Is killing the connection after 48 meant to push people to share alternative contact information? 48 hours seems like it could be fast for this.

It seems that the connection should persist as long as the conversation is alive. Start chatting and keep all active conversations with some kind of 2 way back and forth within the last week. If the conversation dies out, then let the connection expire.

Great question! The 48 hours is actually just the trial period, not a hard cutoff. Think of it like this: you get matched with someone new, and you both have 48 hours to see if there's chemistry. If you're both enjoying the conversation, you can mutually extend it indefinitely. If not, it expires automatically—no awkward ghosting, no guilt. Why 48 hours specifically?

It creates urgency to actually engage (no "I'll reply later" that becomes never) It's long enough for meaningful exchange across time zones It filters out low-effort connections before they clutter your inbox

The alternative would be what you described—keeping conversations alive as long as there's activity. But in practice, we found people don't want 47 half-dead conversations lingering. The explicit "extend or end" decision forces both people to actively choose whether this connection matters. Sharing external contact info? Some users do exchange WhatsApp/Instagram if they really click, but that's not the goal. The goal is to keep quality high by requiring mutual intent to continue. Does that make more sense? Happy to clarify further!