Meet Christina | Entrepreneur

We had the good fortune of connecting with Christina and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Christina, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
The idea for BONDED came from a deep frustration I noticed in modern dating – both in my clients and in myself being single. People weren’t struggling to get matches on dating apps; they were struggling to feel something real and to connect deeply. Most dating apps had turned connection into a game of swipes and short attention spans. Singles were caught in loops of matching without meeting, craving love but getting addicted to potential. I realized that the problem wasn’t dating itself, but how technology had stripped away emotional depth. That’s when I decided to create BONDED – a dating app designed to slow dating down, bring back presence, and make emotional connection the focus again.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
BONDED is the only dating app combining AI, dating psychology, and guided bonding journeys to build deep emotional connection and let people fall in love. Unlike Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, BONDED doesn’t abandon singles after a match, it goes far beyond that initial spark and therefore creates love stories instead of dopamine highs. Overall, we want to transform the dating paradigm by reducing overwhelm, making it more human, and encouraging singles to connect beyond swipes and matches. BONDED gets built with the intention to become more than just a dating app. That it becomes a movement toward conscious love and the answer to a disconnected world, where emotional intelligence is valued as highly as physical attraction, and where AI becomes a tool for people to open up, grow, connect deeply, and ultimately to fall in love.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
If a friend came to visit me in Los Angeles, I’d want them to experience the city’s sensual mix of beauty, energy, and calm. We’d start the morning hiking Runyon Canyon, taking in the sunshine and that expansive view over the city – it always reminds you that anything is possible here. Afterward, we’d stop for brunch at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood, or if it’s a Sunday, go to the Farmers’ Market. In the afternoon, I’d show them the charm of Beverly Hills, the elegance of Rodeo Drive, and we’d end the day with a sunset cocktail at Santa Monica Proper’s rooftop. For me, that’s the real LA – where ambition meets relaxation, where beauty, creativity, and connection all flow together.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I’d like to give a shoutout to all the singles in Los Angeles and New York – cities known for being the hardest places to date in the U.S. Despite the pace, ambition, and endless choice, so many still hold onto the hope of real connection and love. They’re the reason I created BONDED, to offer a space where love feels authentic again, even in the middle of two of the most fast-moving, truly magnetic cities in the world. That’s also why we’ll launch BONDED in LA and NYC first! All happening very soon, stay tuned.

Website: letsgetbonded.com

Instagram: @letsgetbonded

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-christina-jerger-113aa0b8

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Dr. Christina Jerger