Julian
Appearances
Hidden Brain
Relationships 2.0: The Power of Tiny Interactions + Your Questions Answered: Erica Bailey on Authenticity
It made me realize how difficult it was to try to socialize just casually as a male because everybody around me was perceiving me as a threat. And then it struck me, it's like, oh, it's because I'm now being perceived as male and suddenly it's a whole different ballgame.
Hidden Brain
Relationships 2.0: The Power of Tiny Interactions + Your Questions Answered: Erica Bailey on Authenticity
My interactions with strangers changed mainly because the rules changed completely. Before, I could get by with lighthearted jokes, you know, one-off like zingers. But after, that started to become much more poorly received.
The Mel Robbins Podcast
The Only Dating Advice You'll Ever Need
Hi Mel. My name's Julian. I'm 25. I've been using dating apps on and off over the past decade for casual and serious relationship searching. Over the past decade, it's felt like dating apps have grown a business model that leverages men's desperation for women's attention and making it feel that if you don't pay money for these apps, you have a much lower chance of engaging with women.
The Mel Robbins Podcast
The Only Dating Advice You'll Ever Need
So my question is, do you feel there's a way that dating app products can redirect this trajectory to not encourage men to have to spend money to engage with women's attention and to produce less toxic culture around how men find connections in the real world?