LABEL #2 DATING VS RELATIONSHIP

How can we connect without the weight of labels?

Why does getting to know someone feel so complicated? Because we slap labels on everything—dating, relationship, situationship—and suddenly, expectations pile up. 

What if we could just meet, be, laugh, and enjoy without the pressure to fit into a role? “Just be yourself” sounds simple, but in a dating or relationship dynamic, “yourself” often gets molded into a role—the caretaker, the giver, the lover. 

So who are we outside these labels? And how do we stay true to ourselves when meeting someone new?