Building real bonds amongst diverse groups of strangers.

“Society is losing something when we don’t share our weirdness with one another. You're losing something when you have someone at your table and they don't share what makes them different. One of the purposes I have in life is to create spaces where people will share what is interesting about them, and why they are different.”
— Sophie Mona Pagès, LVRSNFRNDS Founder Member

As a 🇲🇦 Moroccan immigrant growing up in 🇫🇷 France, Sophie grew up feeling a bit “weird” in her complex identity. She craved a space infused with diversity, inclusion, intimacy, modernity, and beauty.

Instead of waiting for such a space to appear, she created LVRSNFRNDS herself. The 20 attendees at the first event in East London were people Sophie found on dating apps who she “would be happy to spend an evening with.” She asked them to fill out a form if they wanted to attend, spend 15 minutes with her on a call, and gathered fun facts about each attendee to spark conversations. The group was diverse across identities and ages, and meaningful relationships were sparked. The night was a success.

Today LVRSNFRNDS gathers people around the world, to fight loneliness and enable meaningful connections of all kinds. Hand-selected members have access to events where they’re asked to contribute their voice to conversations on intimacy and relationships.

In March 2020, during the first European lockdown, the community traded bars for virtual rooms, from LA to Dubai, building healthy relationships of all kinds. One conversation at a time.

Highlights, inspiration, & key learnings:

💪 Origin story: Finding the first 20 people.
🤓 Can’t fake the funk: “I grew up feeling weird.”
🌍 Going virtual: People showing up and supercharging the why--support.
🎙 Facilitating online: Empowering members to step up as hosts.
🏗 Building playbooks with members: Acknowledging that people mess up and creating a response for when that happens.