Plants not make it through your last vacation?

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Want your neighborhood to feel like this?

Unfortunately many of our neighborhoods are more like this:

Why are we like this?

Well... a few reasons:

• There is no cultural norm for knowing our neighbors. It is totally normal to live 10 feet from someone and not know their name, unless you accidentally get their mail.
• Apps have changed how we connect. We are used to meeting people on screens, not sidewalks.
• Commute culture has hollowed out our neighborhoods. We eat, drink, work, socialize far from home, even if there is a great cafe on the corner. So it's not often that we will bump into the same people again and again to spark connection.
• We rely on "super-connectors." Most community-building depends on that one social person to plan everything.

Despite these obstacles, the research is clear — connection makes life better

• 1. Chatting with acquaintances (not just close friends and family) boosts happiness ¹
• 2. More variety in our social interactions = more happiness (family, friends, acquaintances, coworkers, etc) ²
• 3. We avoid talking to strangers because we think we won’t enjoy it, when in reality, we will ³
• 4. Weak ties (casual connections) are more likely to lead to new jobs, ideas, and even relationships ⁴

So I built this tool, to fill the connection gap in my own life

I would LOVE to bump into people I know on the street or at the grocery store, or text someone to do a last-minute walk around the block. But I’ve found it quite dificult to build these local, low-effort connections…

I’ve met people through social groups, sports, dinners with strangers, and Bumble BFF, but these lead to either never seeing each other again or the type of “long distance” modern friendship where you text, check your calendar, research an activity, make reservations for weeks from now, and then commute somewhere (all of which I find quite draining).

I just want more daily little splashes of interaction, so I can feel human connection while continuing to be my logistics-averse, ambiverted couch potato self. I also wouldn't mind a neighbor’s phone number, just in case I run out of butter mid-recipe.

So I've decided to try building the effortless local neighborhood community I wish existed, where I run into people without making plans and get my fill of social interaction without the logistics and commute.

That’s why I built this app to pair neighbors for 10-minute chats: low-commitment, no planning, no pressure. The goal? Create a new cultural norm where it’s natural to know your neighbors in an easy, everyday way.

Whether you need a buddy, or your dog needs a buddy, or you just need someone to text when you're out of detergent, this is for you.