New Dating Rules: Exclusivity, Soft-Launches & Gifts from Ex's 😳

In this episode of Coffee and Cleavage, hosts Shantal, Lynnie, and Gary run through today’s most-asked early-dating dilemmas—whether exclusivity before a third date signals clarity or haste, how to request a soft-launch without pressure, ways to blend friend groups so no one feels like a guest, a kind script for “I’m not ready to meet your parents,” whether to keep a useful gift from an ex, and the cleanest way to end a situationship that keeps looping back.