Islington resident enters uncharted relationship with person who has never posted turmeric advice
LONDON, ENGLAND. A London man attempting to broaden his dating habits has accidentally entered a relationship with a woman who does not operate an Instagram wellness business.
Friends are monitoring him closely.
The advice came from California psychologist Dr Dan Rosenfeld, who told Newsweek that a familiar romantic type may reveal something different about what actually makes people happy. Wellness influencer dating in London is a booming sector, and nobody has yet studied what happens when you leave it.
Wellness Influencer Dating in London: Nathan’s Decade of Seeds
Thirty-five-year-old Nathan had spent nearly a decade dating women who sold some combination of yoga subscriptions, adaptogenic powders, manifestation journals and £38 candles allegedly capable of improving boundaries.
He believed this was simply his type.
“I like ambitious women,” Nathan explained.
“And apparently women who tell strangers to drink chlorophyll.”
His previous relationships shared several recurring features.
Breakfast involved seeds.
Arguments became “energy misalignments.”
Ordinary tiredness was attributed to cortisol.
At least one holiday ended because Mercury was “doing something.”
Nathan nevertheless insisted the relationships were unrelated.
“They were totally different people,” he said.
“One sold mushroom coffee.”
“One sold mushroom skincare.”
“One ran retreats where you apologised to mushrooms.”
The Coach Who Questioned Wellness Influencer Dating in London
A dating coach eventually suggested he examine what he was actually seeking.
Nathan said he wanted kindness, intelligence, humour and emotional consistency.
The coach asked whether any of these qualities required 80,000 followers.
Nathan had never considered this.
He subsequently matched with Laura, a 33-year-old civil engineer from South London.
Her Instagram account contained 19 photographs.
Seven featured bridges.
Nathan assumed the account had been hacked.
Their first date presented further anomalies.
Laura ordered bread.
Actual bread.
When Nathan asked whether gluten caused inflammation, she replied, “Not in me.”
He was stunned.
Later she mentioned feeling tired.
Nathan instinctively asked whether she had considered magnesium spray.
Laura said she had considered sleeping.
The simplicity frightened him.
When Wellness Influencer Dating in London Becomes a Personal Brand
London’s dating economy has increasingly merged romance with personal branding.
People do not merely have interests.
They have platforms.
A person who enjoys yoga may become a “movement founder.”
Someone who likes breakfast becomes a “nutrition storyteller.”
A man who owns three houseplants becomes a “biophilic lifestyle curator.”
Experts say this can make dating feel like attending a networking event where everyone is simultaneously seeking affection and sponsorship.
Nathan’s previous partners often filmed parts of their lives.
Morning routines.
Smoothies.
Airport lounges.
Occasionally Nathan.
He once discovered an argument had become content.
“My ex posted a reel called ‘Five Signs Your Partner Is Blocking Your Abundance,'” he recalled.
“I recognised my kitchen.”
The rules on influencer content are, in fairness, not a mystery. The Advertising Standards Authority publishes an influencers’ guide, produced with the Competition and Markets Authority, setting out how to make clear that ads are ads. The ASA has also banned influencer posts for failing to make that clear. It is not known whether a £64 bottle of moon water has ever been labelled #ad, although one ex is said to have labelled it #blessed, which the regulator has yet to rule on. Two quangos and a regulator to check whether a candle is an advert is, in the opinion of Nathan’s accountant, a lot of taxpayer for a candle.
Life After Wellness Influencer Dating in London: Laura and the Sofa
Laura has no online business.
She does not sell courses.
She has never announced a “journey.”
When she experiences personal growth, she simply experiences it.
Nathan initially interpreted this as poor marketing.
He is adjusting.
Their relationship has lasted three months.
They cook dinner.
They go walking.
They argue occasionally and resolve disagreements without consulting astrology.
Friends describe Nathan as visibly calmer.
He recently ate yoghurt without photographing it.
Medical experts consider this remarkable.
Dating specialists say Nathan’s experience illustrates the benefit of questioning familiar attraction patterns.
A “type” may merely represent repetition decorated as preference.
Broadening expectations can introduce people to qualities they previously overlooked.
Nathan agrees.
He says Laura is funny, thoughtful, practical and dependable.
She also designs infrastructure capable of carrying thousands of people across rivers.
His previous girlfriend sold a £64 bottle of moon water.
“There may have been signs,” Nathan admitted.
Comedian Vivienne Pratfall said the moon water was the giveaway. “The moon is a rock,” she said. “Water that has been near a rock is called a puddle.”
He still follows several wellness accounts.
Growth takes time.
But yesterday Laura suggested they spend Sunday doing absolutely nothing.
Nathan agreed.
No retreat.
No cleanse.
No twelve-part Instagram story.
Just two people on a sofa.
He described the experience as transformative.
Laura called it television.
Dr Dan Rosenfeld, a California-based psychologist, dating coach and author, told Newsweek that a familiar romantic type may feel irresistible but could point to something different from what truly makes a person happy. Bored Panda reported the same advice. Neither publication mentioned turmeric, moon water or bridges, though bridges are widely considered underrated.
Auf Wiedersehen, amigo!
Sources
- Newsweek: Psychologist Shares Dating Advice He Wishes Every Single Person Heard
- Bored Panda: 4 Common Dating Mistakes People Make Even Before Meeting Anyone, According To Psychologist
- Advertising Standards Authority: Influencers’ guide
- Advertising Standards Authority: New guidance launched for social influencers
This is UK satire and satirical news from London, a comedy about wellness, branding and the humble bridge. Any moon water, seed breakfasts or Instagram wellness businesses are British humor only.
For the American take on dating and personal branding, visit Bohiney.
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