When does a “quick text back” morph from courtesy into handcuffs? In this unfiltered round-table, Malcolm Traverse and the M3 crew probe the slippery world of bare minimums—those unspoken yardsticks that can make or break our sense of care. From birthday-gift price tags to the dread of a left-on-read bubble, we ask why modern love so often feels like an endless terms-and-conditions screen.

Inside the Episode

• Generation Ping: How constant connectivity rewired our expectations of instant replies—and why older and younger daters clash over it.
• Unspoken ≠ Universal: Why assuming everyone shares your “obvious” basics sets the stage for resentment.
• Neurodivergence & Mind-Reading Myths: What happens when partners literally process social cues differently.
• Sacrifice vs. Boundaries: The fine line between healthy compromise and soul-sucking people-pleasing.
• Friendship Contracts: Texting etiquette, “hey stranger” faux pas, and the three F’s (feeding, financing, or… well, you know).
• The Bare-Minimum Checklist: blunt questions to ask early—before silence starts shouting neglect.

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