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Scenario

How friend groups navigate dating app advice when relationship status divides them

Our friend group met through various dating apps and now we all analyze each other's dating profiles and app behavior like it's a group project, but some of us are in relationships and some aren't and the dynamic has gotten really uncomfortable. The coupled people give advice that sounds patronizing and the single people feel judged, but we all still do it because we don't know how else to connect about dating.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Shared digital intimacy around dating becomes a source of division when life stages diverge within the same social circle.

Your guide for this
Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Dating apps — the examined life?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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