The Joy of Dating – Episode 6 – Ladies Night Special: Part 2 – Red Flags and Safety Issues

Ladies Night continues as the Beyond Caring ladies panel dives into online dating safety.  Brinker didn’t think anything about safety in his dating experience, because of course he didn’t, but we assure you the ladies all did.  Safety first, people.

When is it time to bring up your relationship goals when meeting a new person?  Everyone has some hot takes – is it before the first date, a few dates in? When does respecting everyone’s time by being on front street cross the border into coming on too strong?

We explore the ladies’ experiences further with a review of the dating services they have used, and take a quick detour to discuss when it’s appropriate to gift someone with an online dating subscription.  

Then it’s time to return to red flags.  Top hits include unnecessary vagueness, unwillingness to accept and adhere to your basic safety procedures, profile picture and username problems, and oversharing your kids.  Find out which of our panelists met her own father on an online dating service.

We transition to sharing one’s desires, especially kinks, and how things have gone wrong with the men in the ladies’ lives.  There’s a time for Tinder and a time for FetLife, and not everyone knows the difference.  Look for a deep dive on this topic in Part 3 after we all take a much needed break.

Note that Ladies Night focuses on the hetero dating experience, due to the majority of the participants’ experiences being in this realm.  We aren’t being exclusionary, just speaking to our experience.  

–Intro & Outro–

Music from https://filmmusic.io

“Smooth Lovin” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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