Help I Swiped Right - Help He Flew to London for Our Second Date

Episode Date: September 15, 2025

Hello Swipers,It's the end of season finale, and we end on a bang! It's a juicy story time this week featuring an international dating tale that I teased right back in episode 1, Help I've Been On Ove...r 100 First Dates.And of course, I answer your dating dilemmas and give my opinion on the big question...what is the best dating app!Thanks so much for listening and for your support of Season 1! I'm excited to launch Season 2 which will be bigger and better, with improved audio, visuals, more guests and live content.In the meanwhile, please continue to email your questions and dilemmas to helpiswipedright@gmail.com and follow @HelpISwipedRight on Instagram and TikTok for more content!Lots of love,SJam

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Hello and welcome to another episode of Help I Swiped Right. I'm your host, S-Cham, and every week I'll be exploring the highs and lows on Monday dating culture, sharing fun stories for my dating past, and answering your dating questions and dilemmas. I've got some big news this week, and that news is that this is the end of season one finale. It's the 10th episode of Help I Swiped Right, and I'm super excited. to have made it to this master of 10 episodes. And I will be taking a season break because I have got a lot of changes I want to bring up for season two. Every week I've been learning. I've been hearing your feedback and I've got ideas of how I want to improve the podcast. I want to
Starting point is 00:00:47 start doing visual content as well. I've just ordered a new microphone that I'm using today for the first time. So hopefully we'll notice that the audio is sounding better and And yeah, I just promise that I want to keep improving the podcast, changing it, keeping it fresh. So there'll be a slight season break before we relaunch for a bigger, better, more engaging season two featuring lots more guests. I love the guest episodes. So yeah, this will be the last episode. I'll take a little break for a couple of weeks as I prep for season two. But fear not. We're going out of a bang on season one. I have got a juicy story time for you this week as I go into the story time about how, yeah, I met someone on a weekend away. He then flew to see me in London, our second date. So full international love, juicy story time. And of course, I'll be answering your dating questions and dilemmas as well at the end of the episode.
Starting point is 00:01:53 So let's dive in. So this story begins in London. we then pivoted to Amsterdam and we come back to London. So, Buckleyn. Right. So I'm in London at this point and I've just re-downloaded Hinge for the God knows what time, how many times I downloaded it. But, yeah, I have one of those moments where I took a bit of an extended break from Hinge
Starting point is 00:02:20 and I then thought I feel ready to test the waters again. I'm messaging someone and he's asked me out to say, need you free for a date and I said oh I'm about to go away to Amsterdam for weekend away with my friend I'm there Thursday to Sunday so let's do next week when I get back he then pops up oh my god no way I'm an Amsterdam Thursday to Sunday so what are the chances guys this man I've matched with in hinge in London we're both going to Amsterdam for the exact same dates okay So I was going there for a little weekend away with Joy, if you remember the gorgeous Dita Joy to the World from our last episode. So we have booked to go away together for this little weekend away.
