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We use science and life stage research to find you people worth writing to, here's how.
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You complete our matching questionnaire 18 questions about your life stage and circumstances, not just your hobbies. Rooted in Social Penetration Theory shared circumstances predict connection better than shared interests.
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We match you by hand every pairing reviewed by a person, not an algorithm.
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You receive three pen pals one writes first so nobody faces a blank page.
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We give you the tools to go deeper weekly prompts and conversation starters delivered simultaneously, inspired by Aron's closeness research.
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Your message take 24 hours to arrive on purpose. Our experiment showed the wait produces longer, more honest and considered messages.
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The correspondence begins via our private portal or real handwritten letters.

We're going again, starting with 250 people only. Every match is made by hand and once the 250 is full the door closes.
We ran an experiment with 20 strangers, partnered with a loneliness charity and found that matching people by shared life experience, with regular conversation prompts and 24 hour delays between replies, instead of instant messaging, cut loneliness by an average of 14% per person in just eight weeks
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