When you’re swiping on dating apps, the one thing you’re looking for is a true connection. Not two-sentence conversations that seem to fizzle in an instant, but rather, genuine chats and flirty banter that get you excited to meet IRL.

It’s why it feels almost euphoric when a match starts texting you 24/7. It’s fun to wake up to “good morning” messages and to have someone to talk to throughout the day. Before you know it, you have inside jokes, a sense of history, and a burgeoning love story — even though you’ve never even been on a date.

On TikTok, this is called “ false intimacy ,” and while it feels so good in the moment, it’s actually one of the biggest dating red flags to watch for right now. According to Maria Avgitidis , CEO of Agape Match and host of the dating podcast As

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