When Aaron Smith, a 31-year-old from North Carolina, got tired of the digital dating battlefield, he did what most frustrated singles only joke about: he eliminated the competition altogether. The result was Singularity, a dating app where only one man is allowed—and that man is Aaron himself.
You read that correctly. Every woman who downloads the app is invited into a universe where every swipe, every match, and every potential lover leads back to one profile, one face, and one very determined North Carolinian. In a world where dating apps promise infinite options, Singularity offers the opposite: a curated experience built around one man’s persistent availability.
The idea, which started as a joke between friends, quickly went viral after Smith explained the concept to CNET and People. What began as a lighthearted prank morphed into a hilarious commentary on the maddening mechanics of modern dating.
The Problem With Dating Apps, According to Aaron Smith
Like many millennials navigating the app-dominated dating landscape, Smith found himself lost in an endless sea of profiles, half-hearted conversations, and algorithmic monotony. His conclusion was simple: “If dating apps won’t give me the advantage, I’ll make my own app that does.”
Singularity solves the problem not by improving compatibility or optimizing matching, but by removing every other man from existence. It’s a dating platform stripped down to its most essential element: the certainty that the only option is Aaron.
And somehow, that certainty resonated—with the internet, at least.
LINK: https://nypost.com/2019/11/25/north-carolina-man-creates-dating-app-that-bars-all-other-men/
One Man, Infinite Profiles
Inside the app, users don’t scroll through hundreds of men in gym mirror selfies or holding fish. Instead, they find multiple versions of Aaron Smith’s profile—each with different photos, angles, outfits, and facial expressions. Think of it as an Aaron multiverse:
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Aaron reading.
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Aaron cooking.
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Aaron standing near a waterfall.
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Aaron trying to look mysteriously away from the camera.
Swipe left? Another Aaron appears. Swipe right? You still get Aaron. Refresh the page? Aaron. Log out and back in? Aaron again.
It’s both absurd and strangely honest—an antidote to choice overload, packaged as satire.
The Internet Reacts: “This Is the Most Efficient Man in America”
The concept struck a nerve. Some called Singularity genius. Others labeled it bold narcissism wrapped in millennial humor. Many simply enjoyed the comedic creativity, praising Smith for turning dating frustration into performance art.
In a culture exhausted by ghosting, breadcrumbing, intentional ambiguity, and algorithmic roulette, Smith’s app is refreshing in its bluntness: no false promises, no endless swiping, no illusions of variety—just one man putting himself out there, loudly and unapologetically.
A Commentary on Digital Romance
Behind the comedy lies a sharp criticism of how dating apps have reshaped human connection:
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Too much choice leads to decision fatigue.
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Algorithms dictate attraction more than intuition.
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Profiles feel disposable.
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People become options instead of individuals.
Singularity flips the script by removing the illusion of infinite choices. It mocks the endless-marketplace mentality of modern dating by reducing it to its most ridiculous extreme: what if your only option was one man with a good sense of humor and absolutely no rivals?
Would It Actually Work as a Dating Strategy?
Surprisingly, yes. Humor is one of the most attractive traits rated across all dating platforms. And Smith’s willingness to poke fun at himself, at the culture of swiping, and at the absurdity of the digital love economy is exactly the kind of personality that stands out in a crowded online world.
In that sense, Singularity might be more effective than traditional apps—not because it eliminates competition, but because it eliminates pretense.
The Bigger Picture: Dating in the Age of Algorithms
What makes Smith’s app viral isn’t simply the concept—it’s what it reveals. People are tired. Tired of endless swiping, tired of being ghosted, tired of feeling commodified by algorithms designed to maximize engagement rather than connection. Tired of romance that feels more like data analysis.
Singularity is intentionally absurd, but the reason it resonated is very real: the modern dating ecosystem has become chaotic enough that a one-man dating app feels like a breath of fresh air.
The Legacy of Singularity: Comedy, Creativity, Connection
Will Singularity revolutionize dating?
Probably not.
Will it remain one of the funniest, sharpest commentaries on digital romance in years?
Absolutely.
Aaron Smith didn’t set out to solve dating. He set out to mock it—and in doing so, he captured a cultural truth far larger than himself: when the dating world becomes too overwhelming, sometimes the only option you want is the one that makes you laugh.
And on Singularity, you always know exactly who that option is.