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Five Reasons Happn Is Perfect For Chicagoans

By Sponsor in Arts & Entertainment on Jan 16, 2015 6:00AM

This post is brought to you by Happn.

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Nothing is more disappointing than getting eyes from a cute stranger and not acting on it. Instead of sitting at your desk reminiscing about that fleeting moment in the elevator, you can finally have the answer to single life's two most important questions: 1. Were they actually into me? and 2. Will we ever meet again?

Happn is the answer. Instead of just showing pictures of singles from your social networks, it pulls up all the people you've crossed paths with recently. If they were within roughly a block of your location and they have a profile on Happn, they'll be waiting on your timeline. Tap "Like" and you'll be notified if they did the same; send a Charm if you'd like to break the ice and get noticed. Even better, you'll never receive a message from someone you didn't already like.

By taking it to the next level with your moving location, you can meet people who share your neighborhood, your train platform, your weekend haunts—and finally track down the one who got away. To be honest, it's the perfect way to date in Chicago. Here are five reasons why.

1. It's Hyper-Local. This is a city of short distances and long trips. Your date lives 3 miles away? Still gonna take an hour to get there. With Happn, you can find people who aren't just in your city, they might use your train stop, go to your coffee shop, or work in your building. Find someone who's nearby in a way that suits you best.

2. It's Down to the Minute. A ton of people live here, and a lot of us walk. This is just the kind of thing that can fill your day with longing glances from gorgeous passersby—and the disappointment of not acting on it. Now you can make it right: passing moments are tracked right down to the minute and plotted on a handy little map, so you'll finally be able to make something of all those missed opportunities.

3. It's Real Life. Meet people based on what you really do, not the fantasies that pad your dating profiles. You might go rock climbing once a year, but you check in on what's new at the neighborhood bookstore at least once a week. Now you can see who's been eyeing you from the stacks.

4. It's Not 'Missed Connections.' Besides being way more user friendly, Happn offers less bad grammar, more updates, fewer creeps, and a much more effective way of meeting that hot new commuter who must have just moved nearby.

5. It's Serious Instant Gratification. Think about it. How many times have you wondered if you got stares all day because your outfit was too much, or because it looked really, really good? Now you can bring up Happn after every once-over and have the answer once and for all.


There's no shortage of people around you who've already picked it up; Happn just celebrated 1 million users at the end of last year, and this is after barely a year in existence. Since thousands of Chicagoans are jumping on the bandwagon every week, you should give it a try and see for yourself!

Happn is available for both iPhone and Android.