Dating App Tactics, Relationship Check Ins & Romanticizing False Realities

In this episode, I sit down with Arianna Tong to discuss the trouble with dating apps, taking ownership and responsibility for your own feelings, and the importance of relationship check ins. Ari was once the spokesperson for Flutter Dating, a new kind of dating app that's main goal is to provide community style dating and be inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community, specific religions, and other groups that are typically underrepresented. Ari grew a huge community through sharing her research, advice, and relatability in her dating tip TikTok videos for the company. We both share how we've come to realize the importance of relationships outside of our romantic ones, as well as how to ensure we don't fall into traps of romanticizing sometimes impossible realities. Ari shares the scientific research behind why we have so many matches but never as many dates, as well as how to stop the toxic cycle that stems from dating apps as a whole. She also gives us proven methods on how to deal with conflicts with your significant other and so much more.