# I Grew Up With Chaperoned Dating

An episode of [Uncomfortable On Purpose](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1881878062), 3 Mar 2026, 19 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/10fb4f220/podcast/play/116297610/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-2%2F419160174-44100-2-04f712cdadada.mp3

In this episode, I reflect on growing up in a culture where dating without chaperones wasn't an option. We're talking courtship, structure, boundaries, and how those systems compare to modern dating today. Was it restorative? Protective? Both? As dating culture continues to evolve, it's worth asking: what did we gain, and what did we lose?

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