# @deddehhoward on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMdMtrHRiSg
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32692292-deddehhoward-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/c0755a03b8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-07-23T16:03:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Deddeh Howard (@deddehhoward) — https://gondola.cc/deddehhoward

## Caption

I wasn’t looking to be chosen, I was choosing. In my 30s, dating stopped being about games or “seeing where it goes.” I knew what I wanted, and I wasn’t afraid to say it.
My dating style? Direct, intentional, and deeply values-driven. I wasn’t afraid to ask real questions early on because surface-level wasn’t going to cut it anymore.
That’s why I used hinge. I could filter for the things that actually mattered.
Honesty. Depth. Emotional maturity. The green flags that only come into focus when you’ve done the work on yourself.
And the moment I felt that kind of energy? I didn’t overthink it—I leaned in.

#HingePartner #DesignedToBeDeleted #DatingWithIntention #GreenFlagDating

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- **Views:** 15,791
- **Likes:** 3,632
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- **Comments:** 38

## Tags

datingwithintention, greenflagdating, hingepartner, designedtobedeleted

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