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Has dating become more transactional?

What were your first impressions of your partner? And were you thinking about whether they were ‘...

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14.22 15 Aug 2025


Has dating become more transactional?


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14.22 15 Aug 2025


What were your first impressions of your partner?

And were you thinking about whether they were ‘MORTGAGE material as well as MARRIAGE material’ when you first met, or was it a matter whether you fancied the pants off them?

Columnist with the Irish Independent, Mary McCarthy feels that dating has become so much more transactional, and joins Seán to discuss.


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