It's happened to all of us. The brief encounter at a party that you didn't act upon. That person in the elevator whose floor came and went before you could even catch your breath. That stunning co-worker who you see too often to take the risk on asking out. These can be some of the most frustrating and helpless situations for singles trying to find their match. Squandered opportunities. Wasted chances. Missed connections.

About a year ago, I found myself browsing a very intriguing category of websites called "Missed connections." These sites interested me because they sought to fill a very important and un-addressed need-- helping people with a potential mutual interest, who have already met but could not connect, get together. Unfortunately, these sites were nothing more than message boards consisting of hopeful shot-in-the-dark messages like, "hey, I'm the 5'9" brown haired guy who smiled at you last Thursday on line at Starbucks." What a wonderful thing it would be, I thought, if such a message would actually help two people connect. But the truth is that these websites, while very cute, just don't work. The odds of the person you seek first seeing, and then actually responding to your message are slim to none.

I wondered how to make a website that was more then just a message board with a million-to-one shot at connecting with the person you've met. How could we really help people get the one who got away? So I put together a team of brilliantly creative people who were intimately familiar with the missed connection problems-- my single friends. We brainstormed. We researched.

But mostly, we simply asked singles, just like you, about the frustrating experience of fleeting encounters of attraction where there was a failure to connect at the brief moment of opportunity.

We listened to many frustrating (and some heartbreaking) stories:

• men expressing regret at not asking for a number at a party,
• people with crushes on officemates bemoaning the risk of verbalizing their feelings
• people experiencing encounters at cafes, health clubs, restaurants, and many other places where the opportunity was simply too fleeting or uncomfortable to take action

One woman fought tears as she began to speak about her life-long best friend: "I've recently realized that I have romantic feelings for him, and I think he may be feeling the same, but I just can't risk losing the friendship."

We took all the stories, frustrations, and "coulda beens," to heart and put our collective noses to the grindstone. And after a year of brainstorming, research and development, We've Met was born-- the most revolutionary and effective service in online dating. So unique and effective is our "wish list" meeting system, that we have obtained a patent-pending on the process. And it's all yours to use completely free of charge. Our goal is the same as yours-- helping you get the one who got away. Getting you a second chance at a first impression! How can you make it work for you? Read on.

This is the platform of the We've Met system. Your wish list is a powerful, fun and effective way to connect with people you know or have already met. You decide whether to openly or secretly add people to your wish list. If they wish list you too, a matched wish is created!

A. Your Secret Wish List- your interest will be revealed to this person only when they wish list you too-- your interest is kept completely confidential and there is no rejection! You can even send anonymous messages to help "tip-off" your wish to wish list you too!

B. Your Open Wish List- be a bit more daring and your wish will be revealed to this person immediately, greatly increasing your chances at a matched wish! You can also send and receive messages from anyone on your open wish list!

We've Met provides several powerful ways to build your wish list using its revolutionary People Meeter, Parties and Hotspots functions. You don't even need contact information to find and connect with the people you've encountered and like:

If you are wish listing a friend, submitting their name and/or e-mail address may be the easiest way to wish list somebody. But even if you have a bare minimal of information (a partial name, basic physical characteristics, etc...) about the person you'd like to connect with, We've Met's powerful People Meeter search function can help you find who you are looking for using various criteria you may have never thought of! Or, you may find it easier to find your wish from a Hotspot or party where you met them!

You can create any type of event and invite people via e-invitation to view your event details and invitation list. We've Met also allows you to search for events and parties on our system, view details and invite lists of these events, and click on any guests name to add them to your open or secret wish list! No more regrets about that person you met at the party who's number you didn't get! Simply find the party or event on We've Met, and wish list them!

If you've met someone you liked at a school, your workplace, a bar, club, cafe, healthclub, religious institution or any other location, you can search our enormous database of Hotspots to find this person and add them to your wish list! And don't forget to add yourself to the Hotspots where you hang out to greatly increase your chances of being wish listed if someone sees you there!

Jeffrey M. Lax
Jeffrey Lax is the founder and President of We’ve Met. Jeff graduated from Cardozo Law School and practiced securities litigation for five years prior to founding We've Met. Jeff has an M.B.A. in finance from Baruch Business School and is currently a Professor of Law at Kingsborough College in Brooklyn. Jeff has also instructed courses in economics, business communications, marketing and advanced law in Baruch Business school, Brooklyn College and Touro College. In his spare time, Jeff performs stand-up comedy at clubs all over New York City, including Stand-Up New York, Gotham Comedy Club and various other venues. Jeff was a finalist in the 2004 Jewish Week amateur Jewish comedian contest and has performed for numerous charities, schools, singles events and political functions.

Andrew Ackerman
Andrew Ackerman is the Chief Operating Officer of We've Met. Prior to signing on with We've Met, Andrew was COO for Bunk1.com, a company that provides web site services to summer camps that he helped build from the group up to profitability and market dominance. Before Bunk1, Andrew worked for Kaplan Test Prep Online where he introduced new internet-based test preparation products, established their affiliate program, and helped manage the selection of new technology vendors. Andrew previously worked for four years at Booz, Allen & Hamilton in the Operations and Management Group where his clients included fortune 500 companies in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals/health to petrochemicals, automotive, and banking. Andrew graduated Beta Gamma Sigma from the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business with concentrations in Production & Operations Management and in Marketing.

Jeffrey N. Klein
Jeffrey Klein is Vice-President, Corporate Counsel and a Director of We've Met. Jeff graduated from Rutgers University and Cardozo Law School and is currently a corporate attorney with a Fortune 100 corporation. Jeff has advised a number of successful start-ups over the years and has practiced extensively in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, venture capital and business development. What little spare time Jeff has is generally spent with his wife and son as well as a number of communal organizations that Jeff is involved with.

Rifluxyss Softwares
Rifluxyss Softwares has provided the programming, IT, and all back and front-end technical support for the site.

Yael Mehl
Yael Mehl has provided the layout, design and flash technology for the site.

Michelle Amini
Michelle Amini has provided the graphic design associated with the We've Met logo.

Kenneth I. Kohn
Kenneth I. Kohn, Esq. of Kohn & Associates handles patent and intellectual property issues related to the website.