He was an hour late to our first date. That should’ve been the red flag — but instead, it was just the beginning.

In this episode, I’m sharing one of my first post-hiatus dating experiences, complete with emotional manipulation, entitlement, and a truly spectacular lack of self-awareness. We’re breaking down modern dating red flags, defining a few you might be missing, and playing a game of “Flag or No Flag?” (Spoiler: most of them are flags.)

Flirt. Fail. Swipe. Repeat.

I redownloaded Tinder and instantly remembered why I deleted it. In this episode, I dive into my return to the apps after 7 years, share a truly cringe dating story, define some red-flag dating terms, and learn that dating again is the emotional whiplash nobody asked for.

Flirt. Fail. Swipe. Repeat.

Let’s take a walk down memory lane—past the questionable hookups, toxic situationships, and one very real relationship that turned into motherhood. This is my dating résumé: heavy on red flags, light on actual romance, and somehow still funny in hindsight.

In this quick teaser, I’m setting the stage for Flirt. Fail. Repeat.—a brutally honest, slightly unhinged look at dating in your 40s as a single mom who’s been out of the game for way too long.