Please don’t ask for feedback after a date

This is an old date story, but I think the lessons learnt here are still relevant. Back when I used to date and use apps, I would ask a filter question before meeting up with anyone I.R.L. to gauge their political beliefs and check if we’re on the same wavelength. This guy was maybe two years younger than me, but he seemed cute. I had … Continue reading Please don’t ask for feedback after a date

Men explain politics to me

A friend of mine, who still uses dating apps, wanted a way to weed out the people she wouldn’t gel with. She had something along the lines of: You should *not* go out with me if you are… a Tory or “not political” As a fellow woman of colour, I get why my friend wrote that. Let’s face it, politics – as in the institutions … Continue reading Men explain politics to me