Starting point is 00:03:11 More context. Me and Joy and Joy's been to Amsterdam, loads of times. It was my first time there. So we kind of wanted to do different things when we're out there as well. so we were very happy to not be joined at the hip and also like I would have some time where I wanted to go and do like just random tourist stuff that I wanted to do and Joy could do her thing as well because yeah she'd been there a lot times before and that was our plan from we were out there we weren't going to be literally 24-7 together we were both happy
Starting point is 00:03:46 to like spend a few hours if I wanted to go and do something that she didn't want to do and then we meet up again. So that was the vibe and the plan of the trip. And I know some people out there might find that weird, but guys, I think, I think you're weird. I like having my own personal time on holiday. This has come up before. Like, even when me and Joy went to Cyprus together a while ago,
Starting point is 00:04:10 like I'd get up early mornings, I'd go out for a little walk by myself, listen to podcasts, walk along the beach, come back, and then I'd hang out of joy because I was more of an early riser and she liked to lie in. So I think that's the vibe. I'd recommend this guys for holidays. Like for me, I live alone and that has made me like value my personal space as well, my alone time. I'm an extrovert. I love being around people but like I love sailor travel as well. And yeah, the vibes in Amsterdam were perfect. We both had the best weekend. So yeah, that's a bit of context there for the trip. And the guy I matched with on Hinge, he was going out there by
Starting point is 00:04:52 himself because he was meeting his friends that live over there and he was going to do some writing with one of his friends. He was a writer and they're working on a project together. So that was his purpose of the trip. So he jokingly kind of said, oh, like maybe we'll do our first date we're in Amsterdam. And it was left like that. It wasn't a concrete plan of, oh yeah, we're going to have our first day in Amsterdam. It was just a, oh, like if we're both free, maybe we can make it work when we're out there if not we'll see each other for our first date when we're back in london so we're out in amsterdam we're messaging each other me and this guy and it's very much like oh we're up to today blah blah blah so on this particular day of the trip I have left joy for the morning and I've gone for a little walk around
Starting point is 00:05:40 the city I've gone to I think it's called Vogel park the main park over there having a lovely time And I'm sat down, I'm doing with journaling, it's lush. And I was mentioning the guy from Hinge and he said, what you up to? And I told him that. And he was like, oh, cool, I'm at this cafe with my friend. I don't suppose you'd want to meet for a drink. Because I've looked, and he sent me the location of the cafe. And it's literally 15 minutes from where I'm sat in the park.
Starting point is 00:06:07 And he was like, yeah, I'm going to finish up soon with a writing partner. Would you want to come down to where I am for a drink? And I said, let me call Joy and I'll let you know. So I called up Joy and she said, yeah, she's totally cool for me to go and do that. And I asked her, like, would you be able to come and meet me at the cafe as well in sort of like two hours time and pick me up? Because I'm about to go meet a man I don't know in a foreign country. I just felt a bit safer knowing that Joy was coming and telling the guy as well that by the way joy is coming to pick me up at this time so also of first dates i like it to be a set start and end time as well like i feel like first date
Starting point is 00:06:57 should be short and sweet and it's nice to have a get-out clause so kind of worked out perfect i was like you're going to see him for like two hours max then joy was going to come and we were going to go on to our evening plans because more context it was daytime it was obviously at the afternoon And I'm just chat chilling in this park. So anyway, I go over and meet this guy. We have a couple of drinks. And where this place was, it was like a cinema with like a cafe bar, restaurant kind of thing attached to it. So he's in there.
Starting point is 00:07:27 We've had a couple of drinks. We're getting on really well. And during this day, it transpires that we're both flying out at the same time. Like flying back to London, our flights, we're not on the same flight, but they're very close together in time. so he then goes oh should we have our second date at the airport lounge shall we meet there and I was like yeah sure like no problem I can meet you at the lounge tomorrow so we've agreed already the second date's going to be at the airport lounge but anyway getting on well it's a nice day obviously we're just getting to know each other and hearing about each other's weekends
Starting point is 00:08:01 and yeah it was nice then joy comes over and then the three of us are having a drink together But again, weird enough, like, wasn't awkward. Like, we're all just getting on really well. And it's actually a green flag to me that he was getting on well with my friend as well. Obviously, that's, like, you're always going to look out for that as a green flag. He then goes, he's got dinner plans with his friends. So I say goodbye to him. I walked out with him and we hug goodbye.
