EP 14【EN】: Dating Diaries - Looking for My Beijing Love Story

After months of "I don’t care about dating" because “I’m focusing on work,” my hormones tapped me on the shoulder like, “Girl… galaw galaw ka naman!.” So here I am — back on the apps in Beijing, asking myself the same questions again: Am I really ready for a relationship? Why does everyone who loves R&B and Bruno Major only want intimacy without commitment? And why do I always like the guys who don’t like me back?In this episode, I share what it feels like to date as a Filipino-Chinese OT in Beijing: the swiping fatigue, the culture shocks, the 喜欢我的我不喜欢 dilemma, the loneliness of being in a new city, and the existential question — Is it me, or is Beijing dating just… a lot?I also ask for help from my Beijing friends:How do YOU navigate dating in a city that’s familiar but still feels new?And where does a girl find a committed relationship in the land of hutongs, bikes, and hotpot?If you’ve ever felt lost, hormonal, hopeful, and slightly dramatic — welcome home.最近因为生理期，荷尔蒙突然提醒我：“欸，你是不是该谈谈恋爱了？”于是我又重新打开了交友软件，面对那个永恒的问题：“我真的准备好了吗？”以及——为什么喜欢R&B、Bruno Major、方大同的男生，80%都只想“亲密但不承诺”？还有经典循环：喜欢我的我不喜欢，我喜欢的又不理我。在这集中，我以这个方式分享：作为一个在北京生活的菲华OT，我眼中的北京 dating culture、交友困境、情感文化差异，以及在新城市里重新开始的迷茫和小小恐慌。也真诚向北京的朋友们发出求救：在北京，你们都怎么谈恋爱？怎么认识靠谱的人？在胡同、单车和火锅的城市里，真正的恋爱故事要去哪找？如果你也曾经迷茫、紧张、又偷偷期待爱情——欢迎一起听我碎碎念。