Dissonance, Romance, Signaling: Examining the Space Between Belief and Behaviour

What We'll Explore This session creates space for honest examination of the forces that shape who we're drawn to. We'll explore questions like: What drives the appeal of "otherness" versus familiarity? How do status hierarchies influence attraction? When do our romantic choices conflict with our stated beliefs, and why? Think of this as applied introspection with others navigating similar questions. The Genesis Of This In 2022, after attending a dating event in Toronto, a friend shared her frustration with feeling conflicted about her own attraction patterns. She expressed feeling torn between her stated values around diversity and her lived experience of who she found herself drawn to romantically. She asked if I (Abi, Be In Colour) could facilitate a space to explore these tensions; not to judge or change anyone's preferences, but to examine the complex interplay between personal attraction and cultural messaging. This request came up again with another friend who…