Our users have expressed interest in music as an important part of their lives and relationships so we've added a few new questions specific to that.

We've again increased the minimum required answer count to see matches. This helps improve match quality and filter out folks just looking to match with as many people as possible. We'll continue to do this as we add more questions.

We've updated our ID verification process! We're now using a fully-compliant third-party for ID, face matching, and liveness checks (Didit). This supports more document types and the process is much more familiar and user-friendly.

Don't worry, we automatically issue deletion requests to the third-party after verification is complete. Read more about Didit's compliance and security. Please contact support if you run into any issues with this new process!

Our ID verification process is getting a big upgrade. Currently we have to be very picky about image quality and the types of IDs we accept. In the future, we'll be using a third-party service with liveness, image analysis, and global database checks to make the process smoother and more reliable.

Apologies if you've had trouble with verification in the past. This new system should help a lot!

As part of our ongoing efforts to reach more people who are looking for genuine connections, we recently had the opportunity to be interviewed by The Marketing Folks. This is our first-ever interview that covers the why and how of GoodDate.

You can read the full interview here. We think it went well for a first interview!

In other news, we've added better scammer detection and several new questions!

We've slightly increased the match cutoff to help reduce the odds of low compatibility matches triggering notifications. This should help improve the overall experience.

We've also updated our Terms of Service to clarify a few points around user conduct and content moderation. The main changes are around sharing external contact information in your public profile (e.g Telegram, OF, etc) that is often used by scammers. While scammers are already unlikely to find much value on GoodDate due to our compatibility focus, we want to make it clear that sharing such information is not allowed.

As always, please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or feedback!

Your photos are now blurred to anyone that you have not liked. The idea is to provide a bit more privacy and focus on what makes GoodDate different: compatibility.

Since studies show that people often make snap judgments based on photos alone — with things like lighting playing a big role — we want to ensure they're part of the bigger picture. After all, a photo is just one small part of who you are! We call it semi-blind dating.

We've heard the feedback that the point system used for compatibility was a bit confusing, so we've replaced it with a much more obvious percentage match score.

The number one expressed concern with online dating is safety.

To address this we've implemented an optional Safe Verification step which confirms a user's age, ID, and runs some background checks.

A verified user will have their face photo and confirmed age shown on their profile. Read more about Safe Verification.

We're continuing to research how GoodDate can provide value.

We've met with several consultants to better understand both what people want and how to reach them. One insight we've found is that many of you tend to prioritize safety, as do we, but we haven't communicated that well. There's a new section in the FAQs that explains exactly how we think GoodDate helps with safety, but we'd love to hear your thoughts on this important topic.

So right now we're focusing on our messaging.

We've added a couple of questions that touch on polyamory and intimacy power dynamics. These have been suggested as important so please keep the feedback coming!

It's about time we admit that we don't know anything about advertising and so have decided to look for professional help to get a general idea of strategies. This process starts with a consultation and we hope to have a plan in place soon. The more people using the platform, the more likely you are to find that special someone so this is of utmost importance to us!

We've added a few new questions that our users think are important to know, and we agree. Have an idea? We'd love to hear it!

Advertising has proved to be quite a challenge, requiring approval from Google to begin an advertising campaign in the dating space. Fortunately we've been certified, which requires a manual login flow for the reviewers and that we follow their dating site rules. Now we are working on getting our campaign out the door!

We're excited to announce that GoodDate is preparing for its official launch!

In the coming days we'll be adding new questions and features while working on our first official advertising!

It's exciting to see people finding our platform without any advertising and as always we appreciate any and all feedback.

We've made GoodDate available to the public in beta!

Any feedback or comments are greatly appreciated. If you feel like sharing your experience so far, let us know here.