Meet The One Your Friends Forgot to Introduce You to with Circl.es

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Name: Circl.es

Quick Pitch: Date people your friends haven’t introduced you to — yet.

Genius Idea: Help people find romance by connecting them to their friends’ friends.

The world of dating has changed a lot in the past few years. It’s been just over a decade since online dating hit the mainstream, and only the past five years for it to become part of our collective online culture. However, the idea of meeting a stranger in person for the first time still leaves a lot of people feeling uneasy.

Justin Krause, the creator of Circl.es found the solution — friends of your friends. Many people manage this without the help of the Internet, but for those who have difficulty meeting people in person this could still be helpful. Rather than introducing users to complete strangers, Circl.es uses Facebook to find friends of your friends. Circl.es does not show your friends in match results.

Circl.es only launched this past April, but is already steadily gaining active users. There are no questions about your taste and hobbies, no listing your favorite bands or foods, just the assumption that if you’re friends with someone, you’ll probably have things in common with their other friends. It makes sense. You can skip filling out an absurdly long profile and simply plug in the basics (body type, age, and those you prefer in a partner) and find significant-other-material in your vicinity.

“Your real identity is on display,” Krause told Mashable. “This is anathema to many old-school online daters, but to the younger Facebook generation, using real identities just makes sense to reduce lying and cut through the crap – and seeing mutual friends, education, and the ways someone is expressing themselves to their friends is infinitely valuable when trying to judge dating potential. It really is a revolution in this once-sketchy corner of social media!”

Would you use Circl.es? Tell us in the comments.