A quiet way to say you matter to someone - send and receive anonymous likes and roses. No account details, no names, just a private way to let someone know they're on your mind.
There have been so many moments in my life where I've quietly wondered - is someone thinking of me right now?
We're more connected than we've ever been, and yet there are still so many reasons two people can't just reach out in the moment. Bad timing. Mid-argument. Drifted apart. Lost touch entirely, for reasons neither of you chose. The feeling doesn't go away just because the connection did.
I kept sitting with that thought, and it turned into an idea: what if someone could send a small, anonymous gesture - just a like, or a rose to let another person know, quietly, you crossed my mind? No names, no conversation, no pressure to respond or explain. Just a small signal that lands on their end and says: someone out there was thinking of you.
I think there's something genuinely heartening about that. Getting a gesture like that on a moody day, or a bleak night, when you didn't expect anything from anyone - it could make someone feel loved for a brief moment, even without knowing who it came from. Maybe especially without knowing.
That's where the name comes from - istome, short for "is someone thinking of me." It's live at istome.love if the idea resonates with anyone here. Would love to hear what this brings up for you, or whether you've ever wished for something like this yourself.