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‘Single sock seeks sexy sartorial soulmate

» Finally: unconventional online dating site for single socks

Sophie Isbister

Life & Style Editor

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Comins hot off the heels of
other niche dating sites
such as Christian Mingle and
Gluten-free Dating, new web
start-up SoleMates.com plans
to be the world’s first dating

site for inanimate objects.
Melinda Tu Pair, founder of Sole
Mates, got the idea to launch
the unique website when she

crazy trying to find [her] other
black, knee-high sock.”

Tu Pair told the Other

: Press in an exclusive interview
: that she was simply planning

: to throw away her odd, lonely
: sock, when she realized that

: maybe the sock had feelings,

: too.

“T started to think about

: how lonely I would feel

: without my soulmate, Teddy,

: my miniature poodle,’ Tu

: Pair said. “And that’s when

: | realized—these socks are

: people too, people with real

: hopes and dreams. How would
reportedly “was going absolutely : | like to be alone and forgotten
: at the bottom of a dresser

: drawer?”

Tu Pair set out to create

: an online space for socks to

: mingle and find love. On Sole
: Mates, your sock can set up

: a profile with a picture anda

: short bio outlining a bit about
: its brand, level of wear (lightly
: worn to used up), and favourite :
: dinner spot. Your sock canalso :
: include a small write-up about
: what they’re looking for ina

: match. Tu Pair anticipates that
: most socks will be seeking an

: exact replica of themselves—

: someone to really hold the

: mirror up to them.

The website has a

corresponding app which will

: feature a Tinder-style swipe
: function: swipe left to send

: it back to the bin, and swipe
: right if it’s a perfect match.

: Mobile functionality means
: your sock can seek its soul

: mate on-the-go—perfect for

even the busiest socks!
Tu Pair hopes to launch the

: website and app together by

: the New Year, but if you or your
: single sock just can’t wait to

: find true love, check out local

: Laundromats, the Craigslist

: missed connections forum, or

: even a local sock hop.

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