Short YouTube monologue (Anwar White) arguing that there are no magic "questions" that reliably uncover red flags in dating. The speaker says people can rehearse answers like job interviewees, so instead rely on intuition, clear boundaries, and vulnerability as better tests. The speaker also notes cultural barriers—especially for Black and Brown people—that make setting boundaries and showing vulnerability more difficult.
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Erica said, questions to ask to uncover red flags early. There aren't. I'm actually going to do a video about this tomorrow. But there aren't necessarily. Here's the thing. People think that, oh, my God, if I just ask the right questions, that I'll figure out if he's a bad guy or not. No, girl, that's not the tea. Because he'll just answer them in the way that people answer interviewers when they're interviewing for a job. They'll have answers for when they have that gap in their resume or why they left that job or what have you. So there aren't questions. I think people think that, oh, my God, if I just ask the right questions, I'll protect myself. No, you're actually going to have to rely on your intuition. You're going to have to set boundaries and be vulnerable, and those are the best and biggest tests. But for, you know, for so many of us, especially.
Black and brown individuals, those things are really difficult because we're conditioned not to do that when we're growing up, okay?