One thing that has made dating infinitely more doable for me is proper vetting. Checking on time availability in terms of how often a person can meet to make sure our expectations align; asking how someone practices polyamory/Non-monogamy in their current life, expectations of what a relationship might look like, levels of sexual and romantic interest they'd want to give to a relationship, etc. This isn't really meant to be like a groundbreaking post of any kind but I follow this subreddit most days of the week and I feel like soooooooo many of these posters issues, at least when it comes to finding compatible dates/partners, would solved through better vetting prior to meeting in person or at least within the first date or so. I’m assuming a lot of folks are using apps and that might be an incorrect assumption.

Not a perfect solution by any means and you can do all the vetting in the world and still meet someone you're not compatible with when you actually meet in person, but if doing it better at least reduces some of the emotional labor/drain that can appear in dating, I'd say that's a win.

Again, not meant to be some kind of lightbulb moment but getting curious early can help a ton. ^_^