Dating When Your Past Is Public: What Happened When a Hinge Match Googled Me

When I started The Scarlet Edit, I wasn't thinking about my dating life. I was thinking about the show. It didn't cross my mind that putting my whole story out into the world would follow me onto the apps. But it does. I'm single, I'm on Hinge, and I'm Googleable. My Instagram bio says I was the other woman for five years. Anyone I match with can find that in about thirty seconds.

So what actually happens when a date knows your past before he knows you? This week I found out.