Starting point is 00:08:30 So now it's just me enjoy finishing our drink and we're making plans. We're looking up. I remember we're looking up on our phones, like, where should we go out of dinner later? and we're kind of catching up with whatever about our days and whatever. Then out of the blue, a man just walks over, like I did not notice this man at all in the bar, like beforehand. He just walks over, he says, hey, I felt like the first thing, you know, like I said, was he asked me if I was Dutch, I think, or what language I speak, something like that,
Starting point is 00:09:00 because we were in a very local spot. Like it wasn't touristy because it was like a cinema, so everyone there was local. but maybe he might have heard me speaking English or, you know, maybe four, I just looked foreign, like, I don't know. And then he goes and, oh, by the way, like, was that your boyfriend? And I was like, no, it was not my boyfriend. And he goes, oh, well, I just wanted to come over and say hello and, you know, introduce myself. You know, I noticed you earlier and I just thought you looked really pretty. And I just wanted to come and say hello and, like, give you my number. If you'd like to message me, like, here's my number. And he literally just
Starting point is 00:09:38 gave me a card of his number on it and he was like yeah I've got to go now I'm going with my friend but like before I left I really just wanted to come and talk to you and that was it it was very short and sweet and me and joy we literally like wow that was smooth but when he walked out we both said that was a really smooth delivery and a smooth way of doing that I've probably not delivered it as smooth as he did but yeah at the time you thought that was impressive it was confident. It was nice. So I gave him a message and I was like, look, I'm actually flying home tomorrow. I'm just here for the weekend. But like, let me know if you want to get a coffee to my morning. He said yes. So we then arranged to meet for a coffee the next day. So yeah, long and
Starting point is 00:10:26 short of it is, guys, is that I somehow ended up going on free dates on a weekend away in Amsterdam when I was there with joy. And Because, yeah, the first date was the guy from London, the hinge date, in that cafe bar thing. Then, obviously, Dutch guy came over and asked me out. But by that point, I already agreed to go on the airport lounge date with the first one. So, now we're in the coffee date, date two of the weekend with Dutch guy. And we met for about like two hours that morning. Again, we got on really well.
Starting point is 00:11:02 To me, it was a really good date. I've been a lot to talk about. I felt like we connected on a lot of things. And I enjoyed our conversation. We ended the date by hugging goodbye and we just kind of ended it like, that was super fun, like really enjoyed chatting with you. You know, obviously I live in London, you live here. So like, don't know if I'll see you again, but like I really enjoyed like meeting you and having this chat.
Starting point is 00:11:25 That's how we ended it. And I then have my last day of my holiday with joy, we have a great time. And again, the coffee date worked well because like I mentioned, Joy is a late riser. I'm an early riser. So Joy was just chilling, like, in bed, absolutely fine. And I went off and met his guy. Anyway, so then I have date number three of the weekend at the airport lounge with Hinge Guy. And that's very brief. It's very short and sweet. Literally, it's just before our flight. We just have a drink in the lounge. And we end that date by saying he would love to take me out of dinner and we're both back in London. And I agreed to it. so me and Dutch guy in the meanwhile we are still messaging and we end up having a few phone calls and again like we're just getting on really well and he then comes up to say oh would you be down if I flew to London and I was like yeah of course like I would love you if you fly to London I think that sounds really fun if you're like up for that and I was like yeah I'd love to host you as well
Starting point is 00:12:33 like I plan a really fun weekend for you. I think I just, I don't know, I tell the vibe that he was like a friendly, fun person and a kind-hearted person and that I felt like I would enjoy his company. And I was correct because he did then book his flights. He flew to London. So that's like a month after our first coffee date. And as it got closer to the date, I did get a bit nervous. So I was like, whoa, I've literally only spent two hours with this guy. And now we're about to spend a whole weekend together, like three days together.
Starting point is 00:13:09 So it's gone from two hours to three days. Like that is a lot when you've only just met someone. As you've heard, I like to keep first date short and sweet. I like to kind of slowly progress things. I was kind of like, whoa, this is a lot. But it's fun. Like, why on earth not? Why, like, yeah, yolo.
Starting point is 00:13:30 Like, he just seems nice and fun. Let's do it. like what's the worst that can happen really here. I was correct. It was nice and fun. We had a great weekend. He flew over to London. He planned like lots of fun things to do. Like not too touristy, but still like a lot of walks. We got really lucky the weather. But the one thing I would say, it wasn't super flirty between us. And an actual fact, I feel like it was never that flirty between us.
