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I turned 26 a few days ago.

Happy birthday.

Thanks.

I live in New York City and I am here to talk about my dating experiences in the city and what I've learned from all of them.

Which I love so much because we do learn something from all of them, but we only realize it if we

look back and think about it. What is your current relationship status? I'm single. I am going on dates and

yeah, looking for a relationship, but it's definitely tough to find. And I feel like everyone is kind of

tired of going on the apps and things not working out.

So, yeah, we're just going to keep going.

That's all we can do.

Just have to pick yourself back up every time.

Before we, like, get into what we're really going to talk about, if you could

change one thing about modern dating, what would it be? Like what is your biggest bone to pick

with your dating experience? I feel like a big part of it is that people aren't up front at the beginning about what they're looking for.

And I know Hinge and other dating apps have the section where you can put whatever,

long-term relationship

and all the weird versions of what that is. But I feel like a lot of people don't write that in

because it's like, oh, if I write that I want a relationship, then that'll scare people off.

And if I put something else, then that'll scare other people off. Like, no one wants to be honest. And it's, like,

sometimes seen as a little weird if you put that in there because it's not required. But then even

on dates, like, I know for girls, it's like, oh, I don't want to talk about what I want too soon,

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