New York Post

DATE ME & THEN RATE ME

Techie’s exit survey

- By MATTHEW SEDACCA

He’s a ghost buster. Instead of giving first dates a peck on the cheek or directions to the nearest subway station, Google program manager Devon Loucks gives them four pages of paperwork — an online exit survey to rate his performanc­e.

Loucks (inset), 27, moved to New York City a little over a year ago from San Francisco and was having little luck amid an overhyped hot vax summer. After six months of getting ghosted — radio silence after a date with zero explanatio­n — and failed meetups, he decided to take a scientific approach.

“I’ve created this survey to help reflect on our dating experience and allow you the chance to pinpoint highlights and lowlights throughout our time together,” his post-date questionna­ire reads.

At the top of a list of 10 questions and statements, Loucks has women rate how much they enjoyed their time on the date on a scale of one to five.

He then asks respondent­s to grade more specific details, such as whether they enjoyed their conversati­ons that evening and their opinions on him as a host at his home, or why they did not go back to his apartment.

“Some girls didn’t like the idea of a survey at all,” he said. “Others were like, ‘Oh, my God, this is iconic.’ ”

One woman who filled out the form complained about the first-date venue — a noisy English-style tavern in Kips Bay.

“‘You took me to a f--king hole in the wall. Why would any girl want to go there on a first date?’ ” said the woman.

Still, the survey strategy has ultimately been a success. For the past few weeks, Loucks has been seeing a woman, Mya Dominique, who filled out one of his inquiries. She gave him top scores for every question.

Dominique told the Post that Loucks’ unusual request definitely helped her decide to go on a second date with him.

“It just made me realize you cared enough about the date to want feedback about it,” she said.

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