Survey: When Conversations Don't Add Up

Introduction

We're building a tool for people who have found certain social interactions to be genuinely confusing, and we want your input before we launch. It takes about 5 minutes, is completely anonymous, and there are no right or wrong answers. And if this sounds like something you'd actually use, drop your email below and you'll be the first to know when it's ready. You’ll also be entered to win a $100 Amazon gift card.

Q1. How often do you find yourself confused or unsettled after a social interaction, thinking "what just happened?" or "why did that go wrong?"

A

Rarely - this almost never happens to me

B

Sometimes - a few times a year

C

Regularly - at least once a month

D

Often - more than once a week

E

Constantly - it's an ongoing feature of my social life

Q2. Briefly describe a type of interaction that keeps going wrong for you.

(Optional - skip if not applicable. You don't need to share anything private - a general description of the dynamic is enough.)

Q3. After a confusing or difficult interaction, what do you typically do?

(Select all that apply)

Q3. After a confusing or difficult interaction, what do you typically do?

Replay it in my head trying to figure out what happened

Talk it through with someone I trust

Discuss it in therapy

Write or journal about it

Use an AI tool to think it through

Try to let it go

Other

Q4. How do you currently feel about using AI for something as personal as processing a difficult social interaction?

A

Very open - AI feels worth exploring for this

B

Open, but I'd have specific concerns I'd want addressed

C

Neutral - I'd evaluate it based on quality, not the fact that it's AI

D

Skeptical - AI feels like the wrong medium

E

Opposed - I wouldn't use an AI tool for this regardless of quality

Q4a. What's the main reason you're hesitant?

A

AI companies have already lost my trust

B

I don't think AI can understand something this personal or nuanced

C

I have concerns about where my data goes and who sees it

D

I'm opposed to AI on principle regardless of the product

E

Other

The concept

Imagine you just had an interaction that didn't go the way you expected. A conversation that ended strangely. A text thread that went sideways. A meeting that felt weirdly charged.

You open an app and describe what happened - a text thread, a meeting, a moment with a friend that landed wrong.

Instead of advice, it starts asking you questions. It prompts you to notice more of what might have been happening / what you might have missed. What was going on right before that moment? What were you trying to accomplish? When exactly did the tone shift?

By the end of the conversation, you have a hypothesis about what was really going on - and one thing to try differently next time. Not a prescription. A starting point.

Q5. What's your immediate reaction to this concept?

A

I'd want to try this right away

B

I'm interested but would want to know more before trying it

C

I can see the value but it's not quite right for me

D

This doesn't feel like what I need

E

I am actively opposed to something like this.

Q6. Which part of this concept is most valuable to you, if any?

(Select up to 2)

Q6. Which part of this concept is most valuable to you, if any?

Reconstructing what actually happened, step by step

Getting a hypothesis about what was really going on beneath the surface

Walking away with one concrete thing to try differently next time

Seeing my patterns across many interactions over time

Having somewhere to take the feeling immediately, before it fades

None of these feel valuable to me

Q7. What concerns you about this concept, if anything?

Q8. If you had access to both a trusted person in your life and a tool like this, which would you turn to first after a difficult interaction?

A

A trusted person, always - this isn't a replacement for that

B

A trusted person usually, but something like this could fill gaps

C

Depends on the situation - some things feel better with a person, some with a tool

D

A tool like this first - it's faster, lower-stakes, and available when I need it

E

I don't have a trusted person to turn to for this kind of thing

Q9. What would make you more willing to trust a tool like this with something personal?

(Please rank the following from most to least important)

Q9. What would make you more willing to trust a tool like this with something personal?

1

Privacy & control: Knowing my conversations are private, being able to delete my history at any time)

1

Credibility & transparency: Knowing a licensed therapist reviewed the methodology, seeing transparent documentation of how it works

1

Community signals: Hearing from other users or friends that it actually helped them

1

Proof it works: A free trial period before committing to payment

Q10. Age

A

18-24

B

25-34

C

35-44

D

45-54

E

55+

F

Prefer not to say

Q11. Gender

A

Man

B

Woman

C

Nonbinary

D

Prefer not to say

Q12. Relationship status

A

Single

B

Dating

C

In a committed relationship

D

Married or partnered

E

Prefer not to say

Q13. Primary work context

A

Student

B

Early-career professional

C

Mid-career professional

D

Executive

E

Founder

F

Freelance or independent

G

Other

H

Prefer not to say

Q14. Do you identify with any of the following?

(Select all that apply)

Q14. Do you identify with any of the following?

ADHD (diagnosed or self-identified)

Autistic or AuDHD (diagnosed or self-identified)

Another neurodivergent identity (dyslexia, giftedness, sensory processing, etc.)

I relate to neurodivergent experiences without a formal diagnosis

None of the above / Prefer not to say

Q15. Where should we send your free guide, “5 Questions to Ask Yourself After a Conversation That Went Wrong”? You’ll also be entered to win a $100 Amazon gift card.

(Optional - leave blank to remain anonymous)