The story behind 2DME

Know yourself.
Choose wiser.

2DME began with one deceptively simple wish: what if you could understand someone before investing your heart, your time, or your trust?

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Who says alcohol always leads to bad decisions?

Dating felt like guessing.
We wanted something better.

One summer, I went online hoping to find a friend—and unexpectedly found my best friend. As we talked, we kept returning to the same frustration: modern dating profiles tell you plenty about how someone looks, but very little about who they are.

Too often, the values, patterns, and red flags that matter only appear after you have invested your time and emotions. After a couple of tequila shots and a lot of brainstorming, I said what I had wished for in my own relationships: “I wish you could scan a person and understand them before you decide to invest.”

“What if clarity could come before chemistry?”

That thought became the seed of 2DME. Three years of research, setbacks, tears, persistence, and extraordinary support from friends and family turned it into something real.

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Why the name 2DME?

A two-dimensional code. A more dimensional view of me.

A QR code is a two-dimensional image. When someone scans your 2DME code, it opens a snapshot of you—your personality, values, patterns, and priorities. That is the idea behind the name: 2D, for the code you scan, and ME, for the person it helps you understand.

Why we exist

Better relationships begin with better information.

We are not here to make choices for you. We are here to help you see more clearly—so your choices can be more intentional.

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Know yourself

Meaningful connection starts with introspection. Understand your own values, needs, habits, and patterns.

02

See the whole person

Move past polished profiles and compare the dimensions that shape everyday relationships.

03

Talk about what matters

Use alignment and conflict as starting points for honest, productive conversations.

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Choose with intention

Use deeper insight to decide who belongs in your life and in what capacity.

What we believe

Compatibility is not about finding someone identical to you. It is about understanding the differences before they become distance.
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Meet the founder

A life built on service, insight, and reinvention.

I created 2DME because I know that a résumé—or a dating profile—never tells the whole story.

I am a Navy veteran, a trauma nurse of more than 15 years, a former Wall Street professional, and an entrepreneur. I hold degrees in psychology and nursing, and each chapter of my life has taught me something different about how people respond under pressure, build trust, communicate, and care for one another.

I am also over 50 and have never been married. My own path has made me deeply curious about how we choose partners, why we overlook incompatibility, and what might change if we understood ourselves—and one another—more honestly.

My hope is that the integrity I have tried to bring to every part of my life is reflected in 2DME.

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The future we want

Less performance.
More real connection.

We want to move dating away from endless swiping, fake profiles, and business models that depend on keeping people searching. Our hope is to help people bring connection back into real life—with greater self-knowledge, wiser choices, and more honest communication.