I watched every episode of Pop the Balloon. Heres what it taught me about dating.

I’ll admit that, of all the dating shows I’ve watched over the years, none have hit me as personally as Pop the Balloon or Find Love. The wildly popular YouTube dating show, hosted by Arlette Amuli alongside her husband, BM (Bolia Matundu), has become a weekly ritual for my best friend and me, as we sit down to watch what I genuinely believe is one of the most miserable dating shows ever made.

That misery, of course, is part of the appeal. Across its roughly 90-episode run on YouTube so far...