Clocked In & Clueless: Dating with a Chronically Structured Brain

This week on OCTD, it’s feral girl summer — but with a planner, alarms set for everything, and the emotional chaos of trying to date someone who thinks time is a social construct. I’m unpacking what it’s like to have OCPD in the wild world of dating, where I’m time-aware to the minute and somehow always end up with someone who forgets to eat until 4pm. We’re talking structure, softness, and the struggle of giving grace to brains that are not spreadsheets. It’s vulnerable. It’s messy. It’s me trying to date without sending a Google Calendar invite first.