Coffee Meets Bagel verify consumption

I do not shy away from my affinity for bagels. Unfortunately, the bagel scene in Orange County is far from robust, but it makes every trip to New York that much more special. Fortunately, I plan to visit New York in a few weeks, so I will 100% be making my way to Best Bagel on West 35th (they are heavenly bagels, trust me).

This got me thinking about products like Coffee Meets Bagel, which, despite its name, is actually a dating app. I never used the product. My only experience was a cursory look at the app when I had an idea. What if they required you to verify that you consumed coffee and a bagel on every date?

This is mostly a dumb joke, but it’s also interesting because a mechanic like this would 1) drive most users to other dating apps and 2) force the holdouts to be extremely serious about their dating new people, as they’d likely go off platform quickly (unless they absolutely love coffee and bagels).

This is one of my one-off punchline ideas, but it’s still a fun thought experiment.

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