“You're not allowed to write your own profile. Other people who know you well get to submit anonymously descriptions of you.”

ReThinking · The psychology of compatibility with Malcolm Gladwell

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Prohibit users from writing their own dating profile and instead have trusted acquaintances submit anonymous descriptions of them

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