Dating feels messy, confusing, and downright exhausting…until you realize you might actually be the green flag you're looking for. In this episode, Carla Romo breaks down why modern dating feels so hard and what actually shifts when you date with intention, boundaries, self-worth, and real communication.

She shares personal stories, calls out outdated dating "rules," and dives into the conversations people avoid, especially around sexual health, consent, and pleasure. If you're tired of red flags, codependent patterns, or waiting hours to text back, this episode gives you the mindset and tools to date better starting today.

What You'll Learn

• Why dating feels harder than it needs to

• How to stop repeating toxic patterns

• The power of communication (and ditching the "wait to text back" rule)

• What real green-flag behavior looks like

• How boundaries and sexual health conversations build real intimacy

• Why vulnerability is a dating superpower
  
  

Work with me:

1:1 Coaching program

Ask Me Anything - 30 Min Session

Dating Profile Makeover - 30 Min Session

Proven Dating Courses:

Swipe Match Spark: The Ultimate Dating App Guide

No Filter: The Sex Guide Every Dater Needs

Book:

Contagious Love: Break Free From Codependency for Damn Good

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Sound Bites

• "We also don't have to make it suck."

• "Having sex is vulnerable as fuck."

• "You can always make it better."

Chapters

00:00 The Struggles of Modern Dating

06:12 Turned Off Texting

10:12 You are the GREEN flag

23:04 Conversation Sleeping Together

Disclaimer: Carla Turned On content has been made available for informational, entertainment, and educational purposes only. Carla Turned On is distinctly different from coaching, counseling, psychotherapy, or psychoanalysis and does not deal with the diagnosis or treatment of emotional problems. Carla Turned On does not constitute medical consultation or treatment.