What Went Wrong?

What went wrong?

That's the question asked by a new dating app and Web site, both appropriately named WotWentWrong. According to WotWentWrong.com, the service is a socially acceptable way to:

• Explore your personal dating and relationship do's and don'ts.

• Learn from past experiences.

• Develop fresh insights and behaviors to ensure your future relationship goals.

Through WotWentWrong, daters can give each other feedback in an open and honest way, "while respecting each other's feelings and softening the blow."

It sounds like a tall order, so how do they do it?

The Web site sends the dumped party's request for feedback via email or text message using preset categories to determine what went wrong. The dumpee can chose from responses like "You text instead of calling" or "You don't pay for dinner when we go out," and "dumpers" who are interested in giving a little more personalized feedback can improvise in a separate space in the feedback form.

To keep things balanced, every feedback form includes a space in which the dumper can describe their ex-date's positive qualities, like "You are insightful" or "You are enthusiastic." The dumper can then give constructive advice about how to, as WotWentWrong's press release puts it, have better "dating Zen." Dumpers are given incentive to respond via a promise of survey results to questions about how attractive the dumpee found the dumper in various categories like kissing and conversation.

"In creating WotWentWrong," writes founder Melnik in the company's blog, "I wanted to develop an informative and constructive, yet upbeat way to address a problem that affects people universally." "People who thought the first date was awesome or saw no signs anything was wrong with the relationship can end up blaming themselves," adds the WotWentWrong press release. "It can cause lasting damage to someone's self-esteem and future relationships. Closure can be hard to find on your own."

WotWentWrong's goal is three-fold: "Find Out. Learn. Move On." Find out what went wrong. Learn about why it happened and what can be done to prevent it in the future. Move on - stronger, wiser, and better prepared.

The break-up app is free for now, though eventually Melnik plans to sell products that are targeted to each user's unique relationship history. Try it out and tell us about your experience!