Starting point is 00:14:00 it was a case of just getting on really well so yeah after the weekend we then did kind of say oh like you know we have a fun time but don't see it going anywhere further romantically and I was a little bit disappointed by that because you kind of get swept up in the whole romance of it like oh my gosh she's flying out to see me and it was super exciting and spontaneous but yeah I don't think that there was necessarily a romantic vibe there or like an intense attraction there but like as a person I think we really got on well with each other and I couldn't have really wished for a better experience there really more information on this story okay um so
Starting point is 00:14:58 one morning of this holiday we'd just been out dancing the night before I took him to a great spot in London Prince of Peckham and we had a great night there dancing away got back probably like 3am so you know bit of a late one we're then rushing to get together I feel like we were going out to like Battersea Power Station to like
Starting point is 00:15:21 people walk around Bassi something like that anyway trying to get ourselves together to do that and my mom was calling me and I'm like oh I'll call her back in a second because we're in a bit of a rush here I then opened my front door as we're about to leave the house and my mum is there mom's there okay my mom watches me leave my house with a strange man I've not told her about this guy coming to visit me she's thinking to herself who on earth is that I'm thinking why is my mom here and also I've ignored her call as well so more context my mom's black okay I think that tells you everything you need to know don't do not mess with ethnic parents like anyway so
Starting point is 00:16:09 I went over to see my mom and I was like yeah I'll explain everything in a second like sorry I missed your call she's just staring at him giving him evils I was like I'm so sorry my mom's just giving you evils I was like I didn't tell her you were coming Anyway, so my mum's, yeah, long's very short, she's seen me leave my house with a strange man. It looks bad. It looks worse than what it was because more context, nothing happened between me and this guy. Believe it or don't believe it, but nothing happened between us like that. Okay. Now, I was surprised by this. I thought, obviously, I was like, you know, something more exciting, something more than kissing. might happen with him. It did not, okay? This is what I mean by us ending up it being more of a friendly
Starting point is 00:17:02 vibe than a romantic vibe in the end. I suppose more context as well. I'm not sorry, I'm like the worst storyteller. Obviously because we met in real life, we didn't know each other's ages. That's something you forget from the app. When you're on the apps, all the stats are there in front of you beforehand but because we met spontaneously in real life like yeah didn't know each of his ages and stuff obviously he didn't even know that I wasn't from Amsterdam all these things and we were both quite surprised on that coffee date to learn each of us ages I saw his face kind of drop when I mentioned that I was 30 and then I was like right hang on how old are you and he was like I think oh god how old is he I think he might have been 26 I think
Starting point is 00:17:49 I think. Anyway, a bit younger. And yeah, we're both just a bit like, oh, I'm not the same age. But you know what? I think I mentioned this in a LinkedIn story. He was younger. Like, I don't believe in age anymore and age gap stuff. Like, I think it's fine to go out with someone younger. And in fact, I may even recommend it. But anyway, I forgot as well. Obviously, on the first date, he was like, so like, yeah, I saw you in the cafe and I like, I was talking to my friend, like, oh, I think that girl's really cute, but, like, I don't know how if I should say hello and I don't know if she's on a date or not. Like, I'm not sure if this guy that she's talking to, like, if they're friends, like, he can't tell. And I said to him, well, look, do you know what? Actually, it was a date. We met in London and we're both here and did it do. And he's like, oh, my God, no way. So it was a date. And I was like, yeah. But like, it was literally a first date. So that was that. few awkward ones there but overall what the main takeaway from this that I would recommend everyone is just be spontaneous live light say yes say yes to things don't be so reserved and it's not even saying yes because it's going to be the love of your life just how a lot of these stories end oh say yes because you never know you can't be down your dreams say yes because it's a new experience and you're going to have fun and you're going to learn from it. Say yes because it's going to be a new experience and you're going to have fun and you're going to
Starting point is 00:19:27 learn from it and it's going to be a fun story to telling your podcast one day. That's the main issue of the story here. So yeah, that is the story time of how he flew to London for our second date, our second and last date, I should say, but no regrets. Let me know what you think about. that story time. I'd love to hear about your spontaneous travel love adventures as well. Email help I swipe direct at email.com with your best travel love stories or romantic interests and I read them out in season two of the
Starting point is 00:20:06 podcast. Let's dive in to some of your dilemmas. Hey Sjam. I don't know if it's just me but I feel like I've got major dating at fatigue at the moment. All my hinge dates have never gone further than the first date, but I know I probably won't meet someone in the wild because all my hobbies are really girly. I hate running, so I'm not joining a wrong club anytime soon. I'm 26, and a guy who's 30 matched with me a week ago, but it's been a holiday.
