Transcript of @ddennishan's reel

I'm building an app for a girl again.
Two weeks ago, the prettiest girl I've ever seen was at this party my friends were hosting.
Yes, this girl. I thought, I should talk to her.
How hard could it be? Impossible!
Women are scary.
Instead, I just awkwardly stared at her the whole night, like a creep.
After the party was over, I could not get her out of my head. I fumbled my only chance with my future wife. Until I found her Instagram.
Except I don't know how to slide into the DMs. I asked my mom what to do.
And she said, 'Do you know anyone who could set you guys up?'
And I do. My friend who invited her to the party is literally in a class with her.
But, I hate being set up. It's so awkward.
Then it hit me. I'm in computer science. I can't talk to girls, but I can build cool shit, sometimes.
So, what if I built my very own dating app?
I know what you're thinking. 'You suck and I hate you. There are millions of other dating apps. How would this be any different?'
I'm glad you asked.
Now, here's me and here's mystery girl. I looked it up and apparently the most successful way to date someone is through a friend.
But the most common way people date is through apps like Tinder and Hinge, which suck. I'd have to swipe through thousands of scary strangers that probably want to kill me, probably.
But Mystery Girl isn't a total stranger. We have a mutual, like my friend who invited her to the party.
So, what if we got rid of all the strangers and made our app mutuals only? You can only date your friends and their friends.
What could go wrong? Let me know if you like the idea so we can build this together with you, the internet, and hopefully Mystery Girl doesn't see this. That would be embarrassing...

"I'm building an app for a girl again."
[AUDIO: Upbeat, energetic synth beat starts]
[TEXT: "F*ck"]
"Two weeks ago, the prettiest girl I've ever seen was at this party my friends were hosting."
[VISUAL: Photo of a party with several people, including the narrator in a leopard print coat and two women. A red arrow points to one of the women.]
[TEXT: "this girl"]
"Yes, this girl. I thought, I should talk to her."
[TEXT: "ME | mystery_girl"]
"How hard could it be? Impossible!"
[VISUAL: Close-up of the narrator's face, smiling, then a fire visual effect around him.]
"Women are scary."
[VISUAL: Narrator gives two thumbs up, then a photo of the party with pixelated eyes over his face.]
"Instead, I just awkwardly stared at her the whole night, like a creep."
[TEXT: "awkwardly ME | mystery_girl the whole night | creep"]
[VISUAL: Black screen with white text 'creep', then a silhouette of the narrator's head against a changing colored light backdrop.]
"After the party was over, I could not get her out of my head. I fumbled my only chance with my future wife. Until I found her Instagram."
[VISUAL: Narrator holds up a phone with a blurred Instagram profile on screen. Close-up of hands typing on a phone.]
[TEXT: "i don't know how to slide into the DMs"]
"Except I don't know how to slide into the DMs. I asked my mom what to do."
[VISUAL: Narrator FaceTiming with a woman (his mom) who is laughing.]
"And she said, 'Do you know anyone who could set you guys up?'"
[VISUAL: Shot of feet opening a door, then a woman walks in (face blurred).]
"And I do. My friend who invited her to the party is literally in a class with her."
[TEXT: "my friend is literally with her"]
"But, I hate being set up. It's so awkward."
[VISUAL: Narrator looking uncomfortable, then sitting on a bed in his room, looking confused.]
"Then it hit me. I'm in computer science. I can't talk to girls, but I can build cool shit, sometimes."
[VISUAL: Narrator puts on sunglasses, opens a laptop showing Matrix-like green code, then glitching error messages, then colorful pixel art. Hands typing on keyboard.]
"So, what if I built my very own dating app?"
[VISUAL: Narrator stands up, dramatically poses, and a loud cheering sound plays. He then hits himself with a box.]
[TEXT: "dating app"]
[AUDIO: Cheering sound fades, record scratch sound effect.]
"I know what you're thinking. 'You suck and I hate you. There are millions of other dating apps. How would this be any different?'"
[VISUAL: Narrator holds a box over his head, then has pixelated sunglasses and mustache overlay, giving a middle finger.]
[TEXT: "PAUSE || what ur thinking | you suck and I hate you there are millions of other dating apps how would this be any different?"]
"I'm glad you asked."
[VISUAL: Narrator stands in front of a red tarp, then pulls it away to reveal a whiteboard covered in stick figures, charts, and papers.]
"Now, here's me and here's mystery girl. I looked it up and apparently the most successful way to date someone is through a friend."
[VISUAL: Close-up on the whiteboard showing stick figures, charts about 'how couples meet in the US', and Google searches.]
[TEXT: "here's me mystery girl | and apparently successful | a friend"]
"But the most common way people date is through apps like Tinder and Hinge, which suck. I'd have to swipe through thousands of scary strangers that probably want to kill me, probably."
[VISUAL: Close-up on whiteboard showing logos for Tinder, Hinge, Grindr with 'SUCK' written on them. Below are mocked-up Tinder profiles (Billie Eilish, Michael B. Jordan, a Sphynx cat, Ryan Gosling) and a skull and crossbones drawing.]
[TEXT: "SUCK | thru strangers = DEATH"]
"But Mystery Girl isn't a total stranger. We have a mutual, like my friend who invited her to the party."
[VISUAL: Close-up on whiteboard showing stick figures: 'ME', 'mystery_girl', and 'friend' connected by arrows. 'friend' is circled.]
[TEXT: "mystery girl | a mutual | friend"]
"So, what if we got rid of all the strangers and made our app mutuals only? You can only date your friends and their friends."
[VISUAL: Close-up on whiteboard with 'MUTUALS ONLY' written largely. Arrows show connections between friends.]
[TEXT: "MUTUALS ONLY | friends"]
"What could go wrong? Let me know if you like the idea so we can build this together with you, the internet, and hopefully Mystery Girl doesn't see this. That would be embarrassing..."
[VISUAL: Narrator stands smiling in front of the whiteboard, holding a small object. He looks genuinely embarrassed at the end.]

Genre

Electronic Pop

Mood

Energetic

Tempo

Fast

Type

trending_sound

An upbeat, fast-paced synth melody, common in TikTok meme videos, playing in the background.