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Cupidtino will help you meet your iSweetie

by Mike Schramm May 5th 2010 at 5:30PM

I'm surprised this hasn't happened sooner -- Cupidtino is a brand new site that promises to hook you up with a fellow Cult of Mac member for romantic entanglements. That's right -- they claim to be the first "Mac-inspired dating site," destined to bring single and like-minded Mac fans together. Trying to meet someone at the Genius Bars can be so expensive and time-consuming, and all of those boys and girls on OkCupid just don't get it when you try to explain why the Unibody MacBook is such a great step forward and why the iPad isn't just a big iPod touch. Enter Cupidtino -- the site was started up by three San Francisco tech developers, and while it's only in pre-launch mode right now, you can sign up for a closed beta (and don't worry, as one of TUAW's only available bachelors, I did -- let the hilarity ensue).

When you sign up, you're asked which Macs and Apple devices you own, and so far, those are the only qualifications. But if my potential lady friend owns an iMac, that should be good enough, right? I can already picture us, having a romantic dinner at some local Italian place, charming music playing in the background while we share a bottle of wine, talking quietly about our favorite customized Automator services. Ah, sweet romance!

[via TechCrunch]

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iquanyin

i bit. tho i'd like to see a mac-chrome-cydia dating upgrade soon...

June 11 2010 at 9:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Alex

Can someone hold this trashcan while I powerchunkblow?

May 06 2010 at 11:05 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rot\'nApple

So now we'll go from TUAW's recent contest winner's post 'I was recently divorced and she took the dog."

to

'I was recently divorced and she took the iPad!' : )

May 05 2010 at 9:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Shunnabunich

You misspelled "let the sausagefest ensue".

May 05 2010 at 9:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jenny

Eww is right. I've been to Mac user group meetings before and the men there weren't worth dating. Most were a bunch of know it all jackasses.

I prefer to keep my choice of computer out of my dating life. There are so many other things a couple can build a relationship on.

May 05 2010 at 7:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Thayne Miller

like chewing gum.

May 05 2010 at 7:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Josh Carr

I find this totally hilarious. If I were single and unable to find a date via normal means, I'd totally use this.

However, there is a certain sense of accomplishment when you bring your girlfriend over from the dark side, convert her to Mac everything and then marry her.

Maybe someone should start a Windows dating site. Then we could crash the party and spread the Mac love. Yeah?

May 05 2010 at 6:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Tim

CRASH the party. Hahaha...

May 05 2010 at 7:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
designr

What's really, really scary is that all your potential mates are COMPUTER GEEKS! ew.

May 05 2010 at 5:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Tim

No, thats a good thing! I would love to have a girlfriend that I could sit around with and talk about tech stuff without her thinking I was boring. That's awesome! Then I could also pull off tech lines like: "You're so beautiful, Johnny Ives' aluminum is jealous."

May 05 2010 at 6:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
robbie

...only to be shot down for calling him "Johnny Ives"

May 05 2010 at 8:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
waiownsyou

I think this is a potential danger since it asks you to list all the devices you own. And since Apple items hold one of the best resell values on any market, I'm sure this is the easiest way to set a nerd up for a robbery.

May 05 2010 at 5:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Drew

What about your family spilling your million dollar life insurance policy the first time they meet the significant other...

Other than that sung me up. Then I won't have to share my iPad.

May 05 2010 at 6:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Twisell

I really thought this website was a big joke because in French "Cupide" mean "grasping". So French translation for Cupidtino really sound like "The grasping Tino" which i picture in my mind as an italian neighbor mobster ;)

June 08 2010 at 4:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
George Hardy

ew.

May 05 2010 at 5:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Steve

Although this sounds pretty silly, if this helps even one happy couple meet each other, why not?

May 05 2010 at 5:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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