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An AI dating coach for men who freeze

A coach who remembers you.

She learns what stops you, hears your nerves, sees your smile, and believes in you on the days you don't. Practise out loud with her, then go say hi for real.

Your first 10 minutes are free. 18+. Your coach is an AI and says so. We email you once when it opens.

A real session with Luna, your coach. AI character, not a real person.

Why it's different

Not a talking face. Someone in your corner.

Anyone can put a face on a chatbot. Your coach knows your story, notices what you can't see in yourself, and is still there the next day.

Her notes on what holds him back, each one marked as a guess until he says it's true

She knows you

  • Remembers every talk: your wins, your bad days, what you promised.
  • Learns what keeps stopping you, and asks before she assumes.
  • You see everything she remembers, and can change or delete it.
Luna
“Your voice went flat on that last ‘I see you around’. Flat can read as not interested, even when you are. A little warmth there, maybe a smile.”Luna, after a gym practice

She notices you

  • Your voice: when you speed up or go quiet, compared with your normal.
  • Your face, if you turn the camera on: eye contact, a real smile, tension.
  • Your words, and the plainer sentence to try next time.
A card she made: this week's place, two openers, his brave step and a note from her

She's with you

  • Gets you ready before you go out, and whispers in your earbuds when it's real.
  • A morning message, and a plan she makes just for you each week.
  • Celebrates every attempt, and reminds you of your wins on the bad days.

See it in action

Real practice sessions, cut short.

Show me how it's doneTwo coaches act out the first hello, then explain what worked.
She caught my voiceA gym approach, rehearsed out loud, then honest feedback.
Her friends scored meTwo more coaches join the call and rate the approach.
Life-size in my roomOn a Meta Quest 3: she stands up, then coaches him after a practice.

AI characters, not real people. Edited for length.

Meet your coaches

Three personalities. One goal: your next real hello.

Luna, an AI coach
LunaPlays the woman you're nervous to approach, then tells you honestly how it went.
Zoe, an AI coach
ZoeActs out the approach with you, then breaks down why it worked.
Rose, an AI coach
RoseScores your approach gently and honestly, and tells you what landed.

AI characters, not real people. After every call they compare notes on how you're doing.

Rehearse, go, tell her how it went

Small steps in real life. You climb one after three attempts.

  1. 1Eye contact, a smile and a helloTo anyone. The muscle is talking to strangers, not talking to women.Done
  2. 2One light comment about the shared momentSober, in daytime, somewhere she can easily walk away.This week
  3. 3A real conversationYour comment, then two follow-up questions about what she said.Next
  4. 4Share something of yoursA short story of your own, and tell her you're enjoying the conversation.Later
  5. 5A clear, easy-to-refuse askHer number, a coffee or a date, with a graceful exit either way.Later

Built on research

The coaching follows the evidence, not the gurus.

87%

of conversations in a week-long "talk to strangers" study went fine with the first person approached, and fear of rejection dropped afterwards.

Sandstrom, Boothby & Cooney, 2022
49%

of US women say being asked out for a drink by someone they don't know is acceptable. The setting and the way you ask decide the rest.

YouGov poll, 2019
1.2

is the effect size of CBT for social anxiety, built on doing the feared thing as a test. First Hello borrows that structure. It is a coach, not therapy.

Mayo-Wilson et al., Lancet Psychiatry 2014

Deep research, read to you a part at a time

Full reports, not tips. Your coach reads them aloud one part at a time, stops when you have a question, and turns each one into this week's practice. Read what each one found, with its sources, and watch the coaches talk it over:

Not a pickup course. Not an AI girlfriend. No lines to memorize, no keeping you on the app, no pushing past a "no". Just a coach who wants you out there, meeting real people.

Pricing

Simple. No subscription.

Pay as you go $5 for 30 minutes

Your first 10 minutes are free. Top up when you want more; your minutes never expire. Founding members go first in line when it's busy.

  • Your coach, with her memory of you
  • Practice scenes, missions and your courage log
  • Research read to you, a new one every week
Waitlist Free

Hear when it opens. No card, no commitment.

  • One email when it opens
  • Your 10 free minutes, waiting for you

Questions

Fair questions.

Is the coach a real person?

No. Your coach is an AI with a voice and a face, and it tells you so. It remembers your missions and your progress, and it's built around getting you to real conversations with real people.

I'm very shy. Is this for me?

Yes, that's who it's for. The first step is a hello to anyone, and every step is sized so you can actually do it this week. If anxiety stops you even at the smallest step for a month, your coach will suggest a therapist who does CBT for social anxiety. That's the most proven help there is.

Does she really remember me?

Yes. After every conversation she keeps notes: what happened, how you felt, what worked, what you promised. You can read all of it on one page, and change or delete anything.

What happens to what I tell her?

Your conversations are private to you. We don't sell your data, and you can delete your history at any time. The camera is off unless you turn it on.

Built by an engineer who used to freeze too

Your next conversation is one small step away.

What's hardest for you right now?

Your first 10 minutes are free. 18+. We email you once when it opens. No spam.