Modern Dating: When You’re a Tortoise in the Land of Hares

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Confession: I really, really struggle with the fast pace of modern dating culture. It takes me eons to determine whether someone I just met is a person I want to welcome into my bubble of vulnerability — never mind into my bed. Let me put it this way: If common rules dictate that date number two or three with a near-stranger is the point at which a kiss and a romp in the hay is expected…