Starting point is 00:20:38 We text maybe twice a day, and so I thought I don't know him too well, but he's expressed in interest and going on a date. he's not bad looking and we've voiced noted we've had conversation but it's been very small talk he's really prefers to meet in person I guess it's very different to me normally as normally I would text regularly for a week to two weeks and then I would meet them I'm not sure I should go on a date of this guy or will it be a bit dry like how his texting's been on the flip side I've been texting a different guy for the past three weeks and we've got more of a banter but he's ill at the
Starting point is 00:21:12 moments. We've not arranged a date. Maybe I should just sack them both of at this point. I hate more than dating. What would you do? Okay, there's a lot to unpack here. So he's expressed an interest on going on a date. What does that mean? Is he asked you out? Like, what's the vibe there? I think texting twice a day is good. I don't think you want to text too much. I think it's nice to get to know someone in person. In my opinion, the apps, the little bit of talking, it's just to kind of be like, is there something there? Like, do they seem like an okay person? And then the date is where you'd actually get to know them, like, properly.
Starting point is 00:21:56 The way you're talking about, oh, I'm texting them three weeks and you've not met them. Absolutely not. I would not even get, I would not get to that point. It's one week max. And there's, if the suggestion of a date has not come up or not been tried to a range in three weeks. That's crazy to me. And he's ill at the moment. I just, I don't even if I believe that, if I buy that, I think you've got to be careful out there actually. I think a lot of these men, you're texting, texting, texting, they're in a relationship. They are in
Starting point is 00:22:28 a relationship and they're on the apps for a little bit of excitement, a little bit of a thrill, they will not meet you. I don't know why they're on it. I actually need to get someone to explain this to me, but it's like that kind of, I think some men just chase that frill. They need some kind of excitement, you know, and they would say, I'm not actually cheating. I'm just messaging. I'm just, you know, blah, blah, but obviously that is cheating. Anyway, that's my hot take on that. And the guy you've voiced it a bit, I would say, why not give it a go? But I mean, if you're really not feeling it, don't go. Like, I would say don't go on a date with someone you're not excited about meeting, but if you've been texting for a little bit, I'd go on the date and just see how it
Starting point is 00:23:15 goes. And when you're there, you could say, oh, you know, I like to have a bit more texting in between dates. How do you feel about that? And just, just bring it up. It could be that once he's met someone and he knows you, he could be more engaged. Or it could say the same and not really about a textor and you've got to think to yourself, am I okay with that? So that's my opinion on that one. And I would say as well, you've mentioned that, oh, I'm not going to meet anyone in the wild and you're on the apps, how about a dating event? You could try like speed dating, something like that. There's board of dating apps. I mean, I don't know where you live, so I don't know if you've got anything going on in your area, but I would say, why not check out
Starting point is 00:23:58 a dating event and just see how it goes. Anyway, that's my tips. Let me know how you get on and what you end up doing. Okay, next dilemma. S-jam. I'm looking for tips with my Hinge profile. So I don't know what you'd think about this, but what I'm looking for is a provider traditional kind of man. I don't want 50-50, I don't want coffee dates, I don't walks in the park for a date, I want a traditional providing man.
Starting point is 00:24:29 That's what I grew up within my family culture, and that's my preference for a man. In the past, I wouldn't have to think about putting this on my profile, but I've found that in 2025, most men want a woman who will work 40 hours a week, pay 50-50 and give her no support. How do I bypass men like this so they don't even like my profile? I only want my type liking me and I don't want other men being interested in me. Okay, oh gosh, again, there's quite a lot to unpack in this one.
