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Slightly modified, the notion could make for a convenient way to ask a female friend out. It allows her the opportunity to ignore it without being rude.

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I started http://crushtease.com about a month ago, but the programmer I partnered with got sidetracked with a different idea, so it hasn't gotten traction yet. (Likely because the way we explain the idea on the homepage isn't easy enough to understand)

I think that could be a killer Facebook app (if such a thing doesn't already exist), but I think you're being too smart for your own good. If I want a way to find out if the person I'm into is into me, then I have absolutely no desire not to be warned if there is a match.

I have a similar issue with your chancemail idea. I can just about see the 'let fate decide' value, and also the bit where the receiver gets to pretend it never happened if they wish. But the bit about paying to remove all of this, and add in the receiver's mind the suspicion that you probably did so really muddies the waters.

There were FB apps like that, but unfortunately the viral channels that made it possible (notifications) are no longer available.

Agreed - based on the first slide, I thought, "that's an awesome idea". The rest of the slides killed it.

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