Check out what our resident writer Dale Bashir had to say about speed dating in real life.This is an excerpt from Please Like Me, BuzzFeed News’ newsletter about how influencers are battling for your attention. One of our writers decided to step off the online realm and try out speed dating. While Discord is popularly known and used as a gaming and community platform, it has evolved to the point where communities can be built and relationships can foster simply through a digital gaming platform. The success stories above are a testament to how flexible Discord is as a platform. He would spend his time on a call with his newfound partner until late in the evening. “Discord gives you a sense of belonging,” said Estrada in the interview. Net Estrada, 27, said that he was never looking for a relationship on Discord, however, it just happened to be that he stumbled upon another person sharing the same interests on the platform. They spent time bonding through movie nights on Discord. The couple felt like they had an unmistakable chemistry despite hailing from different countries. Julia de los Santos met her partner in a match of VALORANT. “That cousin is my now-girlfriend,” Dumayas said to VICE in the interview.Ī similar tale of newfound love can be seen with another VALORANT player who found her partner on Discord. The channel members were his college classmate, the classmate’s partner, and the partner’s cousin. For example, 23-year-old Joaquin Enrico Dumayas joined a server to play VALORANT with his group of friends. In fact, there are a few success stories originating from using Discord.

Some servers even allow users to 'blind match' or fast date. There are dedicated servers for meeting new people where users may publish their profiles and build chat rooms to meet new people.

Now, it has evolved into a platform to find the one.

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