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There are many similarities between the Social Discovery and Dating markets; but perhaps no app illustrates the crossover more obviously than Chapter 2<\/a> \u2013 as Founder Nicky Wake explained in conversation with GDI\u2019s Senior Reporter Sean Nolan at the GDI conference in London.<\/p>\n

Chapter 2 is a common term within a particular circle: widows and widowers.\u00a0 Triggered by the passing of her own soulmate, she discovered the help of a support group and through it got to meet other widows.\u00a0 She soon realised that many conversations quickly turned towards \u2018starting again\u2019 and that most younger widows like her are not ready to accept that their love life is behind them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWidows are different from divorcees,\u201d she told the audience. \u201cOur houses are full of photos of our much loved and lost partners.\u00a0 Other widows and widowers understand that; they are happy to talk about the ones no longer with us, to celebrate important dates from our past, and support each other through the hard days.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emphasising the crossover with the social discovery market, Chapter 2 <\/a>describes itself as a community and dating app \u2013 and stresses that it was built by widows for widows and widowers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople who have the same shared painful experience have an immediate emotional understanding and connection,\u201d she explained. \u201cAnd there\u2019s also a shared language.\u201d<\/p>\n

Until she attended a widows\u2019 event and engaged with the community \u2013 there\u2019s an estimated 3 million widows in the UK alone \u2013 Wake had not come across the term \u2018widows fire\u2019.\u00a0 But she immediately understood what it meant, and it was evidenced by the nightly reminder of the empty space in the bed beside her.<\/p>\n

As a partner site to Chapter 2, Wake has now launched a more \u2018adult\u2019 offering called WidowsFire \u2013 which is for those looking for a physical connection but not yet ready to embark on another long-term partnership.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chapter 2 also has a face to face in real life element, and Wake has run successful widows\u2019 gatherings in Manchester and Birmingham with a London event set for October 12.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are vibrant events,\u201d she says. \u201cUntil you\u2019ve seen 90 widows on the dance floor you really haven\u2019t lived.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

On a more serious note, Wake stresses how important verification is to her when accepting new members onto the app.\u00a0 \u201cWidows are ripe for exploitation,\u201d she explains, \u201cand have maybe just received a large life insurance payout.\u00a0 We have to protect them and ensure that everyone who joins the site really is a widow or widower \u2013 we ask for all types of proof before admitting them onto the site.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next step for Chapter 2 is international \u2013 with a test launch in Florida on the agenda. \u201cConnecting with people with a shared painful experience is really supportive and it\u2019s the same the world over,\u201d she explained, \u201cbecause if you know\u2026 you know.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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