Cosmo Landesman. I dating this could end in humiliating rejection or the start of a magical romance, but so what? The Dating rings aim to end our dependence on dating apps and return the hunt…. The Pear rings aim to end our dependence on dating apps and return dating hunt for romance back to real life. Remember real life? That golden era before swiping, griping and getting ghosted? When people had face-to-face conversations? Ah yes, I remember them well. In theory the Pear ring sounds like a good idea.
But the singles I spoke to who are fed up with dating apps are doubtful. I decided to give it a go. Unable to purchase a Pear ring in time — they have a three-week wait for deliveries — I did a DIY Blue Peter thing and made my own imitation ring with a small piece of painted cardboard.
I was ready to give it my best shot. I would proudly display my fake Pear ring whenever I went out in public. I hunted for signs of the Pear ring in my local supermarket, on public transport, my local pub, my local nail bar, my yoga class and on my street. The nearest I came to spotting a Pear ring was in the changing room of my local gym.
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He is always walking around naked. This time I noticed he was wearing a ring — but not on his hand. It taps into a widespread nostalgia for the days of pre-dating apps when romantic connections were found in real life. And now real life is being repackaged and marketed like wholewheat bread and organic foods — something authentic and good for you. Real life is full of real people having real app. Sounds good?
The fact is, though, the same creeps, pervs and bores you meet via dating apps are the same creeps, pervs and bores you meet in real life. In some ways, wearing a ring could be ring for women because it means anyone can approach them. You have nothing to lose but your dating apps! But where exactly can ring-buyers connect? Purchasers of the Pear ring are promised various social app. They even concede that they have no proof — anecdotal or otherwise — that anyone has found a partner thanks to the ring.
And yet if the website is to be believed, Pear rings are selling like hot cakes.
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