date-me doc

English

Alternative forms

• date me doc, date-me-doc

Noun

date-me doc (plural date-me docs)

1. (informal) An online document, often created using Google Docs, which gives a detailed overview of one's personality, interests, etc. with the intention of attracting a potential romantic partner.
   • 2022 September 2, Lauren Goode, “’Date Me’ Google Docs and the Hyper-Optimized Quest for Love”, in Wired‎^[1], San Francisco, C.A.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-21:

     Proponents of the Date Me doc spurn Bumble, Hinge, and Tinder and lay themselves bare in Dropbox Paper, Google Docs, or personal websites built on WordPress and SquareSpace.

   • [2023 May 31, Elle Hunt, Rebecca Clark, Daisy Schofield, Zoe Beaty, “’A friend said it gave them hope’: four ways to find love – without the apps”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-06:

     To optimise the search for love, some singles are turning to public-facing documents resembling personal ads – or a kind of dating CV – known as "date me" docs. Typically, these are published on personal websites or via a Google doc link. Luzia, 26, from London, created a six-page doc that includes everything from what she wants in a partner to "cute date ideas". "I've gone on two dates from the doc so far, and am going on two more this week – so it does actually work," she says.]

   • 2023 August 2, Jenny Gross, Livia Albeck-Ripka, “Tired of Dating Apps, Some Turn to ’Date-Me Docs’”, in The New York Times‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-18:

     The popularity of "date-me docs" among some urbanites comes amid signs of people experiencing burnout from dating apps and increasingly turning to professional matchmakers, as well as TikTok, Instagram or other social media sites to find romance. The top dating apps saw a slump in user growth last year, according to a Morgan Stanley report.

   • 2023 August 7, Emilie Lavinia, “Date-me-docs are the new way to match and we don't hate it”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[4], New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-13:

     The concept of a date-me-doc isn't exactly novel. Personal ads have been a tried and tested method for meeting someone for hundreds of years. And apps like Lex and sites like Reddit still provide a space for lonely hearts-style posts.

   • 2023 August 11, Brianne Hogan, “Use a 'Date-Me Doc' to Help You Find a Serious Relationship”, in Lifehacker‎^[5], archived from the original on 2023-08-15:

     Think of the date-me doc as a résumé for your love life. You share a Google doc, or—if you're more fancy—maybe a creatively inspired PDF, with a potential match, describing what you're looking for, who you are, and anything else you think is important when it comes to finding the right person for you. The idea is that this date-me doc is longer and more detailed than what you'd normally write for a dating profile.

   • 2023 August 19, Amanda Chatel, “Singles Are Crafting 'Date-Me-Docs' To Meet Potential Suitors - Here's What That Means”, in Glam.com‎^[6], archived from the original on 2023-08-21:

     No one can be their true, honest, and authentic self in a dating app bio. There's no space there to share our dreams, fears, goals, quirks, and hopes or delve into the backstories about why we have them. Date-me-docs can contain all your multitudes and then some. You can also list all the things you want in a significant other as part of the doc or as a secondary doc. If you're going to go the route of trying to find your soulmate or twin flame via a date-me-doc, you might as well lay it all out there.