If you’ve been using dating apps for more than a day, you know it’s stressful. Swiping to find love isn’t fun, but meeting offline isn’t easy — especially after years of a pandemic.
Enter the pear ring(Opens in a new tab), a $25 turquoise ring that claims to be “the world’s largest social experiment.” The ring is for singles who are open to conversation IRL, and are meant to signal to others that you want to meet people. Wear it wherever you go – cafes, bars, holidays and wherever you are to chat with fellow singles. Pear’s first issue is sold out, and according to their website, the second issue will be out soon. The headlines say that “millions” of people have a pear ring(Opens in a new tab), but there is no indication of how many products were sold on Pear’s website; In fact, the brand claims millions of singles will to be worn.
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At the time of publication, Pear is available in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Germany. For a one-time fee of $25, you get three rings—in small, medium, and large sizes—and access to exclusive events and PearFest, “the world’s largest singles festival.” There are no other details about it on the website, only that the festival will be only for ring wearers.
Given that most couples meet online(Opens in a new tab) At present, the pear concept is ambitious. In addition to claiming millions will wear the ring, Pear says it’s designed for everyone. It’s unknown if Pear will live up to these claims, but dating app fatigue is real, so it wouldn’t be surprising for daters to turn to the alternative.
Meeting a partner through dating apps seems to be harder than ever. You have to swing and weave ghosts and romance scammers, people you don’t care about, people who waste your time. Singles can be looking for any kind of respite from dating app voidness, so Pear might come at just the right time. At the same time, women are already wondering if a ring could be a safety hazard(Opens in a new tab) If they encounter men they don’t want to talk to.
Mashable has reached out to Pear for comment.