You don’t need to hold your sex, dating, love, or relationship life hostage for a perfect someone. Newsflash! No one is perfect. The quest for the best one has left many suitable people blue-ticked.
How Prioridating Works? Everywhere you turn online, there are relationship goals and new dating standards. If you follow them, no one will ever be good enough for you. And if you’re a perfectionist, you’ll be too fantastic for everyone else. What is the middle ground? Prioridating!
The term was coined by dating coach Laurel House, a relationship expert at eHarmony, and it’s all about prioritizing yourself and your primary needs in order to find and build a healthy, lasting relationship. “Prioridating is dating on purpose, the purpose being to find someone who fulfills the one most important thing you need in a relationship,” House explains. “Historically, many people have dated based on a list of wants. Many of those wants are being superficial or not thoroughly thought through, as opposed to core values and relationship-sustaining needs that will impact your future.”
“What’s your number one most important priority when it comes to finding a partner? Determine that, and you WILL find and fulfill your need. Your one most important thing might be Safe- physical, emotional, financial safety. It might be feeling Cared For, or Romance, or a Partner, or Fun, or Friendship, or Adventure, or Family. Whatever your one priority is, you must align with it. Your conversations, associations, thoughts, actions, attitude must all align with the Priority of being, feeling, experiencing, living that Priority.”
“PrioriDating is about you- your life, your experience of life, based on your perspective, created by your past experiences, that shaped who you are and what you need moving forward. It’s time to own and show up as the Priority and with your Priority in mind and in action. Once you define and align with your priority, you have a better chance at discovering and fulfilling your needs — first (and most importantly) within yourself and then within a partner. Win-win-win.” — Laurel House.
Before you think everyone’s just going to be like “I want someone hot,” that’s actually proven to no longer be the case. According to Match’s 2021 Singles in America study, 22 percent of people don’t really care about “physical attractiveness” in a partner, which is a 12 percent increase from 2020. On the flip side, 84 percent of singles want someone they can confide in and 83 percent want to be with someone “emotionally mature.” If the years the study took place made you double-take, that’s because the pandemic had a clear impact on what people are now looking for when it comes to love. While that era seemed like an endless hell of Zoom dates and Skype calls, in reality, it prompted the majority of singles to re-evaluate their concept of relationships. With so much time spent chatting and connecting in isolation, people realized the value in qualities like humour, open-mindedness, and effective communication over more superficial traits like physical attractiveness and lifestyle, says Lozano. You know, things that really stand out during a global crisis!
Prioridating is not settling. You deny your deepest desires. You don’t have to be this person who resents others for getting what they deserve. Someone’s looks, height, or bank account won’t matter when you need emotional support. It’s true. I had a friend who said she could carry her baby’s looks. Why would she say this? We were being picky about how her man looked. But she knew he was a supportive guy. And would not question her decision because of something frivolous.
It is not settling. Why? You aren’t expecting the world of your partner. Because you have removed society’s checklist to use for comparisons. So, choosing them doesn’t feel like settling. And you can always self-confirm your choice when external people criticize your decision.
How can prioridating work for you? Pick someone who meets your current priority. But this person is also self-developing. By then, they should have grown to meet your new needs. For example, you require support. You picked a supportive partner, but they don’t have it together financially. It’s okay, for now, because they are building their startup or returning to school. Years later, you can evaluate your needs and your partner’s ability to meet them. On paper, that sounds terrible. But in a relationship, you will do this evaluation, anyway. That’s why people regret who they married or their age at first marriage or child. Prioridating allows for planning to reduce regrets.
Your partner complements you. They do not complete you. If you want to align with a partner, aim to be that person for yourself first. If you have trauma and this isn’t possible, give yourself the grace to grow emotionally.
Last Spots + International Guests: This Is Lalexpo 2026
The Lalexpo experience keeps growing! A new edition is coming, packed with high-level content, international guests, exclusive spaces, and activities designed to take the industry to the next level.
Ideas Without a Script: Conversations That Make an Impact
Ideas Without a Script is a space designed for real, unfiltered conversations with the people who are transforming the industry. A place where experiences, insights, and stories become inspiration.
In this first edition, the special guest will be Yeferson Cossio, one of the most influential content creators in Latin America, with millions of followers and a massive digital reach. Beyond his success on social media, he has established himself as an entrepreneur, developing high-level projects and collaborations.
A close and relaxed space to hear his stories, insights, and perspectives.
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Special Guests: Global Talent at Lalexpo
This year, we will host some of the most influential names in the adult entertainment industry worldwide:
Johnny Sins – American actor, director, and content creator, recognized as one of the most popular male talents in the industry. With nearly two decades of experience and over 3,000 productions, he has been inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame and has become a global icon.
Lily Phillips – British actress and content creator who has gained notoriety through her presence on digital platforms and viral projects that have sparked global conversation.
Jason Luv – Actor, director, and producer from Houston, known for his versatility and strong global positioning. In 2026, he surpassed one billion views, reinforcing his impact on the industry.
