Someday matches you with one person for a one-on-one dinner, based on a genuine overlap between your life stories and what you're both curious about or dream about. Enough in common to connect, enough difference to make the conversation worth having.
The idea
Most stranger-meetup formats put several people at one table and match on broad hobbies like “we both like fitness” or “we both like travelling.” In a big group, the conversation has to stay broad enough for everyone, so it often never gets past jobs, hometowns, and small talk.
Someday does the opposite. One person, one table, matched around a specific crossing between what you have lived and what the other person is genuinely curious about now. That gives both of you something real to talk about from the start.
How it works
Tell us your story
A ten-minute signup about where you've come from, what you spend your days doing, what has changed your perspective, and what you're seriously thinking about right now.
We find the overlap
We look for a match where the shared context gives you something to connect over, and the difference gives you something worth talking about.
You get the brief, we book the table
Before dinner, you get one or two lines explaining who you're meeting and exactly why. We choose a central, publicly reviewed restaurant that is quiet enough to talk.
Have dinner. See where the conversation goes.
Dinners run between 5pm and 10pm. You pay for your own meal. If it goes well, swap details, go for a walk, and keep talking.
A good match can take time. We would rather wait for a real crossing than force a weak pairing just to fill a table.
What you get before every dinner
“Emma moved from London to Sydney to work in design. She left a flashy law career to do it and is still figuring out whether it was the best decision she ever made or the most reckless.”
You do not arrive completely cold. The short brief tells you why this person is worth your evening, so the conversation can get past jobs and hometowns much faster.
One-to-one by design
Someday is built around one long conversation with one person you would probably never have met otherwise.
Safety & privacy
Same-gender matching is on by default. You can change it, but you never have to opt in to it.
Your nominated contact gets the itinerary. Venue, time, and your match's first name are sent when a dinner is booked.
Public venues, sensible hours. Popular, publicly reviewed, central restaurants only, with dinners capped at 10pm.
Your full profile is not public. Your match sees a short crossing summary, not your answers, last name, contact details, or workplace identifiers.
Serious reports mean removal. Safety feedback is kept separate from whether you simply enjoyed the dinner.
Pricing
There are no signup, matching, or attendance fees. You only pay for your own food and drinks at the restaurant.
Why I started Someday
I started Someday after a dinner with someone I barely knew from my study abroad at UC Berkeley turned into one of the best conversations I'd had in years. We had enough shared context to connect meaningfully, but our lives were different enough that we never ran out of things to talk about.
We had only met for a couple of minutes at Berkeley before, so sitting down one-on-one felt a little scary or weird at first. But the conversation quickly moved past the usual jobs and hometowns small talk. We talked about life in Berkeley, growing up in very different parts of the world (I am from Australia), our different life stories, and the things we actually dreamed about every day!
We ended up walking for hours afterwards too. That dinner happened by accident, and I started Someday because I think more of those conversations should happen on purpose!
Say hi — hello@joinsomeday.appBefore you sign up
No. Someday is meant to be platonic. The point is a meaningful conversation with someone whose life crosses with yours in an interesting way so that you can learn from each other's experiences.
You pay the restaurant directly for your own food and drinks. Someday never handles the meal bill. Someday is free to join and attend. You only pay the restaurant for your own food and drinks.
Not your full profile. They receive a short summary explaining the crossing. Someday does not share your last name, contact details, or workplace identifiers.
There is no promise of an instant match. Someday would rather take longer than put you at a table with someone who is only a loose fit.
Sign up
Tell us enough about your life to give us a chance of finding them.
Your free-text answers are used only to find and explain a match. They are not published or made browsable, and you can delete your profile and answers.