MAD IN LOVE / FIELD NOTES 01Date with confidence
Practical steps before, during and after a first date.
Read the guide Fewer labels. More connection.
Connection, on your terms.
A fresh perspective on dating: practical guides to understand yourself, communicate and meet people. Women, men, couples, LGBTQIA+: at your pace, on your terms.
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THE CONNECTION ISSUE
01 / Your world
Room for every story.
Your connection is yours to define.
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For women
Take control of your dating experience. Set boundaries and move forward with confidence.
As a couple
Make time to talk. Explore together without pressure or a prescribed script.
For men
Take the first step with care. Listen, talk and build a meaningful connection.
LGBTQIA+
Meet without having to justify yourself. Your identity, pronouns and relationships are yours.
02 / Our approach
Freedom begins where respect is non-negotiable.
A good connection is more than a match count. It starts with clear intentions, freely given consent and the right to change your mind. Take time to understand before taking the next step.
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Understand yourself
Consider your wishes, boundaries and what matters to you.
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Talk about it
Ask questions and listen. Consent is never something to guess.
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Meet in person
Choose a public place and keep your own way home.
03 / The journal
Ideas for better connections.
Practical perspectives and questions worth asking.
GUIDE 01
GUIDE 02
A thoughtful first message
There is no magic line. Conversation starts with attention.
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MAD IN LOVE / FIELD NOTES 03GUIDE 03
Couples: talking about wishes
Expressing curiosity never creates an obligation to act.
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MAD IN LOVE / FIELD NOTES 04GUIDE 04
Inclusive dating: room for everyone
Identity, orientation and pronouns: respect comes first.
Read the guideDating freely, with choices that feel like you.
How do you find your place in online dating?
Before choosing an app or writing your introduction, take a moment to name what you want: to chat, to meet new people, to build a relationship or to explore a question together as a couple. You can be precise without telling your whole story. A woman returning to dating after a breakup, a man looking for a sincere conversation and a couple thinking through their boundaries do not necessarily share the same starting point. None of these paths requires playing a role. Our guides offer sample messages, pointers for preparing a date and questions to help clarify your expectations.
Read the guideWomen, men, couples and LGBTQIA+ people: start with the person
Identity alone cannot tell you someone’s intentions. A date between women may begin with a coffee, a queer person may want an exclusive relationship and a couple may simply be looking to talk to each other better. Let each person say what suits them. A natural introduction describes a few real details of your daily life, your availability and what you would rather take time to discover. It can also set a boundary without aggression. The goal is to make a conversation possible, with equal room for desires and for refusals.
Read the guideFrom the first message to the first coffee
A detail picked out from an introduction, a simple question and a suggestion that is easy to decline are often enough to move forward. Keep your first exchanges on the service you are using if that reassures you, protect your personal information and choose a public place for a first date. A pleasant exchange creates no obligation to meet. To go from reading to using an app, you can discover Mad2Moi and check its features, terms and sign-up conditions directly. Mad in Love remains a journal: any profiles and exchanges are found on the app.
Read the guideWhat will you find in this journal?
Four complementary features cover confidence before a date, the first message, conversations within a couple and inclusive dating. Each guide offers concrete situations and wording to adapt to your own voice. You can read a single feature, move on to another or come back when your situation changes. The versions in sixteen languages let you find the same topics without changing your path through the journal. Links to Madintouch extend your reading on a separate publication; links to Mad2Moi let you discover the dating service from the same owner.
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