HeartandHobby.com is an online dating website designed to unite singles through shared interests and hobbies. Searching for a compatible match using stereotypes and personality traits can be limiting and inaccurate.   HeartandHobby.com encourages singles to look beyond physical characteristics and photos and to focus on shared interests that can create a deeper bond between the couple in the long run.

One of the goals of HeartandHobby.com is to make online dating more enjoyable for singles.  Over and over you hear that first dates are uncomfortable and much like interviews.  If a couple shares a common interest then there is already something to talk about during the first date.  The couple is not only more comfortable but also more enthusiastic going into the date.

There are thousands of online dating websites that cater to specific interests, but only one interest per dating website.  These are more commonly referred to as a niche dating sites.  HeartandHobby.com is a site where all interests, hobbies, experiences and other categories are included on one online dating website, with the ability for singles to add additional interests if theirs are not represented on the site.

Instead of listing thousands of profiles and having singles narrow down their choices using an advanced search feature, HeartandHobby.com consists of specific interest groups that serve as its foundation.   It is within these interest groups that profiles of singles are categorized.  This is done to encourage singles to focus on shared interests first before they start to narrow down their options due to preconceived notions of body type, height, or age that they think they desire in a partner.  

By focusing on shared interests first, the hope is that people will open their minds to all possibilities and focus on finding a partner with whom they share more than just a physical attraction.

New Online Social Dating Site, HeartandHobby.com, Announced

Matching singles based on shared interests

 Heart and Hobby (www.HeartandHobby.com), is an online dating site matching singles based on their shared interests and hobbies. Ask any single man or woman - it takes more than a shared zip code and a few keywords to strike up a lasting relationship. No questionnaire, algorithm or drop-down list can encompass everything that makes an individual unique. Often with online dating sites, singles find themselves out on dates with people who looked great online, but with whom they have little, if anything, in common.

Heart and Hobby goes beyond mathematical calculations, allowing users to showcase their interests and search for others with similar qualities. When users join Heart and Hobby, they create a dating profile with photos and basic information, but this online profile is further enhanced with a list of their interests, hobbies, and experiences.  Heart and Hobby takes this list and links the profile to an existing group with like-minded singles or creates a new group for the interest.

Founder Alice Vysata started Heart and Hobby after finding it difficult to find compatible singles on online dating sites focusing on questionnaires and keywords to match singles.  “I could not find a dating website matching people based on interests except those that matched singles based only on one specific interest,” says site founder, Alice Vysata.  “This compelled me to create a dating site comprised of ‘Interest Group’ pages, in which singles could search for and interact with each other based on the interest(s) they share.”

These searchable interest groups feature walls where users can leave comments and updates to learn more about potential dates. Singles are also encouraged to join other groups if an interest catches their eye. To further personalize their profiles, users can create and maintain blogs. Standard online dating search tools, such as habits and religion, are also available on HeartandHobby.com. Users can strike up private conversations through the site’s messaging feature.  As the site grows, video capabilities will be added to user profiles and a smart phone application will be developed.