thing #72
partiful crush
I have love on the brain this month. No, readers, I haven’t found the one just yet - I’ll regale you with my rolodex of bad date tales some other time. But I’m feeling the love this February, after spending time in Florida with my wonderful grandparents (married over 60 years)1 and loving parents (married over 30 years), as well as a few dear friends who are rich with beautiful stories of late - engaged, daydreaming, falling in love. As my husband hunt soldiers on, I can’t help but think about icebreakers from crushes past. Notes in lockers. An anonymous “ur pretty” left on ask.fm. Snowballing at a bat mitzvah. A like on a dating app just doesn’t hit the same.2 I love Partiful’s new crush feature for this reason - it feels nostalgic, like showing up giddy to a fraternity crush party and wondering who might have sent the invite. Now all I have to do is wait for a fellow partygoer to go ahead and start falling in love with me.3 Xoxo!
The original high school sweethearts.
Another take on this: Gen Z’s Favorite Party Platform Wants to Set You Up