Starting point is 00:25:03 I mean, the first thing I'll say is you can't stop. people from liking your profile, okay? Like, you know, you can want what you want. People that are not your type are going to like you and you can't control that. Happens to you in real life, happens to steal on the apps. There's literally nothing you can do about that, okay? I've got no tips from you there. On the converse, it's what you do have control over is you are the filter. So, loads of different types of men might like you and you are the filter you've got the power like don't go on dates of these guys there will be guys out there that meet the standard of what you want so keep your standards as that and i would say don't be offended or anything if you get asked out on
Starting point is 00:25:56 a coffee day or a walk in the park like that's just that man's preference and if that doesn't work for you, that's okay. Like, don't go on that date. Instead, you just want to him kindly and say, oh, you know, I'll prefer a different kind of date, actually. Like, actually, I prefer, actually, I prefer to get dinner. How do you feel about that? And again, he can say yes or no. If he does not want to take you out for dinner or suggest that you go and get dinner, and that's what you want to do, don't go on the day. It's very simple. Now, you know, your beliefs, you believe. You don't have to change that for anyone. It's perfectly valid to want that. Some people might disagree with me there, but I think, no, if you want that, I think it's okay to want that and to want to be taken care of.
Starting point is 00:26:48 There will be people out there that want to do that for you. And you're right, maybe it is getting to you and far between in this modern world. Maybe it is becoming more into the culture of equality and we're a bit less into that notion of the man paying and the man taking care. But there are traditional men out there that feel the same way as you and want to give that to you. So you'd like to change for anyone, but equally, I mean, a friend the other day suggested to me that perhaps I was closing myself off to people that could be really kind and really good partners if I wanted something more traditional. I don't think I'm as traditional as this person is written in. But I mentioned before, I do believe that men should offer to pay on the first date if they like you.
Starting point is 00:27:46 I think that's polite. But in terms of after that, I think it's fine, split it. in terms of like working like yeah i i love my job and i'm a hard worker so i wouldn't expect someone to like sponsor me per se i do think after you have kids i get to be right individual there but you know i don't actually know what i'm going to do in terms of having kids so i can't even talk about that but i totally get the concept of you might want to you know take a break from working when your kids are young and feel like the man could support you financially. I think that's completely valid for and equally I think it's completely valid to say, I want to keep working and that we both pay for childcare.
Starting point is 00:28:35 They are both valid. Or I want to stop working and I'm still going to get childcare. Like, you do you, girl. Anyway, the answer to this question is, yeah, you can't do anything to stop the men that aren't your type liking you. okay what you can do is filter it you can make it clear on your profile what you're looking for you can put you know i think on hinge one of the prompts it says to you what you're looking for and you could say i'm attracted to the gentleman or you could say i believe in traditional values and i'm attracted to men who take the lead like you could say something like that
Starting point is 00:29:14 if you wanted to so good luck girl i would say if that's what you're going to that you want, stick to your guns, and you will find a person who feels happy giving that. And that's the key. You can't drag a man, you can't force a man to do it. There's men that don't want to do that. Let them be. They'll find their person. Let the person that you're looking for find you. Okay, final dilemma of today's episode and of season one and it's a big one okay right hey estram you've obviously got a lot of experience on the dating apps i wanted to know your thoughts what dating app do you think is the best hit bumble hinge or tinder or do you have any other dating app suggestions wow what a question for open to a can of
Starting point is 00:30:10 worms here i'll try to give a little review of what i think about the different apps okay so you said Bumble first, which is interesting, because that's probably what I've got least experience on. I have been on Bumble. Like, I can't remember any specific Bumble dates in my mind, but it's all right. Obviously on Bumble, the niche of that app is that the woman has to make the first move. The men aren't allowed to message you. I think when you're, when you get a match, you've then got 24 hours as the woman to make the first contact with the guy. It's fine. I remember back in the day I used to not really like this whole messaging first thing and I wanted the guy to do it but now I don't care about that like I've got no qualms like making the first move on Hinge which is the app the only app that I've been on recently but yeah Bumble I think it's all right and I know people that have met their partner their their husband from Bumble so yeah Hinge is to me the kind of like the mainstream dating app that everyone seems to be on. And obviously on Hinge, you can put prompts, which can be
Starting point is 00:31:23 nice to show your personality. You can do voice prompts as well. You can put videos. So I think Hinge is quite good in terms of like putting information on the profile. And Hinge, I think initially had the reputation of being the relationship app. I think that's all gone to pot now. It is full of avoidance and people that don't have relationships as well. But apparently, what's the book I read? The book called Attached, I think it was. And in that book, it was saying how the dating pool is full of avoided men. They just keep being on the apps. And I don't know. I've also heard a theory that men might view women on the apps as easy or it just seems at the easier option than real life and therefore they just kind of like value less for some
Starting point is 00:32:20 reason like I don't know guys it's just random things I've read on the internet AHA watched a TikTok video off anywho long all this to say I don't think there's anything that special basically about Hinge that leads to a relation with it. My short answer to this whole question is I don't think there is any app better than the other. So, you know, I would say just try it works for you. I don't think there's anything special about any of them. I think they're all just completely random.
