movies, playing tennis, reading books, going to concerts, traveling, eating vegan, speaking Italian, or any combination of these things. The vegan thing actually is kind of crucial - emphasis on “kind of” - like not vital yet would be really cool or maybe just like at least vegetarian or willing to consider being vegetarian.

About Kimi

In addition to a love of traveling, Kimi possess a European energy herself. If Kimi was an activity, she would be reading a book on an esplanade with her dog, Puff. She would not be smoking a cigarette but you could and that would be a proper vibe.

Kimi is Glinda, this is not a costume (out of compassion she’ll pretend like this takes as much effort as becoming Elphaba).

A great roommate and friend, Kimi is “from” like various places she can tell you about on your first date.

The boy in this picture is not Kimi yet the sentiment remains: Kimi will be your sunshine.

Kimi loves tennis and is willing to travel far (UPPER upper west) to secure a court for playing in the city.

Okay so the Glinda gig was kind of a costume: Kimi loves the theatre.

I took this picture a long time ago not realizing I was capturing Kimi’s advocacy: she is a proud vegan!

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Nicole

About You

You are a man (he/him), living in New York, maybe 25 years old or 35 or - why not - even 42 years old. You love games and themed experiences and adventures throughout the greatest city on earth. You have a bustling group of friends and are excited to meet even more, perhaps even consider brining the groups together (perhaps not - open to discussion). Whatever the case, you are compassionate and kind and eager to share your life with an equally vibrant soul.

About Nicole

For some reason this is like the only picture I have with Nicole which I don’t think is actually true yet my Photos app did not identify Nicole’s face in fellow photos in my library (Nicole, we need to fix this). Anyway, Nicole loves an event and is an animated party host and attendee (not four years, for life iykyk and please also know that Nicole is way cooler than that yet the history remains).

If Nicole was a object, she would be a photobooth: loved by all and a host of endearing memories.

You can guess whether Nicole is an Upper East or Upper West Sider on y’all’s first date.

I captured this image way before I met Nicole not realizing the moment would resonate with Nicole’s monthly hosting of a GAME NIGHT! I am taking this quote from Nicole’s dating profile because the wit transcends and is applicable here: come to win and celebrate when Nicole takes the crown.

Again, literally and metaphorically, Nicole loves a photobooth.

This could be you (for context I don’t actually remember the context yet despite the friend’s face looking like sad tears, please interpret that when this is you, you will be crying happy tears as Nicole embraces you yet also you can be emotional and that’s beautiful and Nicole will support and love you for doing so.

Great news Nicole: after writing that first caption, I found this photo when looking for photos of Ethan. That said, we still don’t have many photos together (so, again, let’s change that).

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Ethan

About You

You are a man (he/him), living in New York, probably at least 28 years old (if anything, maybe older - very likely not younger). An occasional rowdy night out may be exciting with a strong emphasis on occasional. More often you prefer lounging, shopping around town, running in Central Park, and investing in the culture: going to museums, seeing broadway shows, exploring the latest trends, seeing a new art collection, attending concerts, or simply going to see the latest movie release at AMC. Maybe you have an interest in fashion or the arts or Hans Zimmer or Eric Whitacre. Maybe you don’t know who those two people are yet you are curious and excited for someone to share their passion with you as you share yours. Ethan will say (did actually text), “if you can get past his wall you truly can achieve anything” and I am here to encourage that pilgrimage.

About Ethan

The gig is, Ethan and I have been friends for a looooong time and I have so many photos over the years yet I’m practicing restraint in including only a selection here. I’ll share more after your first date.

“A toast to the groom! To the groom! To the groom!” If you understand that, you and Ethan will vibe on at least one subject.

Ethan’s GLORIOUS masquerade gala for the birthday party circa last year. When Ethan has a vision, you should expect full commitment to impressive execution.

If this is a quote from “The Office” please dismiss that context. I didn’t watch that show and neither did Ethan. And I took this photo not thinking of Ethan at the time yet now Ethan is a runner, recently completed his first half marathon, and will be running the New York City marathon this year (he has already reached his fundraising goal - again, when Ethan has a vision, he excels - yet you could still donate out of the goodness of your heart).

Again, she’s a runner!

Ethan has a lived and traveled all around this country and beyond (just one of the many things you can discuss on your first date). That said, I think we always knew Ethan belongs in New York and I’m glad he moved here.

Ahahahahaha lmao look at us at an influencer event. We LOVE Maui Jim! While the photo looks superficial and until now the caption has been cómo se dice “sarcastic” I do share in earnest that actually while these events are not really our groove we we had a really fun time together and I’m excited for you to join us at a future gig.

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*the tweet linked above, pasted below for those who refuse to engage with the toxic platform formally known as “Twitter”

**or people, in the plural (have you watched Cooper Raiff's Cha Cha Real Smooth? Weep worthy!)

Stop. Look. Wave. (Date My Friends)