Yusuf Gattouz – Algerian model known as Gattouz, who has quickly positioned himself among the most viewed male talents worldwide, with hundreds of millions of views.
Lalexpo Awards: Voting Is Now Open
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Diva Traffic: Traffic Services Shut Down on February 20, 2026
Everything is changing in the camming industry. As a clear example, after years of being known as a traffic company—especially for promotion within the adult cams space—2026 is the year the industry says goodbye to Diva Traffic!
Behind this exit is an announcement posted by the company under the headline “Important Service Update.” Diva Traffic stated that effective February 20, 2026, it will discontinue its operations, including all traffic purchase services. The platform also noted that all previously purchased tokens must be used to activate traffic boost campaigns by that date, and that as of today, token purchases and subscriptions are no longer available.
The shutdown closes the chapter on a brand that, for some, was a useful promotional tool—and for others, a recurring source of controversy. Over time, countless rumors circulated across studios and among models, with many in the community alleging the service relied heavily on bots, fake clicks, and non-human traffic rather than real users.
Whatever side of the debate people were on, the outcome is now the same: a familiar name in cam-focused traffic services is exiting the scene, and studios and creators will need to rethink and adjust their promotion strategies moving forward.
Reclaim The Net: Arizona HB 2920 Would Expand Age Checks to Preinstalled Apps
Arizona lawmakers are weighing a sweeping app-store age-verification proposal that would apply not only to app downloads but also to core phone functions most users take for granted, according to Reclaim The Net.
The measure, House Bill 2920, was introduced on January 27, 2026, and is pending before the Arizona House Science & Technology Committee. As described, the bill would require age checks for app store accounts and would also cover preinstalled software and built-in tools such as the web browser, text messaging app, search bar, calculator, and weather widget, effectively placing nearly every piece of mobile software under age-gating requirements.
How HB 2920 would work
Under the proposal, app store providers would be required to determine each account holder’s age category using “commercially available” verification methods. The bill, as reported, does not precisely define what verification methods would qualify, and it assigns the Arizona Attorney General the role of setting rules for acceptable processes.
HB 2920 would divide users into four groups:
Under 13
Ages 13–16
Ages 16–18
Adults
For anyone under 18, the bill would require the minor’s account to be “affiliated” with a parent account and mandate “verifiable parental consent” before a minor could download or purchase an app or make in-app purchases. Reclaim The Net notes that this consent framework would also extend to preinstalled apps, meaning the first time a minor attempts to open certain default phone functions, the system could require parent approval before access is granted.
A key issue raised in the coverage is that the bill does not specify how parent-child relationships will be verified. Instead, app stores would have wide discretion to determine parenthood via unspecified “commercially reasonable” methods.
Updates could trigger new consent requests
The bill’s scope would extend beyond initial access and downloads. If a developer makes a “significant change” to an application, the proposal would require renewed parental consent before the minor can access the updated version.
In the Reclaim The Net description, “significant change” would include:
Privacy policy modifications
Changes to categories of data collected
Age rating changes
Adding in-app purchases
Introducing advertisements
That could mean routine software maintenance becomes a gatekeeping event. A weather app that adds a banner ad, for example, could require fresh parental approval. A note-taking app’s privacy policy update could also trigger a new consent prompt before a minor can keep using it.
To make this system function, developers would be required to notify app stores of “significant changes,” while app stores would need to notify parent accounts and secure renewed permission before restoring access.
Penalties and lawsuits
Reclaim The Net reports that HB 2920 would include civil penalties up to $75,000 per violation, alongside a private right of action allowing parents and minors to sue for $1,000 per violation, plus potential punitive damages. The piece argues these provisions could increase compliance pressure on both app stores and developers.
Because consent status would need to be tracked, app stores would have to collect and maintain records tied to age categories, parental affiliations, verification records, and consent histories, and share age-category data with developers during downloads, purchases, or app launches. While the bill includes language around “industry standard encryption” and limiting data use to compliance purposes, it would still require extensive data collection and transmission to operate as designed.
Comparisons to other states and legal scrutiny
The coverage points to Texas as a recent example of similar legislation. Reclaim The Net notes that a federal judge blocked Texas’ law before it took effect, describing it as comparable to requiring every bookstore to verify every customer’s age and to require parental consent for minors to enter and buy books. The ruling found the law likely unconstitutional, concluding that it imposed content-based restrictions and failed strict scrutiny.
Arizona’s HB 2920 is framed as part of a broader state-level push toward app-store age verification. Reclaim The Net lists Texas, Utah, Louisiana, and California as states that have passed versions of these measures, with different effective dates and enforcement approaches.
HB 2920 is described as going further than most by explicitly covering preinstalled applications, raising the possibility that a minor could purchase a phone and be unable to use built-in tools until a parent account is established and consent is granted.
Proposed effective date
Reclaim The Net reports that if HB 2920 advances through the legislature, it would take effect on November 30, 2026, setting a compliance timeline for app stores and developers.
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