Starting point is 00:32:53 And it might vary on where you live. Like I've heard, like, maybe you live in a bit more rural area. You might have to be on Tinder because there's less people on Hinge, something like that. so just see how you go and tinder again not been on it for years but i think obviously it was the ogy dating app so back in the day i was on tinder this before hinge came out and i think tinder has got the reputation for being hookup app now but saying that i know two people that have got into long-term relationships on tinder so you know this this goes to my point i don't think it matters
Starting point is 00:33:32 it's like to say, how'd I meet someone in real life? I don't know, it doesn't matter. There's no formula for this. I think finding love is random, whether it's on an app or of it's in real life. There's nothing you can do about it. I truly believe it is random. Please write in, if you disagree with that, I would like to hear your thoughts. But yeah, I have seen that Tinder has got a feature for double dates,
Starting point is 00:34:00 so like you and a friend could kind of buddy up and then you could double date people from Tinder. I think that's a fun feature. That would get me to try it because I think, if you've got a bit bored of dating, got dating out of fatigue, a way of invigorating it and making it fun could be to go on double dates through that fun feature on Tinder. So, yeah, short answer. It doesn't matter, girl. Just pick one and just hope for the best and have fun. and if you get dating app fatigue, take a break.
Starting point is 00:34:32 And I'll say definitely don't be on more than once. I think there could be a tendency to say, oh, let me just try all of them. No. Even one dating app is so much admin, so much work. Like just pick one and stick with it. And if you get bored, delete it, you can go to another one. But whatever you do, just go for one at a time.
Starting point is 00:34:52 And you mentioned other suggestions. I mean, there are other apps, Breeze, which is where you're not allowed to, message you just match and you go straight for the date. Obviously there's field which again I think that's more for hookups. There's plenty of fish which again I've not been on this one but I don't say I don't know about it because I've not been on it but I think that is meant to be for relationships I'm not sure and I've also just heard about Facebook dating so that's through Facebook there's got a dating feature and again I do know someone that met their part
Starting point is 00:35:29 partner through Facebook dating and they were saying because they live somewhere a bit more rural like not in a city they found Facebook dating worked from them compared to the apps so I don't know I'd love to write in I'm sure there's other apps I've missed on musmatch Muslim dating apps basically they're still out there I don't have experience of so I'm relying on you guys to please write in share your experiences on the apps and if you've got an opinion on what dating apps the best, write in to help I swipe right at gmail.com or message me on Instagram, Help I Swiped Right, and I'll be reading out your responses at the beginning of season two. This brings us to the end of the episode and the end of season one of
Starting point is 00:36:15 Help I Swip Right. Thank you so much for listening. Thank you for your support. A final reminder to please subscribe and review the podcast. If you've not done to say already, appreciate your help in growing the podcast and I appreciate your patience as I take a little break to prepare season two and just make it even better than season one and keep things fresh for you all so yeah I've loved hosting this podcast sharing my stories don't worry it's just the start like I said I've been on a hundred first date so I have got so many more weird and wonderful stories from my dating past, share of you all. And of course, I love hearing from you guys through the questions and dilemmas as well. Take care and I'll see you all very soon.

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