Journaling is a private thing, and slowbloom keeps it that way by default. But if a little quiet company helps you keep showing up, you can add a few friends. It's entirely opt-in and off until you turn it on.
Adding a friend
Everyone who opts in gets a flowery name — a friendly, readable handle like dreamy-soft-coral-tulip. You add a friend by their flowery name, with no email or phone number needed, and they accept your request before anything is shared. You can regenerate your own flowery name whenever you like.
A gentle shared streak
Friends can see a soft weekly writing streak — a quiet "you both showed up this week", never a scoreboard. It's there as gentle encouragement, in the same calm spirit as the rest of slowbloom.
Friends never see your entries. They can see that you wrote and your weekly streak — never your words, titles, tags, images, or moods. Your writing stays end-to-end encrypted and yours alone.
Staying in control
You're always in charge of the social side. You can remove a friend, block someone, or turn off social features entirely at any time — and your username and friends are kept if you decide to switch it back on later.
For exactly what becomes visible when you opt in, see Data and privacy.