{"id":27,"date":"2022-07-04T14:53:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T14:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strangermeetup.com\/blog\/?p=27"},"modified":"2022-07-29T19:06:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T19:06:50","slug":"ask-for-gender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strangermeetup.com\/blog\/ask-for-gender\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHow Come You Guys Don\u2019t Ask for Gender?”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey guys !<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andreas, here. Hope you\u2019re enjoying chatting away. I just wanted to touch base with you because we\u2019ve been getting some questions lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number one question people have been asking is why we don\u2019t ask your gender when you start chatting. After all, most Strangers start off the chat with\u00a0A\/S\/L<\/a>\u00a0?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reason #1: Experience the Thrill of Chatting with a Complete Stranger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We figure that the thrill of chatting on the site really starts out with not knowing who you\u2019re going to get. If we let you choose to talk with males or females from the get-go, maybe the service wouldn\u2019t be the same. You could miss out an opportunity to chat with someone really great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reason #2: Try (New Friends) Before You Buy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just think, at one point. Strangers are just people you haven\u2019t gotten to know yet. The first step in getting to know someone is just meeting them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We think Stranger Meetup is a fun way to meet new people and make new friends, because you can connect with who they are on the inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a lot easier to get to know new people when you don\u2019t have any preconceived notions about who they are because of their gender, age, or appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our blogger Veronica met her best friend that way. True story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reason #3: Challenge Yourself to be More Interesting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Asking someone\u2019s gender is a boring icebreaker conversation, don\u2019t you think? Even if it\u2019s all you care about, it doesn\u2019t make you seem very interesting. And if you don\u2019t seem interesting, nobody is going to want to talk to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try some of these other questions instead. They\u2019re great conversation starters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n