If you want a good reason never to leave the house again, ask people for their worst online dating story. Trust me.

A few years ago, Sean Cook, and IT industry veteran who had been horrified watching his 60 year old mom being catfished and disappointed routinely online…decided to do something about it. He launched the Tea App, which is not a dating app but rather a "dating safety app" for women. Tea lets you complete background checks, reverse phone number searches and reverse image searches with the click of a button through the safety and privacy of the app, and it also gives you access to a chat forum where you can share your experiences with other women who, just like you, are out here looking to date intentionally….and safely.

Since launching Tea, Sean has learned a lot about what women endure in the modern dating world, and it goes far beyond his mom. On today’s podcast we’re talking about the statistics of fraudulent profiles and romance scams, and the pushback on the app from men who get very uncomfortable about the idea of a public forum where women can share the Tea on their behavior. Sean says the Tea platform receives about one legal threat a week from somebody who doesn’t appreciate having their behavior called out on the app.

But Tea is not backing down. Because he reasons, and I agree…that truly, there are tons of wonderful men out there looking for love. And if you have nothing to hide….then you really should have nothing to worry about.

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