For casual daters here, do you volunteer non-exclusivity before the first date?
I’m curious how others handle disclosure timing ethically. For context, I currently have a couple friends-with-benefits. We’re not partners, and it’s been explicitly communicated that we’re non-exclusive and free to date others. When meeting new women, mostly via dating apps, if exclusivity or dating style isn’t asked about upfront, is it more respectful to let chemistry be assessed on a first date and disclose later before expectations form? Or to proactively disclose before the first date that you’re dating other people? I’m currently dating non-exclusively, with openness to settling into a monogamish or exclusive relationship with the right aligned person. Where do you personally draw that line? For now, I’m operating on this principle: people on dating apps are adults. If exclusivity is important to them before a first date, they can ask. If they don’t ask, I don’t volunteer it until we’ve met and assessed chemistry. If things feel like they could go somewhere, I then ask about their dating style and share mine. I sometimes will proactively bring this up before the first date if their profile says they are monogamous, looking for a lifelong partner or something. I just don't want anyone to feel like they wasted time or I withheld relevant information.