LinkedIn Love Connections Grow As Singles Ditch Dating Apps – Baller Alert

Your next LinkedIn connection request might have absolutely nothing to do with your career. Singles are increasingly looking beyond traditional dating apps and finding potential romantic connections on LinkedIn, turning the professional networking platform into an unexpected place to shoot their shot. According to The Wall Street Journal, some users are approaching LinkedIn as another way to meet potential partners, despite the platform maintaining rules designed to keep romantic advances out of professional spaces. One couple highlighted by the Journal shows exactly how blurry that line can get. According to the Journal, Rachel Wong received a LinkedIn connection request from Sam Sawchuck, an alumnus of the company where she was working at the time. Sawchuck pointed out that the two likely shared mutual friends and colleagues and suggested meeting for coffee. Then came the detail that changed the whole vibe. Per the Journal, Sawchuck admitted that he had actually spotted Wong on Tinder first. Rather than making his approach there, he found her through LinkedIn. What could have easily become an awkward networking story went in a completely different direction. The Journal reports that Wong and Sawchuck developed a relationship and are now planning their wedding. Their story may sound
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