Intentional Dating

The practice of knowing why you're dating, what kind of relationship you want, and what you'll politely refuse — and using that frame to direct attention.

Manuscript

A long-form personal essay that serves as a dating profile on Anketta. The matching algorithm reads it instead of looking at photos.

Semantic Matching

Text comparison by meaning rather than by surface words. Two people writing about the same thing in different vocabulary still register as compatible.

Slow Dating

A counter-movement to infinite-swipe dating: fewer candidates, more attention per candidate, and deliberate decision windows that replace feed scrolling.