Dear Diary,

I'm over it! Ghosted. Catfished. Stood up at a bar, heart sinking as the minutes tick by. I’ve been there. My friends have been there. We’ve waded through the cesspool of dating apps—swiping, hoping, crashing. Sure, apps have their wins: I’ve met incredible friends, had fun nights abroad, even scored a few dates that didn’t suck. But, this isn’t how it’s supposed to be. This isn’t how we find "real."

My gut screams we’re doing it wrong. Swiping left on someone who might’ve lit up your world if you’d met them at a coffee shop or the Farmers Market. Posting polished pics from ten years ago, pretending we’re not beautifully flawed. We’re playing a game, chasing fleeting matches that leave us emptier than before. And I’m D-O-N-E with it.

Screens are killing us. Social media’s a masquerade, and it hurts my soul watching people glued to their phones, trading real talk for filtered selfies and TikTok dances. We've lost the art of connection. We’ve forgotten what it feels like to look someone in the eye and feel that raw, electric spark.

I’ve spent my life in sales, and there’s one rule that’s never failed: get in the room! Face-to-face outshines every call, every DM, every Zoom meeting. Nothing matches the power of your energy, your voice, your presence. In a world screaming with noise, your realness is your edge. It’s what lands the client, the partner, the life you want. Show me a screen that can match the heat of a smile or the pull of a stranger’s infectious energy. I’ll wait.

For years, I’ve burned with this vision: to disrupt the online dating world and build something better. Who am I? Just Ashley—a girl with deep fire in her heart and a hunger to make this world so much better. I’ve cold-emailed Mark Cuban, begging him to back this dream. Silence. But I’m not waiting anymore. I’m here, raw and relentless, ready to change how we meet, how we connect, how we get new business—one real-ass moment at a time.

So, screw the swipes. Let’s meet in the wild, where sparks fly and relationships form. Join me to make this cold, digital world warmer, truer, and a lot more fun. We can do SO much better than this!

Unapologetically raw,

Ashley