After the initial shock, grief and heartache in losing your life partner and having your life irrevocably change, we inevitably take steps to move forward and find new meaning in life.
Chapter 2 can be friendship, companionship, dating or physical comfort, it means different things to different people. And we are calling on the OMBLES to help spread the word.
Today’s brief is an important one for a subject that is not often talked about.
Our friend, Nicky Wake, has channeled her energies into creating an apps to help widows find love and/or companionship once again. Read her story here https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/after-losing-husband-49-years-28411612
She’s been doing some amazing stuff to promote the app, including TV appearances, and is now hooking up with the OMBLES for an exciting partnership today. As well as this, she has also been busy creating Widows Fire, which is all about bringing the excitement & human connection back into your life in a non-judgmental and supportive space.
We’re excited to see the ideas blossoming and how you can help us to spread the word far and wide.
We don’t want to shy away from the facts. We want to see big, bold ideas and you can have some humour and cheekiness (within reason) too!
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Create posters to promote @Chapter2Dating
The community and dating app / platform built by widows for widows and widowers. #Chapter2Dating
Tweet your entries to @OneMinuteBriefs & @Chapter2Dating with the hashtag #Chapter2Dating & link to https://www.chapter2dating.app/
Deadline 6pm BST. Remember to include your Twitter handle in the bottom right-hand corner of your submissions. Please ensure that submissions do not include imagery/icons similar to existing dating apps or directly reference them.
Prizes:
WINNER: £200 cash!!
Runner-Up £100 cash!!
What is Chapter 2?
Chapter 2 can mean different things to different people, be that friendship, companionship, support, dating or physical comfort.
Using mainstream friendship and dating apps can be distressing and finding understanding is a little like trying to find a needle in a haystack. We believe widows and widowers are uniquely placed to understand each other and will respect the others need to grieve, remember and mourn what has gone before whilst making steps forward.
Founded by Nicky Wake, Chapter 2 is also part funded by two other widows, with the support of many more. We all want to be a part of trying to help you navigate your loss and find comfort and hope for the future.
Find out more here: https://www.chapter2dating.app/
About the platform
Chapter 2 is a dedicated app and website exclusively for widows and widowers, with community, forum, blog and advice features.
The platform is a safe and secure space. Only open to widows and widowers, we recognise that as widows we can be vulnerable and so the platform has a rigorous sign-up process, all profiles are vetted and users can report any suspicious activity, messages or behaviour.
We acknowledge that many of our users will not have dated for a long time and may never have dated online before. We are here to help you take those tentative steps forward in a safe manner, see our safety dating advice and tips for guidance. It goes without saying that all data is stored securely and confidential, you choose what you share on your profile. The safety of our community is paramount.
See our press and TV appearance below.
https://www.chapter2dating.app/press/
Guidelines can be found here.
You can also find out more about Nicky’s other app/platform below.
WidowsFire is brought to you by the team behind Chapter 2 – the community built by widows, for widows and widowers.
We listened to our Chapter 2 members. We listened to the community in forums and on social media. We surveyed over 500 widows and widowers. We realised that many widows and widowers weren’t quite ready for a committed ‘chapter 2’ relationship, but instead wanted and needed physical comfort, a human connection in a non-judgmental and supportive space. WidowsFire was born in the hopes to fill that void.