It was our first Tinder date and red flags were out. Why did I ignore them?

When I moved from New York to Los Angeles recently I hoped to turn that luck around in a city that is teeming with beautiful, intelligent, available women. I decided to give Tinder a try. After messages sent to aspiring models, actresses and comedians, agents' assistants and non-industry normals, I managed to land a first date. Most of our initial conversation was done over text. Talking and banter was easy, so we set a date for dinner in West Hollywood.