No Ghosting, No Games: Bethenny Frankel Aims to Reinvent Online Dating

The Core, a new dating platform from former Real Housewives star Bethenny Frankel, is more easily described by what it isn't. It’s not an app, not a matchmaking service, and not a swipe-based platform.

Instead, it functions more like a co-op or social club, where daters receive curated connections and the community works collectively to help their peers find meaningful relationships. Applicants must apply and be accepted, undergo vetting by a small team, and remain active contributors to stay in the group. The rules are strict: no ghosting, no breadcrumbing, no catfishing, no shadiness. But she hasn't quite worked out all the details.