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Good Crush: Connecting Student Bodies

From: SexReally
Series: SexReally Show
Length: 09:10

Flirting with a crush has never been this easy...or this anonymous... Read the full description.

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Playing: Good Crush: Connecting Student Bodies
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Internet_dating_prx_small With the help of guest reporter Emily Corwin, Laura Stepp takes a look at college internet dating and specifically goodcrush.com, a popular site that “eliminates potential awkwardness and shyness from romantic interactions by offering simple, fun, and exciting ways to turn your crush into a GoodCrush - a match.”

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Piece Description

With the help of guest reporter Emily Corwin, Laura Stepp takes a look at college internet dating and specifically goodcrush.com, a popular site that “eliminates potential awkwardness and shyness from romantic interactions by offering simple, fun, and exciting ways to turn your crush into a GoodCrush - a match.”

Transcript

LAURA: Do you remember your first secret crush? And how you longed to tell him or her how you felt - but were scared to do so?

On some college campuses today, you can express your interest virtually risk-free, on a website called Good Crush.com. Good Crush lets you “crush” someone anonymously, and if they “crush” you back… you’re on your way.

Think Match.com meets Facebook.

I’m Laura Sessions Stepp and this is Sex.Really. Today we’re going to take a look at Internet dating in college- and the Good Crush site in particular. I heard about Good Crush from Nick Domino, a student who runs the site for Boston College.

Nick: Alright, so I’m going to use my school email as I’m signing in…

LAURA: That’s Nick at his computer on campus, explaining the concept for our guest reporter, Emily Corwin.

Nick: …Bada bing, bada boom. It takes you right to the Top 10 Crushed site.

Emily: Is this the h...
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