Notes

Essays from the people building Love Letter. About dating, attention, community, and what we want this thing to be.

• June 1, 2026

  Happy Pride

  From everyone at Love Letter. Love is beautiful.

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• May 16, 2026

  What Innermost is for

  Most of what makes you a real person doesn't fit on a dating profile. Innermost is the place for the rest.

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• May 16, 2026

  A note about who we are

  Dating is broken because the companies that run the dating apps need it to be broken. We don't.

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• May 16, 2026

  What the dating apps can't say out loud

  They earn more when you stay than when you leave. So the product, eventually, keeps you staying.

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• May 16, 2026

  What we mean when we say we curate

  We pay attention to how you behave once you're in, and we adjust. Quietly at first. Less quietly if it continues.

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• May 15, 2026

  Why we're free

  Dating apps that charge tend to optimize for the experience of the person who pays, not the person who quietly leaves.

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