There are a zillion apps to help you find friends with benefits , but what if what you really want is just regular , old-fashioned new friends ?
Me3 is a new app that ' s launching today tt ' s designed to help you meet new people who share your interests , goals , and personality traits — also known as potential pals . It was created by Julian Ilson , along with cofounder Emanuel Petre , after he noticed that making friends after college was both difficult and timeconsuming . Indeed , finding new people to hang out with can be one of the hardest things about adult life . Once you ’ re out of the immediate social circle that school offers , it can be a challenge to forge new connections — especially when you ’ re always busy working . And often your posse starts to shrink as your friends move to different cities or start settling down with families
There are a zillion apps to help you find friends with benefits , but what if what you really want is just regular , oldfashioned new friends ? Me3 is a new app that ' s launching today that ' s designed to help you meet new people who share your interests , goals , and personality traits — also known as potential pals . It was created by Julian Ilson , along with cofounder Emanuel Petre , after he noticed that making friends after college was both difficult and timeconsuming . Indeed , finding new people to hang out with can be one of the hardest things about adult life . Once you ’ re out of the immediate social circle that school offers , it can be a challenge to forge new connections — especially when you ’ re always busy working . And often your posse starts to shrink as your friends move to different cities or start settling down with families .
Why three ? Well , as Ilson told us , " Two is a date . Three is a party ." A oneonone meetup can be awkward , but with three , he says , " the expectation to contribute to the conversation is less , so you ' re more relaxed and you can be yourself .“
The best news is that there ’ s no swiping around through endless options , dismissing people for random reasons . Your profile is private ( you fill it in by answering a series of gamelike questions ), and you ' re matched into tribes using an algorithm that relies on more than 150 factors that encompass things like personality , lifestyle , and beliefs . You can leave a tribe at any time for any reason , and for now you can basically join as many as you ' d like . Over time , the algorithm will use machine learning to optimize itself into making better and better matches .
The app is free , and available for iOS and Android . They ’ re launching initially in New York City , but will expand as soon as they reach signup thresholds of 500 users in other areas . Solving the ageold problem of loneliness is a big ask from any app , but at the very least Me3 can give you the option of saying " table for three " instead of " table for one " — or worse , another night alone on the couch with takeout .