30. Situationships, FWBs, and the Rules of Casual Dating with Madison Brandt

Flirtations! with Benjamin, the Flirt Coach

Let’s talk about the rules of casual dating, y’all!

On this episode of Flirtations, we welcome Madison Brandt, a fellow dating coach and host of the Deep Talk podcast, to cover alllll the bases (and rules) of casual dating. Y’all came through with questions for this one and we lawd did we answer them!

Questions like, “What is casual dating, anyway?" "How do I know if I'm in a situationship?” “How about friends with benefits, what makes that particular connection what it is?” “Can either become more?”

“What if I catch feels for my casual dating partner, how can I know if they feel the same way?” “Are there rules to casual dating? Is it bad if that’s what I want to do?” "How can I manage my expectations, my mind - and my heart?"

I don’t think I have much more to tease, you’re ready for this one!

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About our guest: Madison Brandt is a Dating & Relationship Coach and the host of the Deep Talk Podcast. She's passionate about helping people both find — and keep — a healthy relationship. Madison currently resides in Minneapolis, MN and takes clients virtually. To work with Madison, please visit her website. To follow along with her content, find her at Instagram @wellnessmads or tune into her podcast on Apple or Spotify.

About your host: Benjamin is a flirt and dating coach sharing his love of flirting and BFE - big flirt energy, with the world! A lifelong introvert and socially anxious member of society, Benjamin now helps singles and daters alike flirt with more confidence, clarity, and fun!

As the flirt is all about connection, Benjamin helps the flirt community (the flirties!) date from a place that allows the value of connection in all forms - platonic and romantic connection - to take center stage and transform lives for greater healing and ultimately, a deeper connection with the self.

You can connect with Benjamin on Instagram, TikTok, stream the Flirtations Flirtcast everywhere you listen to podcasts (like right here!), and find out more about working together 1:1 here.

💗 Happy flirting!