We’ve all seen some pretty wild developments in the online dating world, but a recent report highlighted by SFGATE takes the cake. Apparently, people are now treating LinkedIn—the absolute epicenter of corporate buzzwords and “hustle culture”—as an unexpected space for romance. According to data from resume-building site Zety, 1 in 5 people are using LinkedIn to vet potential partners, and almost 50% think a resume is a more trustworthy vibe check than a traditional dating profile.

Let’s be entirely real for a second: No, thank you.

Can we please keep our professional ecosystems and our dating lives completely separate? The modern world already demands that we blend our personal and professional identities until we’re essentially working 24/7. Your dating life should be an escape from the corporate grind, not a continuation of it.

Here is why mixing networking with flirting is a recipe for disaster, and why keeping them in their own boxes is the healthiest thing you can do for your sanity.

1. The “Social Gamble” is Just Plain Awkward

The SFGATE article points out that because there’s no universal agreement on where professional networking ends and flirting begins on LinkedIn, hitting on someone there is a massive gamble. In fact, a combined 53% of respondents said they would either feel uncomfortable, block, or report someone for sending a romantic message on the platform. Imagine trying to pitch a partnership or land a job, only to get an unprompted DM from a “Synergy Specialist” trying to pivot the conversation to drinks. It’s cringey, it’s invasive, and it ruins the one place on the internet where you’re just trying to get paid.

2. Nobody Wants to Flirt in “Corporate Speak”

Imagine the first dates originating from a LinkedIn connection. What are you going to talk about? Your quarterly KPIs? Your multi-channel onboarding strategy?

When you date inside a professional ecosystem, you run the risk of matching with people who think human connection requires a “slide deck.” You deserve a romance that feels alive, spontaneous, and human—not an interview process where someone asks you where you see yourself in five years before the appetizers even arrive.

3. Keep Your Safe Spaces Safe

Your job is where you go to earn a living. Your dating app should be where you go to find a connection. When you blur those lines, you risk your professional reputation (a worry shared by 65% of the people surveyed). If a date goes south on a standard dating app, you unmatch and move on. If a date goes south on LinkedIn, that person is still interconnected with your professional network, your colleagues, and your industry footprint.

The Bottom Line: A resume is great for finding a software engineer. It is a terrible way to find a soulmate.

Find Someone Who Disconnects

Let’s leave the corporate jargon at the office door. You don’t need to date a “disrupter” who wants to “circle back” on your feelings or “touch base” about exclusivity.

If you’re ready for a fresh start with real people who know how to completely turn off the B2B mindset when the clock strikes 5:00, it’s time to change up your strategy. Come join OBC, where the focus is entirely on genuine, zero-corporate-nonsense dating. Find someone who values you for who you are, not what’s listed on your CV.