How Usual turns everyday places into better introductions.

Choose who you want to meet, your preferred age range, your distance preferences, and the types of relationships you are open to.

Usual only suggests people whose dating preferences are mutually compatible.

Your Usual is the private set of places that can be used to improve your matches.

Places can be identified from recurring location patterns or added manually.

Examples include:

• Gyms and fitness studios
• Coffee shops
• Restaurants
• Parks and trails
• Bookstores
• Music venues
• Museums
• Neighborhoods
• Community spaces
• Activity venues

A single visit is not enough. A place must represent a repeated or meaningful part of your life before it is suggested.

Usual never assumes that a place should be used for dating.

Every suggested place is shown privately for approval.

You can:

• Approve it
• Hide it
• Remove it permanently
• Use only the category
• Allow the exact venue to be revealed after a mutual match
• Pause all place-based matching

Home, work, schools, medical facilities, shelters, addiction treatment facilities, places of worship, and other sensitive destinations are automatically excluded.

Usual evaluates more than whether two people have visited the same coordinates.

Matching considers:

• Whether the place is recurring
• How meaningful it is to each person
• The type of place
• How recently it has been part of each routine
• The number of places in common
• Dating preferences
• Geographic practicality
• User safety controls

Usual does not require two people to have been at a place simultaneously.

Every suggestion includes a clear reason.

Example:

You both regularly visit a climbing gym, spend time near the waterfront, and prefer independent coffee shops.

Before a mutual match, Usual shows shared categories or general context.

Exact venue names are only revealed after a match when both people permit it.

Once two people match, the shared context becomes a natural conversation starter.

Suggested opener:

It looks like we both spend a lot of time climbing. What are you working on right now?

Usual never posts or sends a message automatically.