I built a website to ask girls out without being cringe

I Built a Website to Ask Girls Out Without Being Cringe

We've all been there.

You like someone. You want to ask them out. And suddenly your brain — the same brain that functions perfectly fine the rest of the day — completely shuts down.

You type "hey wanna grab coffee sometime" and stare at it for 20 minutes. You delete it. You retype it. You add an emoji. You remove the emoji. You close the app entirely and pretend it never happened.

This shouldn't be this hard.

The Problem

Asking someone out in 2026 is weirdly broken:

• Text feels too casual — "hey wanna hang" doesn't exactly scream effort
• In person is terrifying — and if it's awkward, you still have to see them every day
• Being too serious is cringe — nobody wants to receive a love letter from someone they barely know
• Being too casual is forgettable — she probably got 3 other "wyd" messages today

The sweet spot is somewhere between effort and chill. Something that says "I thought about this" without saying "I rehearsed this in the mirror 47 times."

The Idea

What if you could send a link that does the hard part for you?

Not a dating app. Not a form. Just a cute, personalized invitation — something that feels thoughtful without being over-the-top.

That's MyCrush.

How It Works

1. Enter their name — the invitation becomes personal
2. Pick a vibe — dinner, coffee, drinks, or write your own message
3. Sign it — so they know who it's from (no anonymous creepiness)
4. Send the link — done. That's it.

When your crush opens the link, they don't see a boring message. They get a story-style experience — animated text that builds anticipation, a personalized message with their name, the type of date you're proposing, and a way to respond.

It's playful enough to not be cringe, but thoughtful enough to show you actually tried.

Why It Works

The secret is that it removes the awkwardness from both sides:

For you: You don't have to craft the perfect text. You don't have to time it right. You don't have to stand there nervously waiting for a reaction. You fill in the blanks, send a link, and breathe.

For them: There's no pressure to respond on the spot. No awkward silence to fill. They open it in private, smile (hopefully), and respond when they're ready.

It also adds a layer of charm through format. A cute animated invitation hits completely different than a plain text. Same words, different experience. Format is content.

The Origin Story

I'll be honest about why this exists.

There was this girl who worked at my climbing gym. We had a good vibe — chatting at the front desk, small talk before and after sessions, the usual. I wanted to ask her out but couldn't find the right way to do it. Too casual felt weak, too serious felt weird, and doing it in person at the place where she works and I'd have to show up every week? Terrifying.

So I did what any reasonable developer would do: I built an entire website to solve the problem.

I designed the invitation, coded the animations, set up the whole thing. It was perfect. The link was ready.

And then... I didn't send it. 😂

Never had the balls to actually share the link with her. Classic.

But hey — I ended up with a pretty cool app. Sometimes the side quest is the main quest.

The Real Insight

What I learned building this is simple:

Most guys don't lack the courage to ask someone out. They lack the format.

Give someone a clean, easy way to express interest — one that feels fun instead of stressful — and suddenly it's not scary anymore. The irony that I still chickened out is not lost on me. But at least now you don't have to.

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Try it: mycrush.lekiks.fr

Worst case, you have a fun link to send. Best case, you have a date this weekend. Either way, you'll have more courage than I did.