BURYTIMES.CO.UK - Nicky Wake launched Chapter2, a dating app for widows and widowers, in the UK in November 2022. After gaining thousands of users and success stories, including friendships and an engagement, she is now expanding the app to America, Canada, and Australia. Chapter2 provides a safe space for widows to find friendship and companionship. The app launched in America and Australia on July 4 and will debut in Canada on July 8. To celebrate, free premium access will be available in all three countries until early next year.
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Chapter2 Dating App Expands Overseas
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Chapter 2: a Dating App by and for Widows and Widowers
READERS DIGEST - Nicky Wake, inspired by her own experiences as a widow and the challenges of online dating, founded Chapter 2, a dating app specifically for widows and widowers. The app focuses on creating a community and a safe space for those who have lost their partners. It provides various features, including forums, blog posts, and monthly meet-ups, to support users not just in dating but also in coping with widowhood. Chapter 2's user base is diverse, with an average age of 45+, and the oldest member being 96. The app also offers a sister site, Widow's Fire, catering to those seeking less committed, more casual relationships. The app is free to join, with premium features available for a fee, and it has successfully facilitated relationships, emphasizing moving forward rather than moving on after loss.
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Chapter 2 Reveals Study on 'Widow's Fire' and Post-Bereavement Sexual Intimacy
CHAPTER2 - 'Widow's fire' is a term denoting the strong sexual desire experienced following the death of a partner. Recent research has found that 63% of widows and widowers experience this phenomenon, with 58% beginning to feel these urges within 6 months of their partner's passing. The average widow or widower waits about a year and three months before engaging in sexual relations with a new partner. The study also revealed that many widows and widowers become more sexually adventurous and experimental after their partner's death. To support widows and widowers in exploring these natural urges, Chapter 2, the UK dating app for widows and widowers is launching a sister-app called WidowsFire in June 2023. The app is 'all about the physical' with other widows and widowers and seeks to offer a fun and flirty place to explore natural urges.
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Chapter2 Expands Globally
BUSINESS CLOUD - Chapter 2, the UK dating app for widows and widowers, is expanding globally after attracting ~2K subscribers since its launch in Nov 2022. Founder Nicky Wake, who created the app after struggling with mainstream dating apps following the death of her husband, plans to launch the service in the US in June 2023 and Australia in Sep 2023. The app offers a safe space for widows and widowers to explore dating on their own terms and has three subscription options: friendship and companionship, casual dating, and serious relationships.
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Chaper Two, a New Dating App for Widowed, Asks for Death Certificate
WALES ONLINE - Nicky Wake, who lost her husband aged 49, has launched a dating app for widows hoping to find love again. Users must provide their late spouse's death certificate or a memorial FB account to get in. She said dating again after being widowed was like the "wild west". She experienced unsolicited pictures, went on dates, then realized the men were married and almost went out with a man with a criminal record. She launched the app Chapter Two in November.
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